(continued from page 42) Recovery Center, a non-
profit therapeutic wellness center for individuals with aphasia in Houston. See harctx.org.
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Let them eat cake
It’s not an April Fools’ joke – the 2017 Covenant House Texas Gala, themed Let Them All Eat Cake, will take place April 1 at the Omni Hotel. Volunteers are planning a night of French fun and whimsy. Gala honorees are Julie and Jay Rogers and IBC Bank. Covenant House Texas has been helping homeless and runaway youth under the age of 21 with shelter and services for more than 33 years. Pictured (from left) are long-time supporters and former honorees Mary and John Eads and Jo Ann Peterson. See covenanthousetx.org.
Party at the museum
absent from their dish. The evening raised $170,000. Chairs were Leisa and Andy Dillon, Kristi and Mike Oldham, Sarah and Robert Ray, and Lindsay and Trent Stout. Co-chairs were Kate and Eddie Bialas, Jodie and Randy Corson, Shelley and Billy Iglesias, and Melanie and Daniel Ringold. Each of the families have children who are affected by food allergies. Pictured (from left) are Shelley Iglesias, Melanie Ringold, Lindsay Stout, Sarah Ray, Leisa Dillon, Kristi Oldham, Kate Bialas and Jodie Corson.
Cooking up a cure
Editor’s note: The Buzz congratulates Buzz About Town columnist Annie Blaylock McQueen on the arrival of her beautiful baby Georgia. Annie is taking a short break to spend time with Georgia and twin toddlers Cash and Lila. In the meantime, associate editor Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld is handling this column. As usual, please send your high-res photos and community news to info@thebuzzmagazines.com or 5001 Bissonnet, Suite 100, Bellaire, Texas 77401. Items are published on a space-available basis.
More than 300 guests gathered at The Astorian to enjoy dishes from Houston’s top chefs at the second annual Cooking Up a Cure event benefiting the Food Allergy Program at Texas Children’s Hospital. When guests arrived, they were given a sticker representing a particular food allergy, which they were to avoid when sampling food throughout the evening. At each chef’s station, a chalkboard signified which allergens were
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The Cotillion of 2018 Dinner and Dance, including students from Episcopal High School, The Kinkaid School and St. John’s School, took place at the Houston Museum of Natural
Science. Episcopal High School girls and their dates met at Riley and Prescilla Burnett's home (Lizzie Burnett, not pictured, went to Cotillion too) for photos before heading to HMNS. Some of the students dancing the night away were (from left) Cameron Chickering, Natalie Luther, Greer Beasley, Mollie Hanna, Jack Arnett, Lauren Apollo, Bennett Somera, Grace Graubart, Cristian Arias, Kenzie Minx, Micah Morris, Carol Colgin, Scott McWilliams and Margaret Connelly.
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