76 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com JULY | AUGUST 2018 LEGACY OF LOVE Benefiting Children’s Medical Center Plano The Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano partnered with Mer- cedes-Benz of Plano and Neiman Marcus to host the sixth annual Legacy of Love Benefit & Fashion Show. Over three hundred people were in attendance for the event and net proceeds go directly to Children’s Medical Center Plano. Donations from the evening were nearly $250,000. The evening kicked off with light bites from notable Shops at Legacy and LegacyWest restaurants. Guests were treated to a fashion show, directed by Planet Productions and Marjon Zabihi Henderson of Neiman Marcus, fea- turing patients from Children’s Health. Since 2010,TheWomen’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano has raised more than $1 million in support of the Children’s Health mission to make life better for children. give.childrens.com Emcees Sonia Azad and Chuck Steelman GLF Fashion Editor Elle Parks and Publisher Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon 4TH ANNUAL BOOTS & BLESSINGS GALA BENEFITING ALLY’S WISH  The Fourth Annual Boots & Blessings Gala took place at Austin Ranch at Hil- ton DFW Lakes to benefit Ally’sWish.  The Flower Mound-based organization grantswishes,suchastripstoDisneyWorldorhelicopterridesovertheGrand Canyon, to mothers battling terminal illnesses.  “The mission of Ally’s Wish fills a special need that leaves a lasting memory for the children of the terminally ill moms they serve,”said event chair, Lori Fickling.  Allyson Hendrickson’s wish was the first to be granted prior to losing her battle withovariancancerin2014.Sinceitsinception,Ally’sWishhas granted 78 wishes to mothers who’ve battled terminal illnesses. Ally’sWish currently has 43moms waitingtohavewishesgrantedwithnewrequestsarrivingdai- ly. WhilebasedinNorthTexas,Ally’sWishgrantswishestomothersacrossthe U.S. allyswish.org Photo Credit: Bob Manzano Ally'sWish Co-Founders Holly Reed, Melissa Cary, Missy Phipps and Heather Reed Emcee AmyVanderoef withWyatt Stinchfield goodTIMES Good Times for a Good Cause Lisa Raskin, Joa Muns,TracyTomson, Jean Callison, Joyce Logan, and Diane Hopson (all are past event chairs for Legacy of Love) Shannon Buncher and Ann O’Blenes