GoodLifeFamilyMag.com JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2019 77 33RD ANNUAL NATIONAL PHILANTRHOPY DAY LUNCHEON Over 500 gathered at the Hyatt Regency Dallas for the 33rd Annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon honoring many of the city’s finest who give selflessly in support of numerous worthy causes. During the luncheon, a special tribute presented by Carole Rylander honored three legends of philanthropy who passed away in 2018: Ruth Altshuler, Barbara James and Margaret McDermott. TheYouth in Philanthropy award recipients were four seventh graders, all part of the Mistlecrew of Jingle Bell Mistletoe, who have sold mistletoe during the holidays since 2014.To date the group has raised nearly $150,000 for the NorthTexas Food Bank. afpdallas.org Photo Credit: Kristina Bowman Guest speaker Rolando Blackman withWendy and Marc Stanley, MicheleValdez, Gary Kennedy and Brad Sham ONE CHILDHOOD ONE CHANCE LUNCHEON BENEFITING EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS Educational First Steps (EFS), whose mission is to increase thenumberofeconomicallydisadvantagedchildrenreceiv- ing high-quality early childhood education, held its One Childhood One Chance luncheon. Co-chairs were Wendy and Marc Stanley and Michele Valdez and Gary Kenne- dy. Brad Sham, Voice of the Dallas Cowboys interviewed RolandoBlackman,four-timeNBAAll-Star,whosharedde- tails of his‘second career’as head of the Rolando Blackman Education, Athletic and Cultural Development Foundation, which will advance programming initiatives to foster STEM education and multi-cultural awareness. Said Blackman, “Programs like EFS are so important to be able to give our children a chance to learn and a chance in life.” educationalfirststeps.org Photo Credit: EFS/Steve Foxall Award Recipients: Front: Isabella Dickason, Quinn Graves,Trevor Godkin, StellaWrubel of Jingle Bell Mistletoe (OutstandingYouth in Philanthropy); Kaki Hopkins (OutstandingVolunteer Fundraiser); Luanne Samuel (Outstanding Fundraising Executive). Back: AFP Greater Dallas Chapter President Sarah Elliott; Joe Dealey Jr. (Outstanding Founda- tion); Luncheon ChairWilliam Bryant, Jr.; Jack Furst, (Outstanding Philanthropist); and David Mize, chapter sponsor with SouthTexas Money Management (not pictured – Pioneer Natural Resources) KelvinWalker, Luncheon Chair withWilliam Bryant, Jr. Paul Coggins and Regina Montoya Michelle Lockhart, Kit Sawers, Lydia Addy Georgia Scaife, Jennifer Mosle, Brenda Sheets