The skies were blue and the temperatures gave no sign of drizzle let along snow. Still, on Tuesday, April 4, it was Christmas time with 2016 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Christie Carter and her committee members handing out six-figure checks totaling $5.6M.
Anne Besser, Cordelia Boone, Kay Barry, Theresa Francis, Christie Carter and Claire Emanuelson
Hosted by Westwood Trust at Communities Foundation of Texas, the 2016 beneficiaries were downright giddy. Some, like Hope’s Supply President Barbara Johnson and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas CEO Jennifer Bartkowski admitted from the stage that the last time they had been there, they had been nervous in pitching their nonprofits for CCB consideration over a year ago.
Now, they were relieved that they had passed mustard and were being handed checks to help them in their missions.
Drum roll. And the happy-faced beneficiaries included:
David Krause
Cary Wright
- Community Partners of Dallas for a “forever home for Community Partners of Dallas” — $1,359.236
- Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas for “STEM Center of Excellence Girl Exploration Center” — $976,000
- Hope Supply Co. for “hope for homeless children” — $600,000
- Notre Dame School of Dallas for “Hearts and Hammers Campaign” — $676,020
- Parkland Foundation on behalf of Parkland Health and Hospital System for “mobile medical clinic and pediatric screenings” — $789,002
- Teach for America for “Elementary Education Initiative” — $500,000
- The Family Place for “Children’s Counseling Center” —$750,000
Suzy Gekiere, Jennifer Bartkowski and Tricia George
Barbara Johnson
Gregg Ballew
Paige Flink and Eric White
Also, in attendance were Westwood Trust Senior VP Gregg Ballew, Eric White, Paige Flink, Melissa Sherrill, Pam Busbee, Lisa Singleton, Margo Goodwin, Pat and John Harloe, Ola Fojtasek, Suzy Gekiere, Tricia George, Candace Winslow, Rob Snyder, Cordelia Boone, Paige McDaniel, Joanna Clarke, Vinnie Reuben, Theresa Francis, Kay Barry, David Krause, Laura and Jason Downing, Cary Wright, Rea Foster, Tucker Enthoven, Piper Wyatt, Beth Thoele, Michael Meadows, Anne Besser, Susan Farris, Elizabeth Gambrell, Greg Nieberding, 2018 CCB Chair Claire Emanuelson with husband Dwight Emanuelson, and Vin Perella with his wife/2017 CCB Chair Pam Perella, who is already managing the haul of $5.8M for the 2017 beneficiaries.