SOCIETY St. David’s Fundraiser
WESTSIDE STORY Jim Hornfischer
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Toast of the Town Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson Headline Rowdy Fundraiser
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n Monday, May 16th, 2022, Kara and Kris Belew teamed up with Vanessa and Skeeter Miller to host “A Swinging Night with Benson,” a rowdy BBQ and Whiskey-centered party, as part of St. David’s annual “Toast of the Town” fundraising drive. The spirited event featured The County Line’s legendary barbecue, as well as music by Grammyaward-winning Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson, and a sampling of Milam & Greene Whiskey provided by special guest Marsha Milam, creator of the Austin Film Festival and other iconic Austin events.
Host Vanessa Miller, Bitsy Rice, Host Skeeter Miller, and Bill Rice
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Special guest Marsha Milam provided Milam & Greene Whiskey
Scholar Issac Hluz and St. Davids Vice President of Community Relations Julian Huerta
Melonie & David Quintana, Lisa Lloyd, and Denise Trauth
Chair Chandra Hosek and husband, Chris
Painting Positivity: Doss tables encourage kindness By Alana Moehring Mallard The big side porch at Doss Elementary’s soaring atrium of a cafeteria has picnic tables painted with positive messages these days thanks to Doss parents, students, friends, and family, as well as Murchison and Anderson parents. Lauren Ward spearheaded the first Painting Positivity at Anderson High a few months ago when anti-Semitic messages found their way to overpasses, walls, and walks in Northwest Hills and Anderson High. She corralled hundreds of volunteers to paint positive messages on picnic tables for the students at Anderson. Ward said it was “another incident of a small minority being hateful” that got her aimed at painting picnic tables at Doss Elementary. “There was a lot of pain in the
comments,” she said, “and the school went through the ringer.” Ward said there wasn’t much she could do about the comments, but she could gather people together to do this. On a sunny spring afternoon about 120 volunteers painted ten tables for the Doss cafeteria. Ward said no fundraising or donating was necessary because so much paint and supplies had been donated when she put out the word for Anderson’s tablepainting weekend. Ward has also headed up Painting Positivity days at Murchison and Kealing. And my favorites of those table-topping messages? “In a world where you can be anything, Be Kind” “I love you so much” “Stronger together” Really. It’s true.
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Felicia Nash, Iwona Cholewa, Bianca Hill.
Erin Stephens and Doss PTA president Amy Hart, Doss students Willa and Cora
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PHOTOS ALANA MOEHRING MALLARD
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