Scene Around Town, Katy Trail Weekly (September 10 2021)

As Society Editor for the Katy Trail Weekly I oversee the publication's Scene Around Town feature, which shines a spotlight on nonprofit and community events each week. In this week’s Sept. 10-16 issue, I was pleased to spotlight photos from the AWARE General Meeting - the last one of the year - at the Dallas Arboretum featuring Mary Brinegar as the speaker. The Dallas Arboretum is the recipient of an AWARE Grant for their Memory Garden. The grant provides support for expansion of the Memory Garden nature program that incorporates horticulture, conversations, and crafts to enrich the life of those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Rose Gault, president of KidneyTexas, Inc. along with Courtney Nall, chair of The Runway Report 2021 Luncheon and Fashion Show Our Sole mission; Transformations, recently announced this year’s award recipients: Barbara Bigham will receive the Sue Goodnight Service Award and Ramona Jones will receive the Community Award at the event on Tuesday, September 21st at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The morning will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a mimosa reception followed by a program and a formal floor level fashion presentation featuring fashions from sponsor TOOTSIES produced by Jan Strimple, which is always a fabulous event including fun surprises. It is all topped off with a delicious luncheon. Beneficiaries include Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Camp Reynal, Texas Health Resources Foundation, Southwest Transplant Alliance and the Parkland Health and Hospital Foundation.

Have an event you’d like to submit? Here’s what you need to email me:

  • Email me at least 2 images for publication. You can send as many as 8 photos for consideration.

  • Horizontal shots are preferred. If you send me vertical shots, just know that they will be most likely be cropped to horizontal

  • No repeats

  • You must ID the people in each photo (left to right)

  • Tell me the name of the event, the location of where it was held, and the charity it benefited (if there is one)

  • Please send one event submission per email.

Cynthia Smoot