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GoodLifeFamilyMag.com SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2015 61 OCTOBER TEXASTRAILBLAZER AWARDS WHEN Thursday October 1 at 1130am WHERE Hilton Anatole 2201 N. Stem- mons Freeway Dallas WHAT The Family Place will host its 20th Anniversary Texas Trailblazer Awards Lun- cheon with Marisa Tomei as the featured speaker. The accomplished actress directed ashortfilmbasedonHalftheSkywrittenby Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn. The book and film focus on a thirteen year old girls struggle with the institutionalized oppression of women in Ethiopia.. The Family Places mission is to eliminate family violence through intervention and proactive prevention extensive community education advocacy and assistance for victims and their families. COST Single tickets start at 175. Sponsorships are available. CONTACT Shivangi Pokharel Assistant Director of Development at 214.443.7708 or spokharelfamilyplace.org CARE BREAKFAST WHEN Monday October 5 at 800am WHERE Frontiers of Flight Museum 6911 Lemmon Avenue Dallas WHAT The 31st annual CARE Breakfast will feature former Dallas Cowboy and 2015 NFL Hall of Fame inductee Charles Haley as the events guest speaker. WFAA Channel 8s Scott Murray will interview Haley and discuss his journey of drug abuse and its de- structive effects on his life before he got help. Haley is now in recovery and works with TackleTomorrowthefundhecreatedtohelpeducatechildrenduringnon-schoolhours. CARE Chemical Awareness Resources Education serves over 10000 families each year through its programs which help families struggling with substance abuse. COST Single tickets 150. Sponsorships available. CONTACT www.care-dallas.org THE ROARINGTWENTIESZOOTO DO 2015 WHEN Saturday October 17 from 530pm to 1100pm WHERE Dallas Zoo 650 S. R.L.Thornton Freeway Dallas WHAT ZooToDoisamajorsourceoffundingfortheDallasZoo. Withtheproceedsfrom the event the zoo is able to continue providing outstanding education entertainment and wildlife conservation. This years theme is the roaring 20s calling all flappers to practice up on your Charleston Guests will stroll through the Giants of the Savanna ex- hibit sample exquisite dishes from over twenty five of Dallaspremier chefs and restau- rants and enjoy interactive animal demonstrations and musical entertainment COST Individual tickets 500. Sponsorship and Underwriting opportunities available. CONTACT RebeccaA.RhuleCFREDirectorofDevelopmentat469.554.7440orRebecca. RhuleDallasZoo.com SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FORTHE CUREDALLAS COUNTY WHEN Saturday October 17 at 800am WHERE NorthParkCenter8687N.CentralExpresswayDallas WHAT Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure series is the worlds largestandmostsuccessfuleducationalandfundraisingevent for breast cancer ever created. The event raised significant funds and awareness for the breast cancer movement cele- brates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. COST 39 registration fee CONTACT 214.750.7223 or infokomen-dallas.org STAND UP FOR HEROES WHEN Tuesday October 27 at 1130am WHERE Brook Hollow Golf Club 8301 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas WHAT The Army Scholarship Foundation will host a luncheon benefiting their founda- tion that was created to assist the needy sons and daughters of soldiers and US Army veteransinachievingtheirdreamsofhighereducation. JodyDeanhostofJodyDeanand the MorningTeam 98.7 FM KLUV CBS will serve as emcee. COST Individual tickets start at 150. Sponsorships available. CONTACT Rose Gault at 703.599.8029 or Rgault2002yahoo.com NOVEMBER GATEWAYTO OPPORTUNITY LUNCHEON WHEN Thursday November 5 at noon WHERE Hilton Anatole 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas WHAT Family Gateways Second Annual Gateway to Opportunity Luncheon will feature best-selling author Wes Moore and will raise awareness and critically needed funds to end child homelessness in our community. Mr. Moore will share a moving account of the importance of mentorship and support networks that kept him from falling into a life of crime and drugs. Family Gateway is leading the Dallas community to end child home- lessness by providing innovative and comprehensive housing and social and educational services to homeless children and their families. COST Individual tickets 175. Sponsorships available. CONTACT 214.823.4500 or familygateway.org DREAM BIG GALA WHEN Saturday November 7 at 700pm. WHERE Hilton Garden Inn 785 State Highway 121 Lewisville WHAT Journey to Dream will host their annual gala to raiser funds for the building of Kyles Place. Journey to Dream is an organization positively impacting over 85000 students since 2004 through school prevention assemblies student support groups and youth events. During the course of their work with young people Journey to Dream dis- coveredanalmostsilentepidemicofyouthhomelessnesssettinginmotiontheircurrent and most challenging endeavor Kyles Place.To learn more about Journey to Dream and Kyles Place see the Philanthropy feature in this issue of Good Life Family Magazine. COST Individual tickets 100. Sponsorships available 1000 for a table. CONTACT Jessica Peters at Jessicajourneytodream.com AN EVENING OF HOPE GALA A NIGHT IN MOROCCO WHEN Saturday November 7 at 630pm WHERE Hilton Granite Park 5805 Granite Pkwy Plano WHAT The2015Galamarks29yearsofHopesDoorsserviceinCollinCounty.HopesDoor isacomprehensivedomesticviolenceagencythatoffersinterventionandpreventionser- vices to individuals and families affected by domestic violence as well as educational programs that enhance the communitys awareness. COST Individual tickets start at 250. Sponsorships available. CONTACT Suzanne Bock Grishman at 972.422.2911 or Suzanne.bockhopesdoorinc.org SUBMIT YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS AT GOODLIFEFAMILYMAG.COM