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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
While there’s going to be a parade in Washington D.C., Saturday to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, another parade got underway today and this one will last for the next 16 days. Taking place at Dallas’ NorthPark Center, the 30th Annual Parade Of Playhouses will continue its run through Sunday, June 29, to benefit Dallas CASA. This year’s collection of ten mini-mansions is jaw-dropping in creativity.
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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
Friday the 13th is a date that engenders all types of opinions. Some think it’s a day to hide under the covers until it’s passed. Others go out and buy a load of lottery tickets. In the weather department, it’s going to be a day that finally is not starting off with thunderstorms. That’s all the good news.
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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
If there’s one event in North Texas that never disappoints in the creative department, it’s the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum‘s Mad Hatter’s Tea. While some might suggest that only Salvador Dali could truly appreciate the talent of the guests in their attire, others hint that counseling would be most appropriate.
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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
The late Vester Hughes was a renowned tax attorney with a long career and a reputation for “influencing many aspects of federal taxation; arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and successfully lobbying Congress on several occasion to amend federal tax laws.” But he was also known for his philanthropy.
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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
There’s an absolute resilience in Cynt Marshall‘s DNA makeup that is simply contagious. That was shown again on Monday, April 14, at SMU’s J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon benefiting the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
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2 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
Back in the late 1990s, when Megan Somerville was in Highland Park Middle School, her mom Linda Somerville was diagnosed with leukemia. Due to the limited resources in development and treatments of the blood cancer, Linda lost her life in 1999 leaving behind 13-year-old Megan, her family and a collection of dear friends like Linda’s BFF Robyn (Thomas) Conlon. Over the years, Megan and Robyn’s son, Keith Conlon, merged the two families by marrying in 2015 and having three children.
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3 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
When it was announced that Cynt Marshall would be the 2025 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award recipient, a certain amount of zeal accompanied the news. Anyone who had ever experienced a Cynt Moment just knew they were in good hands and would walk away with a renewed enthusiasm for embracing the very essence of SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
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3 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
With most schools closed for summer hiatus, kids have headed to Camp Waldemar and Camp Longhorn or to family getaways far from North Texas. That is, except for the 40+ gals who make up the 2025 La Fiesta de Las Seis Banderas collection of duchesses.
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3 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
There is a whole generation that doesn’t know who Jack Buck was. Sure, there are some who know he was ESPN sportscaster Joe Buck’s dad. And still others, probably from St. Louis, recall him as the broadcast announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals’ Major League Baseball games — a calling that earned him induction into sports and broadcasting halls of fame, including the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.
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3 weeks ago | 
mysweetcharity.com | Jeanne Prejean
As area non-profits scramble to adapt to changes in federal funding, North Texas foundations are stepping up to help. Thanks to Communities Foundation of Texas‘ initiative Educate Texas, four area independent school districts (ISD)have gotten great news as a result of grant awards from the Texas Instruments Foundation.
