GoodLifeFamilyMag.com SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2017 81 EMMITT SMITH BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING FOR UNDERSERVED KIDS On August 7, Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities, in partnership with Dallas Independent School District and title sponsor JCPenney, provided 7,000 new school uniforms valued at $150,000 to students from seven high-need, DISD ele- mentary schools. The Ellis Davis Field House was converted into a“pop-up shop”to provide a true shopping experience for students. “This year’s back-to-school event is the largest ever.We want as many children as we can reach to start the school year off right—with a healthy smile, glasses if they need them, fresh clean uni- forms and a full belly of good and healthy food. Our sponsors and partners truly understand that to whom much is given, much is required; because of them we’re now in our fourth year of helping kids get off to a good start. And they continue to give because, like my wife Pat and myself, they believe in the power of a good education,”said Emmitt Smith.  PHOTO CREDIT:Axxess JUST FOR SHOW BENEFITING JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE Dallas Women’s Foundation, the largest regional women’s fund in the world, announced that its Unlocking Leadership Campaign has raised $35 million to date, en route to raising $50 million to improve the future of NorthTexas by investing in the economic security and leadership potential of women and girls. The announcements were made at a dinner host- ed by Ashlee and Chris Kleinert, who serve as campaign co- chairs, along with Paula and Ron Parker and Trea and Richard Yip. The campaign’s  Leadership Initiative  aims to provide 60,000 women and girls with leadership training and oppor- tunities. Honorary Chairs were Linda and Dave Garner, and Ethel Zale. PHOTOCREDIT:Lara Bierner Saturday Night Live’s Colin Jost andWFAA Daybreak Anchor Ron Corning goodTIMES AMERICAN AIRLINES HONORS BEV GOULET BENEFITING DALLAS WOMEN’S FOUNDATION American Airlines has gifted $50,000 to DallasWomen’s Foundation in honor of Bev Goulet, who recently retired after 24 years with the company. She served as Exec- utive Vice-President and Chief Integration Officer since 2015. Goulet is a member of the board and executive committee of Dallas Women’s Foundation, the largest regional women’s fund in the world, which is a trusted leader in advancing posi- tive social and economic change for women and girls. Goulet directed the grant to Dallas Women’s Foundation to support its Young Women’s Initiative-Dallas, a new cross-sector effort to empower and affirm young women of color from Dallas’ southern and western sectors.The multi-year initiative will be formally launched at the Foundation's October 20 Annual Luncheon. swills@dallaswomensfoundation.org “This generous gift from American Airlines is especially meaningful as it honors Bev, a true champion for women and girls,”said Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Foundation president & CEO shown here with Bev Goulet. Honorary Chairs Linda Garner and Ethel Zale PARTNERS CARD BENEFITINGTHE FAMILY PLACE ANNOUNCES HONORARY CHAIRS Longtime supporters of The Family Place, Joanne and Charles Teichman, will serve as honorary chairs of Partners Card, presented by Bank ofTexas, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Brynn Bagot Allday and Jennifer Burns will co-chair Partners Card, the signature fundrais- er for The Family Place, Dallas’ largest and longest-serving family violence agency.Joanne and Charles have both served as past chairs ofThe Family Place Palm Night and the NorthTexas Food Bank Letter Writing Campaign. Charles currently serves on the Board of the Dallas Holocaust Museum, and Joanne was recently honored with the NorthTexas Food Bank Golden Fork Award. The Teichmans also support the Human Rights Museum, The Vogel Alcove, The Stewpot and Jewish Family Service. Since 1978, The Family Place has counseled more than 225,000 clients in residential and outreach programs. In addition, the agency has provided life-saving shelter to more than 22,000 women and children and has answered more than 550,000 calls for help. For more information, please visit www.familyplace.org. PartnersCardOCTOBER27–NOVEMBER5,2017 www.partnerscard.org Honorary co-chairs Joanne and CharlesTeichman AWARE ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS AWARE president Venise Stuart announced the 2017-2018 grant recipients at the AWARE Annual Meeting at the Royal Oaks Country Club. The recipients are: • Baylor Health Care System Foundation • Center for BrainHealth - Discovery Group • Dallas Museum of Art - Memory Moments • Jewish Family Service • Juliette Fowler Communities • NorthPark Presbyterian Church - Casa de Vida • Texas Winds Musical Outreach • Presbyterian Communities & Services Foundation - Broad Strokes • The Senior Source - Senior Companions • UT Southwestern Medical Center AWARE is dedicated to fighting Alzheimer’s disease, and its mis- sion is to provide funding and support to nonprofit organiza- tions that are working on the front lines to fight this disease in Dallas and the North Texas region. The grants are partially funded with proceeds from the annual fundraiser, AWARE Af- fair, Celebrate the Moments, happening on Friday, April 13, 2018. www.awaredallas.org PHOTO CREDIT:Chriswaits ZOO TO DO KICK-OFF PARTY Zoo To Do kicked off the  Animal Gather- ing with a private soirée at the Dallas Zoo’s new $14 million, 2.1-acre Simmons Hippo Out- post. The new hippo exhibit is the zoo’s first major exhibit since 2010 and was funded sole- ly through private donations. The impressive new space features an immersive African wa- terhole habitat, which includes an underwater viewing area of the zoo’s two newest hippo residents, Adhama (uh-DAHM-a) and Boipelo (BOY-pa-lo).    The Dallas Zoo is dedicated to conservation and saving wildlife and wild places. Named one of the nation’s Top 10 Zoos by USA Today, it is the largest zoological experience in Texas. DallasZoo.com  PHOTO CREDIT:CathyBurkey,DallasZoophotographer KateWoolstenhulme, with board members Stacey Angel and Carol Stabler Barbara Daseke, Don Daseke, ZooTo Do chairs JoanWalne, Zoo board chair; AlanWalne Good Times for a Good Cause goodTIMES Penny Reid, AWARE Affair Celebrate the Moments co-chair;Venise Stuart, president, AWARE; Angela Fontana, AWARE Affair Celebrate the moments co-chair. Myrna D. Schlegel AWARE Scholar- ship Fund award recipients Nora Drutz-Rogney, Baylor University and Lindsey Ross,TCU Gilian & Steve Baron​, Beth & Larry Konig, Colin Jost, Fonda & Jay Arbetter, Paige & Marc Sachs, and Melissa & Bart Plaskoff Ben, Rebecca, Michael, Martha, and Johanna Fleisher Tom Leppert, KarenWaller, Kevin Hanrahan (Leppert is former Mayor of the City of Dallas and also a former ZooTo Do Chair.)