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HOUSTON,
TEXAS, May
2, 2011 –
The
Center’s, 10th
Annual
Luncheon was
held on
April 26,
2011 at the
River Oaks
Country
Club. The
luncheon was
a smashing
success
raising over
$160,000.
The preppy
luncheon was
chaired by
Candace
Dickerson,
Stef Levy,
and Christy
Rowland.
Guests were
decked out
in preppy
attire such
as Lilly
Pulitzer
dresses,
traditional
argyle
sweaters,
and it
wouldn’t be
complete
without the
classic
pastel
layered polo
golf shirts
with collars
popped!
Lisa
Birnbach,
author of
The
Official
Preppy
Handbook and True
Prep,
was this
year’s
featured
speaker
whose
tongue-and-cheek
retrospective
of what was
considered
preppy 30
years ago
and how it
has evolved
into a world
of where
social media
dominates
daily life.
Preppy’s
spotted in
the crowd
were: David
Baldwin,
Ginny and
Ron Nixon,
Elizabeth
DeLuca, Jay
Levy, Tana
Wood, Mindy
Hildebrand,
Jennifer
Ducote,
Paula Paine,
Debra
Collins,
Perry Ann
Reed, Craig
Dickerson,
Wendy Fatjo,
and Julie
Oliver.
For more
information,
please
contact The
Center at
713.525.8484.
The Center,
a private
not-for-profit
agency,
provides
residential,
vocational,
and day
services
that promote
individual
choice,
personal
growth, and
independence
for persons
with
developmental
disabilities.
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