American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter
2009-2010 Board Members
Steve Modory
Board Chairman
Hank Bashore
Jim Biltz
Don Byerly
Nita J. Clyde, Ph.D., CPA
Gary Cole
John F. Crawford
Leldon E. Echols
Robert Greenwood
Ellsworth Hercules
Lester Hunter
Cris Jordan
Thomas Kiernan
Rev. Dr. Ouida Lee
Carol Maxwell
Joseph McCormick
Hugh McElroy
Jane Mody
Randy O’Hare
Stephen Owen
Neisha Strambler-Butler
Amy Turner
Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, M.A.
Chief Executive Officer |
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The
American Red Cross Congressional Charter mandates two services:
Disaster Services and Armed Forces Emergency Services. All Red
Cross services support our mission of helping families prevent,
prepare for and respond to emergencies.
In
addition to these, the Dallas Area Red Cross offers a wide variety
of humanitarian, educational, and health and safety programs to
the more than 4.1 million people in our twelve-county service
area.
All
American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible
by voluntary donations of time and money from the American
people.
For more information, please contact Reci Lovas at the Dallas
Area Chapter, 214.678.4402 |
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Mardi Gras Masquerade 2010 Party
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benefitting the American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter
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Briefcase Blues Band Rocks Mardi Gras Masquerade 2010!
The Party with a Purpose benefiting the American Red Cross –
Dallas Area Chapter |
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BJ Coffman, Honorary Chair;
Eric Bierbrier |
Mark and Jessie O’Brien; Suzy and Hank Bashore, Clara Barton Society chairs |
The Briefcase Blues Band was the perfect choice for Mardi Gras Masquerade 2010 benefiting American Red Cross – Dallas Area Chapter. Over 400 revelers outfitted in masks and beads attended this party with a purpose.
“The dance floor was packed! Masquerade masks were everywhere and the beads were flying!” said B. J. Coffman, Honorary Chair. “The House of Blues is the perfect venue for this exciting party. It lifted our hearts to see so many people attending in support of the American Red Cross. Relief aid for the recent disaster in Haiti has been met with strong support and everyone is so thankful. We also ask everyone to keep in mind, our Dallas Area Chapter serves 12 counties and answers emergency calls every day with assistance for food, housing, clothing and so much more, so continued support means more than ever.”
The VIP reception began early and featured Dan Cavanagh’s Jazz Emporium Big Band, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. After the VIP reception, the evening featured cocktails, New Orleans style buffet, casino, auction and a raffle. The silent auction brought in $22,000 and trips to the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, Rosewood CordeValle and American Airlines tickets to Europe were the top dollar items.
Also, very important components in the success of this event are the contributions by sponsors and underwriters which included Target, American Airlines, Don Carter, Dallas Airmotive and so many more. We thank everyone who volunteered, the committee and all who were involved.
All Red Cross services support our mission of helping families prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Our Congressional Charter mandates two services: Disaster Services and Armed Forces Emergency Services. In addition to these, the Dallas Area Red Cross offers a wide variety of humanitarian, educational, and health and safety programs to the more than 4.1 million people in our twelve-county service area.
For more information about American Red Cross – Dallas Area Chapter, contact Audra Steindorf at asteindorf@redcrossdallas.org or 214.678.4402.
Red Cross website and photos from last year: http://www.redcrossdallas.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dac_mardigras
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Photo from the Kick Off: Barbara J. Coffman, Honorary Chair; Tony Duenez, TARGET, kick off sponsor; Cheryl Sutterfield Jones, CEO, American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter; Quendrida Whitmore, TARGET |
| Mardi Gras Masquerade 2009 blows everyone away at The House of Blues in Dallas |
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Mardi Gras 2009 was a fabulous event full of dancing, New Orleans-style food - co-chair, Maggie Kipp (left in pink) is a NO native and grew up there. She brought an authentic Mardi Gras air to the event and Katy Sevier, co-chair (left in blue) stepped in with glamour and together, the two created one of the most fun Mardi Gras events so far!
Pamela and Eddie King, King Architectural Metals were honorary chairs and PaperCity is media sponsor.
It's always fun when people are walking around in costumes, masks, an absolutely fabulous band is playing, everyone is dancing - even some members of the band came down onto the dance floor and jammed with the partygoers.
Read more and see more photos at the People Newspapers site here and here. The spelling of Katy Sevier's name is inaccurate, but they're changing it soon!
See below: The peacock lady was a HUGE hit! Now, that's a costume:) |
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