Catherine D. Anspon | Photos by Jenny Antill
- Posted:
- June 28, 2012
- Event Date:
- December 06, 2011
It’s always one of those afternoons where everyone in the room deeply connects with the cause. This season’s Child Advocates Angels of Hope Luncheon was no exception, chaired by it-girls Lucinda Loya and Stephanie Perkins and honoring Linda Messner, a lifetime member of the Friends of Child Advocates and a fund-raiser committed to women’s and children’s causes for 35 years. The day raised a chart-topping $350,000 plus, allowing CA to serve 212 children in Harris County through their court-appointed advocates. Neiman Marcus provided the wow to the wintry day, choreographing a fashion show featuring the lady-like Rena Lange’s Spring 2012 collection, which drew applause from the crowd of 600. Among the leading ladies and dashing gents: NM main man Bob Devlin; Rena Lange’s new creative director, Karsten Fielitz; Messner’s son Jalin Casares, who movingly presented the award to his mom; new mom and authoress Joanna Barrett; Vanessa Sendukas; Rosemary Schatzman; Phyllis Williams; Child Advocates CEO Sonya Galvan and Guild manager/development guru Marla Endieveri; Merele Yarborough; Marcy Taub Wessel; Liz Glanville, whose DeVille Fine Jewelry donated a nice bauble to the raffle, won by Kendall Solé; Farhana Ahmed; and Audi’s Jared Lang with past honoree Page Parkes-Eveleth, the pair co-hosting a table for the teens served by CA.