Dallas Gala Pulls in a Jaw-Dropping $4.7 Million, Shattering Records: The Ultimate Heartwarming Night’s Driven By Celebrity Chefs
BY Mary Spencer // 05.09.18Charlie Bolton, Pam Bolton, Matthew Swalley, Stephany Swalley
What: 2018 Côtes du Coeur
Where: Omni Dallas Hotel
PC Moment: Records were broken this year at the immensely successful, sold-out Côtes du Coeur event in Dallas. And then some. The festivities raised a whopping $4.7 million: $860,000 from the auctions, $2.8 million from sponsorships and an Open Your Heart Campaign that garnered $1.1 million
The black-tie evening of wining and dining attracted an enviable group of fine wine connoisseurs, celebrity chefs and Dallas foodies. The gala is the largest fundraising event for the American Heart Association in the nation, with all of proceeds going to heart-health research and educational programming.
Dressed to the nines and enjoying decadent dishes by renowned chefs like Richard Chamberlain, Kent Rathbun, Dean Fearing and many others, attendees enjoyed a live auction as well as a silent auction of more than 2,000 wines.
Now, that’s a heartwarming night.
Who: Terri Gallagher, Keli Jenkins, Greyson Gallagher, Tim Gallagher, Mike Jenkins, Richard Chamberlain, Jim Severson and Kent Rathbun, Shawn The Matrix Marion, Tyler Clutts, Darren Woodson, Tyler Clutts, Billie Bedsole, Mark Johnson, Rich and Kitty Valenstien, Laura and Eric Hutto, Katherine and Key Coker, Kate Rose Marquez, Kim Hext, Mark Parker, Nancy Gopez, Kim Lewis-Gleason, Kate and Eric Sudol, Jeff Cameron, Dean Fearing, Abraham Salum, Christopher and Stacie Martin, Charlie Bolton, Pam Bolton, Matthew Swalley and Stephany Swalley.