78 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2018 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2018 79 (l to r) Event co-chairs, Gail and GeraldTurner, event co-chairs; Suzanne Johnston and Methodist Health System Foundation President James M. Johnston; Laura Bush; President GeorgeW. Bush; Carolyn Miller, David Miller, honoree; The Honorable Jeanne L. Phillips, event co-chair; Dr. Stephen Mansfield, President and CEO of Method- ist Health System; Marilyn Mansfield, Lottye and Bobby B. Lyle, event co-chairs.   goodTIMES METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM FOLSOM LEADERSHIP AWARD PATRON PARTY President and Mrs. George W. Bush hosted the Methodist Health System Folsom Leadership Award Patron Party at the George W. Bush Presiden- tial Center in honor of 2017 recipient David B. Miller. Miller is co-founder and managing partner of EnCap Investments and a community leader who supports numerous charities through the Miller Family Foundation. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated commit- ment to community leadership that emulates the achievements of the late Dallas Mayor Robert S. Folsom. (l to r) Charlotte Jones Anderson, Cara French and PiperWyatt goodTIMES SKI PLANO LIFT-OFF PARTY SKI Plano 2018 kicked off the celebration with a Lift-Off Party at Neiman Marcus Willow Bend. Guests enjoyed appetizers and wine and shopped amongst a fabulous display of gift items. SKI Plano, the Plano ISD Education Foun- dation’s largest fundraising event, is February 3. This FUNraising event is one of the largest par- ties in Plano, so pull out your après ski apparel to mingle, shop, eat and dance the night away at the Plano Marriott-Legacy Town Center. skiplano.org Photocredit:TeamTPhotography DALLAS WOMEN’S FOUNDATION LUNCHEON RAISES $1.2 MILLION Dr. Hope Jahren, a scientist, one of TIME Maga- zine’s Top 100 Influential People, best-selling au- thor of Lab Girl and advocate for female equality in STEM, was the keynote speaker at Dallas Wom- en’s Foundation’s Luncheon. Her speech was streamed to more than 10,000 students through- out Texas. The luncheon is the Foundation’s prin- cipal fundraiser in support of its work to advance women’s economic security and leadership in North Texas. As Luncheon Co-Chair, Lisa Single- ton, said, “We are here to encourage investments that bring hope and possibility to girls who are daring to be leaders.”dallaswomensfdn.org Photocredit:KristinaBowmanandSteveFoxall Nancy Ann Hunt and DWF CEO Roslyn Dawson Thompson Shonn Brown, Keynote Speaker Dr. Hope Jahren and Lisa Singleton Melissa and Steve Morrison Chris Bragg, Plano ISD Education Foundation Past Board President with Leslie and Mark Newman Candace and Gerald Alley Sharon and Steve Folsom REUNIGHT BENEFITING THE FAMILY PLACE The exclusive dinner fundraiser and live auction benefitted The Family Place, the largest family violence service agency in North Texas. CEO Paige Flink described the amazing innovations The Family Place has taken on over the last year, including the construction of a new flagship office with additional shelter bedrooms. The Family Place empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling and skills that create independence while ad- vocating for social change to stop family violence. familyplace.org PhotoCredit:HaynsworthPhotography (l to r) Pam and Michael Pidgeon, Leslie and Steven Pidgeon, Sheryl and David Pidgeon Good Times for a Good Cause Jennifer Dix and Kristi Hoyl SKYBALL 2017 BENEFITING AIRPOWER FOUNDATION Star Companies/StarFloors CEO, Steven D. Pid- geon, presented Ambassador Ron Kirk with the Skyball Patriot Award in recognition of his com- munity service locally and globally at American Airlines Skyball 2017. Ambassador Kirk was the first African-American to serve as United States trade representative and was a mem- ber of President Obama’s cabinet. As the first African-American mayor of Dallas, he earned a reputation for bringing together diverse co- alitions. The Airpower Foundation is dedicated to supporting active duty, reserve and National Guard families. airpowerfoundation.com Steven Pidgeon, CEO of Star Companies, presented Ambassador Ron Kirk with the Skyball Patriot Award at Skyball 2017. Melissa Sherrill and Joyce Goss Tracey and David Huntley