Standard 2014 7-10:30 p.m. May 14 at The Houston Country Club. The event will be chaired by Gina and Dr. Devinder Bhatia and Millette and Haag Sherman (pictured, from left). Donna and Robert Bruni and Ellie and Michael Francisco will serve as honorary chairs. The night will honor former Texas state Rep. and current Houston City Council Member Ellen Cohen, who has raised significant funds for cancer research in Texas. This year marks the 44th year of Cohen’s survivorship of breast cancer. Former honorees include David Solomon, Nancy Moncrief and Denise Monteleone, all cancer survivors. Pictured at the 2013 event are Tony and Cynthia Petrello.
Power of sisterhood
Chi Omega Kaleidoscope, the fundraising arm of the Chi Omega Alumnae Association of Houston, recently presented a donation for $30,000 to The Center Foundation. The Center is a non-profit that helps people with developmental and intellectual differences. Pictured (from left) are Melissa DeLaGarza, Eva Aguirre, Stacy Grace and Sally Reed. Also in attendance were Barbara Boland Bozeman, Jo Williams Crake, Carolyn Mata, Lou Thompson Black, Dawn Olgetree Murphy, Cathy Coers Frank, Mona Barron, Taylor Hodges Thompson, Patricia New Goeringer, Stephanie Aron Weiss and Joni Hruska Fichter (Chi O Kaleidoscope chair).
Ball brings $1.3 million The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Houston Gulf Coast Chapter Annual Promise Ball, Imagine the Night, raised $1.3 million for Type 1 diabetes research and education. Rachael and Jason Volz (pictured) co-chaired the event, and honorees were long-time JDRF advocates Meredith Cocke, Judy Haley, Melinda Rose and Carol Rowley. Corporate honoree was Amegy Bank of Texas. The gala took place at the Hilton Americas-Houston and attracted more than 850 supporters and friends, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. John Culberson. Also joining in the evening were Christie and Billy McCartney, Isabel and
Danny David, Valerie and Tracy Dieterich, Audrey and Brandon Cochran, and Lindley and Jason Arnoldy.
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