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By Shelby Hodge // May 13, 2019

Photography Daniel Ortiz

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Kristina Somerville, Christina Stith, Kim Moody at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Chairs Christine Falgout, Rachel Regan, Melissa Juneau at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Deborah Cannon, Susie Destefano, Anne Neeson, Amalia Stanton, at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Scott & Jennifer Allison at the 2019 Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Valerie & Tracy Dieterich at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Vivian VandenBout, Roland Garcia at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Dr. Matt Greives, Monica Bickers, Colin Moussa, Ann Lee Phillips at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Marc & Christine Laborde at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Garrett Heble, Kurt & Holly Heble, Sarah Hubert, Emilie Miesner, Jenn Sabin at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Tom Regan, Lorenzo Marquez, Grant Gremillion, Dan Moody at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Dr. Barbara Stoll, Dr. James McCarthy, Dr. Suzanne McCarthy, Dr. David Sandberg at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Isabel David, Kristy Bradshaw at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

April McGee, Christine McCartney, Talia Kallop at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Judy Roberts, Sarah Stuhdreher at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Deborah Gordon, Nathan Coco at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Jennifer Bailey, Lauren Gow at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Vivian VandenBout, Jennie V. Caven at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Garrett & Jayne Johnston at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Bill Gutknecht & Christine Falgout, Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Ken Newberry, Melissa Juneau at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Rachel & Tom Regan at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Kristina Somerville, Tony Bradfield at the 2019 Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Lauren & Dr. Manish Shah at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Billy McCartney, Wells McGee, Dr. George Gayle, Andy Hull, Matt Pomroy at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

Katie Eisterhold, April McGee, Julie Comiskey, Stacy Johnson at the Children's Memorial Hermann event at McGovern Centennial Gardens. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz)

What: Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital “Meet Us in the Gardens Party”

Where: Hermann Park’s McGovern Centennial Gardens

PC Moment: Focus of the al fresco evening was the children’s hospital’s Neuroscience Center, detailed in discussions on the team’s advanced research, key services and patient stories. The 140 guests had the opportunity to mingle over cocktails and during the seated dinner with pediatric subspecialty physicians affiliated with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Three muskateers for CMHH — Christine Falgout, Melissa Juneau and Rachel Regan — chaired the evening making this the third event the trio of influential moms has helmed for CMHH in seven months.

Swift + Company set the flower-decked stage for the event and provided the catering, which during cocktails included traveling oyster shuckers. The party played out beneath a clear tent strung with Tivoli lights and around a country French decor. Diversions included a champagne wall and rosé cart, a photo-op boxwood wall with the Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital logo spelled out in flowers.

The program included words from hospital CEO Susie Distefano; a video about a pediatric neurotrauma patient, Garrett; and an explanation of the health crisis from his life-saving surgeon Dr. David Sandberg, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Mischer Neuroscience Institute, professor and director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.

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The evening concluded with dancing to the sounds of David Caceres.

PC Seen: Memorial Hermann board chair Deborah Cannon, Jennifer and Scott Allison, Valerie and Tracy Dieterich, Ken Newberry, Kristina Somerville, Roland Garcia, Kristy and Chris Bradshaw, Dr. Matt Greives, Dr. Barbara Stoll, Isabel David, Bill Gutknecht, Tom Regan, Jo Lynn and Gregg Falgout, Lauren and Dr. Manish Shah, Kim and Dan Moody and Christine and Marc Laborde.