AWARE AFFAIR Celebrate
the Moments
Fighting Alzheimer’s Since 1989
Event Title: AWARE
Affair Celebrate
the Moments – Fighting Alzheimer’s Since 1989
Date: Saturday,
April 8, 2017
Location:
Hilton Anatole – Stemmons Ballroom
2201
North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas,
TX 75207
Time: 6:00
p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Who: Angela
Fontana and Andre Szuwalski; Penny Reid and Thomas
Nolan,
Chairs,
AWARE Affair.
Venise
Stuart, President, AWARE
Honorees: Pam
and Dan Busbee, Myrna and Bob Schlegel and the Myrna D.
Schlegel/AWARE Scholarship Fund.
Honorary Chairmen: Amy
and Greg Osler
Emcee: Ron
Corning, WFAA Channel 8 News Anchor
Attire: Cocktail
Attire
Event Details: The
event begins with a cocktail reception and silent
auction. A three-course dinner is served in the ballroom
and guests enjoy presentations, a spirited live auction,
dancing to the Georgia Bridgwater Orchestra with music
spanning the decades and a fabulous dance troupe to take
us back in time. A fabulous and fun evening!
Underwriting and Sponsorships: Individual
tickets are $250, limited availability or $500 for a
Patron Ticket. Sponsorships
begin at $2,500. For
sponsorships email Sharon Walker at therwalks@sbcglobal.net or
phone 214.369.2459. For tickets and more information
please visit the website http://www.awaredallas.org
Beneficiaries:
· Center
for BrainHealth: Support
for research aimed at slowing the rate of cognitive
decline in patients with Early Mild Cognitive
Impairment;
· Juliette
Fowler Homes, Inc.: Support
for an expansion in the Art Therapy Program for
residents who live with various stages of Alzheimer's
and related dementias;
· NorthPark
Presbyterian Church: Support
for the Casa de Vida program offering affordable respite
care for caregivers of individuals diagnosed with
beginning-to-middle stage dementia being cared for at
home;
· Presbyterian
Communities and Services Foundation: Support
for the Grace Caring Fund which provides a safety net
for Alzheimer's and dementia residents experiencing
financial hardship ensuring that they can continue
living at Grace;
· The
Senior Source: Support
for Senior Companions (volunteers) to provide
independent living services to adults with Alzheimer's
disease and related dementias;
· Texas
Winds Musical Outreach: Support
for Musical Therapy Concerts for Seniors in Priority
Facilities;
· University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:
Support for the Clinical Neurology Fellowship Program.
Media Sponsors: PaperCity,
The Park Cities News/The Waters Family, MySweetCharity,
Downtown Business News.
About AWARE: The
Dallas Foundation is the fiscal sponsor of AWARE, a
component fund of The Dallas Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
publicly supported charity. In partnership with the
Foundation, AWARE conducts an annual grant application
review process resulting in the selection of the most
exemplary nonprofit organizations working on the front
lines in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease in Dallas
and the North Texas region. AWARE provides funding and
support to these outstanding groups that offer services,
programs, education, and resources to those suffering
from Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers,
and to organizations doing valuable research to find a
prevention and cure.
Since
its founding in 1989, AWARE has donated over $12,500,000
towards this cause.