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John and Catherine Tumminello, Kacie Hittle, Justin Tam Sissy and Bill Wilson

Nancy Hearn, Karen Morgan Barbara Burns, Charlie and co-chair Laura Niewold, Julie Haley

Conservancy Gala Kick-O

Sissy and Bill Wilson opened their gracious Belle Meade home to an excited throng of supporters, volunteers and past chairs for the Conservancy Gala KickO . Guests got in the spirit of things with Greek-inspired appetizers from Kristen Winston Catering and a rst look at silent auction items. Co-chairs Sandra Lipman and Laura Niewold and Centennial Park Conservancy Founding President Sylvia Rapoport dropped a few hints as to what attendees might expect when the nal Conservancy Gala is held on November 5 at Centennial Park.

BY HOLLY HOFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIC ENGLAND

Kendra Abkowitz, Brenda Haywood, Laurel Creech, Freddie O’Connell Kabir Sandhu, Monique Odom

Kristin Brassell, Louise Bryan

Picnic for the Parks

On a beautiful afternoon in late September, friends of the Metro Parks gathered at Fort Negley to celebrate the inaugural Picnic for the Parks presented by the Nashville Parks Foundation. Guests were invited to take part in the Fort restoration tour, enjoy picnic box dinners and relax to the musical performance by CoJo Ko. Guests also enjoyed an art performance by Creative Girls Rock, in honor of Cora Gordon, an entrepreneur from the 1930s Fort Negley legacy. Speakers included Kabir Sandhu, board chair of the Parks Foundation as well as Brenda Haywood, deputy mayor of community engagement, who beautifully summed up the event by saying, “I can’t imagine young people growing up without a park.”

BY JANET KURTZ PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIC ENGLAND

Tina Doniger, Megan McGuire, Gracen Niazi Reina Lisa Vazquez, Chair Jen Anderson, Anderson East Margie Quin, David Adams, Leah Moyer Peyton and Shelbi Ball

Marc Hill, Whitney Weeks Emily Costa, Star Maye, Wendy Kendall

All in for Hygiene

The Community Resource Center hosted its inaugural All in for Hygiene casino night at Rocketown. Chair Jen Anderson planned the fun- lled evening where more than 200 guests enjoyed favorite games, fabulous bites and festive music. In addition to raising $60,000, the event brought awareness to the fact that CRC has completely transformed to become Middle Tennessee’s only large-scale Hygiene Hub over the past two years, helping the nearly 1 in 4 area residents who experience hygiene insecurity, both in times of disaster and as an ongoing need.

BY HOLLY HOFFMAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY AUTUMN DOZIER

Alicia Leadford, Jessie Akin Kevin Smith, Madonna Breece, Jenna DeMatteo

End Slavery Tennessee

End Slavery Tennessee patrons got active to prevent human tra cking at Brooklyn Bowl for its Voices of Freedom event. Guests bowled, pondered the silent auction, enjoyed live jazz from Jason Eskridge and gathered organically at freestanding tables to munch on sliders and tater tots. A balcony VIP suite o ered an aerial view as Demetria Kalodimos hosted the event for the second time, and the organization announced the opening of their debt-free Survivor Restoration Campus, which will house eight women they serve starting this fall.

BY HANNAH HERNER PHOTOGRAPHS BY HANNAH HERNER