Whole Foods CEO Speaks at Blue Cure Foundation Benefit Dinner
By Matthew Ramirez //
Photography Roswitha Vogler
What: Blue Cure Foundation Benefit Dinner.
Where: Omni Houston Hotel.
Who: Chairs A.J. Gracely and Dee Dee and Wallis Marsh; honorary chairs Carolyn Farb and Houston Texan Chris Myers; honoree and speaker John Mackey, co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods; Wezy and Bobby Dees, Siobhan Gracely, Chita Johnson, Lane Craft, Debbie and Roger Clemens, Olivia and Ed Persia, Gabe Canales, Elizabeth Howard, and Rita and Wade Smith.
PC Moment: The annual dinner honored Whole Foods head honcho Mackey, who spoke about the importance of a healthy diet and the crises of obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart and autoimmune diseases. Swinging to the sounds of Moodafaruka, supporters bid heavily in the silent auction, benefitting the organization that funds prostate cancer research and advocates for preventative dietary and lifestyle habits.
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