8 MAY 2017 | PARKCITIESPEOPLE.COM
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La Fiesta to Present Duchesses at French-Themed Gala By Lorelei Day
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elect young ladies who have just completed their freshman year of college will make their
June 10 Fairmont Hotel
formal entrance into society at La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas’ annual presentation gala 1
on June 10 at the Fairmont Hotel.
This year’s “La Fete Royale” theme will feature
a beaucoup of French-inspired food, fashion, and flair amidst the presentation of 40 duchesses.
The gala, chaired by Rebecca Gregory and Nan-
cy Monning, will also benefit numerous Park Cities charities, including:
CARE (Chemical Awareness Resources & Ed-
ucation), Connecting Point of Park Cities, The Elisa Project, The Family Place – The Be Project, Friends of the University Park Public Library, Habitat for Humanity – HPHS Campus Chapter, Highland Park Literary Festival, HP Arts, HPHS Community Service Council, HPHS Science Festi3
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val, HPHS Student Emergency Fund, Moody Family YMCA Youth and Government, and the Park Cities Heritage House at Dallas Heritage Village.
L A F I E S TA A N N O U C E M E N T PA R T Y Dec. 20, Belo Mansion, benefiting La Fiesta
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1. Elizabeth Cooper, Dorothy Meachum, Jeanne Anne Bullington, Clare Obenchain, Ellie Bush, and Katie Dalton. 2. Stacy, Ty, and Tyler Burke. 3. Stanley, Henry, and Sara Bould. 4. William Kraft, Watson Brown, and Grayson Borrego. 5. Rebecca Gregory and Nancy Monning. 6. Clara Beecherl and Annie Combs. 7. Madeline Toole, Elizabeth Hubbard, and Bethanne Bradshaw. 8. Elizabeth DeBeer, Emily Weisfeld, Emily Anwar, and Ellie Gosnell.
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