Our Friends Place 2020 Gala & Auction Program

OUR FRIENDS PLACE

OUR FRIENDS PLACE

Annual Gala & Auction

Presented by HollyFrontier Corporation Satuday, October 17, 2020

Our Schedule 6 p.m. Showtime! Gala Live Stream Begins Welcome from Sue Thiers Hesseltine, Executive Director 6:15 p.m. Ebby Awards presented to CREW Dallas and Dr. Nancy Bernardino 6:20 p.m. A Message from 2020 Gala Co-Chairs Nancy Scripps, Cathy Susie, and Pat Zajac 6:30 p.m. Video Premiere of Breasia’s Story 6:35 p.m. Live Auction Program begins Cooking with The Vegan Lion’s Quin Butler, OFP Alumna Fun in the Big Easy!

Viva Las Vegas – Caesars Entertainment Luxury Experience Five-Course Wine Dinner with Plate & Platter’s Chef Becka Williams

6:50 p.m. A Message from Honorary Chairs Bobbie Sue and Phil Williams 6:55 p.m. Raffle Drawing Winner will receive two (2) Live Nation tickets to the concert of their choice!

7:00 p.m. Gala live stream concludes

Online auction is open until October 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Our Friends Place Mission For over 30 years, Our Friends Place has helped young women break generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness through empowering self-reliance and independence.

OFP’s award-winning Transitional Living Center (TLC) program provides a supportive home for young women who have experienced homelessness, lived in chaos, or aged out of foster care. Young women in the TLC program are required to be enrolled in class, be employed at a steady job, pay a portion of their earnings to rent and to their own savings account, and attend weekly Life Skills Lessons.

Life Skills topics range from financial literacy, resume building, interview skills, conflict resolution, goal setting, good study habits, and healthy relationships to other aspects of healthy adult living.

SOAR to Success is our non-residential outreach program that brings the Life Skills Lessons out of the TLCs and into high schools, colleges, and partner programs around North Texas. SOAR to Success is a mentoring program for young women teaching the life skills needed to build their own Strengths, Opportunities, Allies, and Resiliency to prevent them from becoming homeless.

Honorary Chairs

Bobbie Sue and Phil Williams Our Friends Place is grateful for the years of service the Williams have dedicated to our community and especially for girls and young women. Bobbie Sue and Phil have supported Our Friends Place since the beginning through her friendship with Founder Susybelle Lyons Gosslee. Bobbie Sue says Our Friends Place is her “Susie Project” in memory of a young friend, Susie, who might have been one of the young women served by Our Friends Place.

Please tune in to the Williamses’ own words tonight during the Annual Gala & Auction.

2020 Gala Co-Chairs Nancy Scripps, Cathy Susie, and Pat Zajac

Thank you to our wonderful leaders in planning a Gala like no other! Nancy, Cathy, and Pat have planned and re-imagined this evening with months of preparation to include you, our friends, with your safety as the top priority. Your support for Annual Gala & Auction on October 17 makes a difference for young women breaking generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness.

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Our Friends Place Congratulates

16th Annual Ebby Award Recipients CREW Dallas CREW Dallas is transforming the commercial real estate industry by igniting the power of women in Dallas.

Their mission is focused on advancing women in North Texas and globally, showcasing member expertise and successes, and serving as a resource to its members in the industry.

Dr. Nancy Bernardino Dr. Nancy Bernardino is a recognized Master Principal in Dallas ISD and a leader for the all-girls STEAM school Solar Prep for Girls. Born in Mexico and raised in Dallas, Dr. Bernardino wants public school students in Dallas to have the opportunity to gain confidence and leadership experience in an academically rigorous all-girls setting.

The Ebby Award recognizes organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions or achievements for the advancement of girls and young women in North Texas. The award is named in honor of the award’s first recipient, Ebby Halliday Acers, for her tireless commitment and contributions to women in our community.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Emerald Sponsors

Kelley and Keith Burks • Kathy and Phil Doepfner Cathy Susie & Sydney Susie

Table Sponsors

Bobbie Athey • Ben E. Keith Foundation • Peggy Busby EY • Susybelle L. Gosslee Diane Hawkins & Drew Holmgreen Sue and Jack Hesseltine • Make It Count Foundation Angela Maverick and Sean Baxley • Schneider Electric Leslie Simmons and Rick Johnson • Slagel Management Snitzer, Ewing, Kolle Family • Jill and Brad Svoboda Zonta Club of Dallas

Underwriters

Simi Iledare • Sharon and Jim Pope • Texas Women’s Foundation

Congratulations to CREW, 2020 Ebby Award recipient!

We are honored to be your partner in supporting Our Friends Place.

Thank you to Shea Kracheck, Texas Women’s Foundation Board Member and CREW leader, for continuing this long-time partnership. www.txwf.org

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Sponsor Vinson & Elkins applauds Our Friends Place for helping young women soar to success by empowering self-reliance and independence.

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Our Friends Place Success Story Breasia

“I was not living anywhere with anybody. I reached out to one of my friends in Dallas and I ended up staying there.

Eventually, I caught the vibe that it was time for me to go.

I went to a Dallas shelter and I could not stay there.

The conditions were unbearable, and I hated it. I started doing research and looking for places I could go instead so I could start working in Dallas. Then, I saw Our Friends Place and it just popped out.

Some of the things we’ve learned: budgeting, conflict resolution, education, friendships, relationships… everything! I took something from each of those things we learned and I apply it to my life today.

To be honest, I don’t know where I would be with Our Friends Place. Coming here helped me a lot, it allowed me to grow, it allowed me to get a job.

The biggest thing I accomplished is paying off my debt to college. Then graduating chef school!”

Bid in Our Online Auction Get out your phones and go to our auction website: bidOFP.com! Here, you’ll find over 150 silent auction prizes to bid on for a chance to win. 100% of your winning gift is donated to Our Friends Place to make a difference for the young women we serve.

Live Auction Rules The Live Auction opens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2020. Learn more about each Live Auction package with exclusive videos for the virtual Gala lives stream on Saturday night. Due to the virtual nature of this event, there will not be a “paddle raise.” To bid, visit the Live Auction page of bidOFP.com and place a bid from your phone.

We encourage you to bid high and bid often until the final auction closing on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. If you don’t place the winning bid, please consider a donation of that amount to support Our Friends Place. Thank you.

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Our Friends Place 2020 Gala & Auction Donors Auto Zone Baker’s Ribs Bare Minerals Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bartholow Val Imm Bashour Nancy Bateman Beverage Depot Billy Bob’s Texas Amy Bishop BRONCA Mr. and Mrs. Brett Burford Burger House Mockingbird Ms. Peggy Busby Caesars Entertainment Cane Rosso Casa Linda Bakery Mrs. Annabelle W. Catterall Ms. Dorinda Cavender Cedar & Vine Celebration Restaurant, Market and Catering Chalkology Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Cooper Ms. Barbara Crabtree Ms. Dodie Craven Creative Co-Op Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society, Inc. Darr Equipment Co. Debra O’Brien Portraiture Ms. Sherry DeLaGarza Carol Doepfner Ms. Caitlin Doepfner Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Doepfner Drybar Dugg Burger Laurie Elmore Karina Farris FC Dallas Fernando’s Mexican Cuisine Ms. Rachel Ford Stacy Friling Galleria Ice Skating Center Ms. Melva Gates Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities Good Friend Beer Garden & Burger House Susybelle Lyons Gosslee Dr. Alan Govenar Greenville Avenue Pizza Company Halcyon Half Shells Oyster Bar & Grill Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hallam Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hesseltine Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hoffman Chrissy Hughes Jenna Thomas Beauty Jimmy’s Food Store Mr. and Mrs. Brad D. Kolle Ms. Amanda Kolle

Kozy Lakewood Lake View Liquor Lakewood Smokehouse Liberty Burger Local Traveler Ms. Judy Mank Mr. Patrick J. Manning Martin & Associates Matt’s Rancho Martinez Ms. Angela Maverick Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meijering Mesero Ms. Phyllis Meyerson Nonna North Dallas Martial Arts Nothing Bundt Cakes Oak Highlands Brewery Old American Golf Club Party Bazaar Ms. Nancy K. Phillips Pure Barre Preston Hollow Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rachel Rise No1 - Dallas Susan Roberds Mark Roberts Rooster Home and Hardware Roseanne Saginaw and Associates Savour Patisserie Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Scripps Sea World Seasons 52 Ms. Leslie Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Slagel Smokey Rose Mr. Brian K. Smoot Mr. and Mrs. David Snitzer Snooze - An A.M. Eatery Mrs. Suzanne K. Sprague-Trammell Stonebriar Country Club Sydney Susie Caroline Susie Mr. & Mrs. Doug Taber Tag Ltd. Target - Medallion Center Texadelphia TheSecretToWriting.com Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Thompson Ms. Cindy M. Tonnessen Torchy’s Tacos Train Pilates Studio Urban Vines Wine Bistro UTA Planetarium Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Williams Windsor Court Hotel Wrangler Ms. Pat Zajac Anne C. Zumsteg

2020 Gala Co-Chairs Nancy Scripps, Cathy Susie, and Pat Zajac

Silent Auction Chair Barb Kolle

Printing Chair Kathlena Smith Ruiz

Underwriting Committee Kelley Burks Barby Crabtree Sherry DeLaGarza Sharolyn Headroe Angela Maverick Monica Rachel Bobbie Sue Williams

Special Thanks to Josh Puebla III and Event Ninja Pro Kathlena Smith Ruiz and Raul Ruiz

Board of Directors

Kelley Geary Burks Community Volunteer

Dorinda Cavender-Akin Cavender Real Estate

Amanda Kolle

OFP Emerging Professionals Communities Foundation of Texas

Kate McCoy

Briggs Freeman Sotheby

Barby Crabtree

Elizabeth Post

Morgan Stanley

Wynne Cunningham WebDev

Susybelle Lyons Gosslee, Our

Community Partners of Dallas

Nancy Scripps

The RNSJ Company, LLC

Jamie Slagel

Friends Place Founder Community Volunteer

Silverado Interests

Diane M. Hawkins

Brenda Ewing Snitzer

Sharolyn D. Headroe

Cody Thompson

Drew S. Holmgreen

Bobbie Sue Williams

MPI

The Stewpot

Community Volunteer MPI

Callie Rutherford

Junior League of Dallas

EY

Community Volunteer

Jennifer Y. Wilson

Independent Consultant

Simisola Iledare

Pat Zajac

BDO

Community Volunteer

Ashley Journet OFP Alumna

Advisory Council Melinda Ashcraft Heather White Barthlow Molly Bartholow Heather Bennett Netta G. Blanchard Peggy Busby Mary Frances Burleson James D. Calvert Julie Chance Kaleta A. Doolin Peter R. Fenner Jack P. Gibson J. Michael Gosslee

Sara Hallam Jorja A. Krause Herman E. Lang, Jr. Sarah Losinger Angela R. Maverick Phyllis Meyerson G. David Montemayor Liz Oliphant Sharon Pope Albert Richard, Jr. Debra Lee Richardson Leigh Richter

Neall Grinnan Rose Brenda Richardson Rowe Joan Stansbury Diane Tasian Carol A. Thimot Lisa Thompson Cindy Tonnessen Rebecca Tudor Madeline Unterberg Jackie Waldman Andrew J. Welch Jefflyn Williamson Debbie Woosley

OUR FRIENDS PLACE

Helping Young Women Soar to Success Our Friends Place helps young women break the generational cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness through empowering selfreliance and independence. Young women in the Transitional Living Center program must enroll in an educational or vocational program, be employed, pay a portion of earnings toward rent and savings, as well as attend weekly life skills programming. The nonresidential SOAR outreach curriculum teaches young women weekly life skills through high school, community college and local resource programs.

Be a Friend. Change a Life.

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