Scene Around Town: Friends of the Katy Trail and New Friends New Life

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 October 27 issue, I was pleased to spotlight photos featuring highlights from a recent mixer hosted by Friends of the Katy Trail Fall at the newly opened Tequila Social.  The nonprofit organization supports maintenance, security and new enhancements to the Katy Trail. Also highlighted are images from New Friends New Life who held their annual luncheon on September 29 in celebration of 25 years of empowering trafficked and sexually exploited teen girls, women and their children and driving awareness of this issue and its prevalence.  The luncheon featured award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington as speaker and raised $1.1 million to help the organization continue its mission.

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

  • Please send 4-8 images for consideration

  • No repeats (meaning the same person can’t be in multiple shots)

  • 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 provide a brief description of the event

  • Please send one event submission per email with the name of the event in the Subject line

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