Dallas Morning News: Big crowd expected for Scottish Rite fundraiser on Thursday

Dallas Morning News: Big crowd expected for Scottish Rite fundraiser on Thursday

Original article can be read here. 

Scottish Rite Hospital is gearing up for its signature Treasure Street fundraiser on Thursday.

Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner are the co-chairs of the Texan-themed evening, and Ginny and Randy Bailey are the honorary chairs.

About 1,000 people are expected to stroll the pediatric hospital’s grounds, bid on auction items and sample drinks and bites donated by area restaurants, including Campisi’s, Haystack Burgers & Barley, Mesero, Matt’s Rancho Martinez, Parigi and Paul Martin’s American Grill.

Supporters include:

$50,000: Central Market.

$25,000: Charlie and Moll Anderson Family Foundation, Ginny and Randy Bailey, Bullion, Anne Davidson, Margot and Ross Perot, Carolyn and Dr. Karl Rathjen, Thompson & Knight Foundation and Thompson & Knight LLP.

$15,000: Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation, Hall Arts Residences, Carol and Jeff Heller, Al G. Hill Jr. family, Suzanne and Patrick McGee, MedNetwoRx, Park Place Volvo and Annette Simmons.

$10,000: Lydia and Bill Addy, Della and Bob Best, Kristen Brent Venable and Jeffery Bradley, Dee and Dodge Carter in honor of Nicole Carter, Bitsy and Harold Carter, Chefs’cq Produce Co., Eisemanfamilies/Eiseman Jewels, Claire and Dwight Emanuelson, Sue Gragg Precious Jewels, Denise and Bill Lindquist, Sharon and Lanny Martin,Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner, B.K. and Mark Sloan, Trinity Industries Inc., United Healthcare, Watson Wise Foundation and Westwood Holdings Inc.

$5,000: Susan and Stephen Butt, Cindy and Terry Carpenter, Serena and Tom Connelly, Mille and Ken Cooper, Costello family, Crow Holdings, Joan and Thomas Dudley,

Dr. Pam Nurenberg and Dr. David Ewalt, Stanford C. & Mary Clare Finney Foundation, Sharon and Bobby Floyd, Jane and Mark Gibson, Toddy and Greg Glosser, Graham Investments Inc., Lyda Hill, Hodges Funds, Nancy Perot and Rod Jones, Mary and Larry Lange, Origin Bank, Pioneer Natural Resources, Katherine and Eric Reeves and Kathy and John Yeaman.

$2,500: Sue and Pryor Blackwell, Lisa and Nick Chapman, Ashlee and Zack Cherry, Kay and Robert Dozier, Gwen and Leldon Echols, Louise Eiseman, Leslie and Brian Ficke, Kammy and Andy Fleck, Amanda and Mark Francis, Joanne and John Hare, Julie and Ed Hawes, Stephen C. Hurley, Jackson Walker LLP, Joan and Marvin Lane, Muffin and John Lemak, LKS Foundation/Lisa K. Simmons, Sandra Lynne McKinzie, Lark and J. C. Montgomery Jr., Heidi and Mike Pickens, Pure Spa and Salon, Jeff W. Smith, Southwestern Medical Foundation/UT Southwestern Medical Center, Mary and Mike Terry, Janet and Joe Tydlaska, Jane and Dr. Robert Viere, Pat and Robert L. Walker, Libby and Jeff Walter, and Jean H. and John T. Walter Jr.

Buy $100 tickets at community.tsrhc.org/tstickets.

Announcing the 2017 Accessible Luxury Chairs

Announcing the 2017 Accessible Luxury Chairs

Accessible Luxury 2017 is pleased to announce this year’s Chairs, Emily Ray-Porter, Zac Porter and Cullen Potts.

After falling in love with the concept of Royal Blue in Austin, co-owners Emily Ray-Porter, Zac Porter and Cullen Potts brought this fabulous grocery store to Dallas in the fall of 2015. The boutique grocer offers everyday essentials, gourmet goodies, Stumptown coffee bar and great wines. Its charming setting has quickly earned itself an irreplaceable spot in Park Cities culture.

Emily Ray-Porter is a highly sought-after real estate professional with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate. For the past six years, Emily has been recognized through Dave Perry-Miller and D Magazine for her sales production and dedication to her clients. Emily is passionate about her work with Family Legacy and Naomi’s Village, two organizations dedicated to caring for orphan children in Africa.

Zac Porter is a founding partner of Viceroy Realty Advisors, which provides advisory services and development consulting for mixed-use and high-street properties. Zac is active in the Dallas community and is currently a part of the prestigious Leadership Dallas – Class of 2017. He is past president of Dallas Roundtable and a board member with Uptown Dallas, Inc.

Cullen Potts works as a proprietor of Capital Institutional Services, Inc., an independent brokerage firm founded in 1977. Additionally, he is a real estate investor and serves as director of Family Business Affairs and board director for Capital Institutional Services.

For more information about Accessible Luxury, please visit its website.