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n Monday, May 16th, 2022, Kara and Kris Belew teamed up with Vanessa and Skeeter Miller to host “A Swinging Night with Benson,” a rowdy BBQ and Whiskey-centered party, as part of St. David’s annual “Toast of the Town” fundraising drive. The spirited event featured The County Line’s legendary barbecue, as well as music by Grammyaward-winning Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson, and a sampling of Milam & Greene Whiskey provided by special guest Marsha Milam, creator of the Austin Film Festival and other iconic Austin events.
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Painting Positivity: Doss tables encourage kindness By Alana Moehring Mallard The big side porch at Doss Elementary’s soaring atrium of a cafeteria has picnic tables painted with positive messages these days thanks to Doss parents, students, friends, and family, as well as Murchison and Anderson parents. Lauren Ward spearheaded the first Painting Positivity at Anderson High a few months ago when anti-Semitic messages found their way to overpasses, walls, and walks in Northwest Hills and Anderson High. She corralled hundreds of volunteers to paint positive messages on picnic tables for the students at Anderson. Ward said it was “another incident of a small minority being hateful” that got her aimed at painting picnic tables at Doss Elementary. “There was a lot of pain in the
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In 2006, Jim and Sharon were in Los Angeles for the premiere of Flags of Our Fathers. Jim was the agent for the New York Times best-selling book which was the basis for the movie.
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recently had a nice chat with Sharon Hornfischer at her historic West Austin home. Sharon’s late husband Jim was a colossus in the literary world – nationally and in Austin. Ever since he was a boy growing up in Massachusetts, Jim loved reading and writing. After reading one of his stories, an elementary school teacher said, “I predict you’re going to be a writer,” and fate took its course.
Indeed, Jim grew up to become a towering man, literally and intellectually. At 6’6”, with his wide smile and enthusiastic manner, he dominated a room; and his abilities encompassed many worlds. He is one of the few people to become a New York Times bestselling writer, editor, attorney, and literary agent. He was also a devoted and caring family man. At Colgate University, Jim was executive editor of the school newspaper, The Colgate Maroon, and he co-founded and contributed to a sci-fi magazine, The Mage. After
graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1987 with a double major in International Relations and German, Jim headed to New York City where he became an editor at Harper & Row (later Harper Collins). One serendipitous and snowy day in January 1991, Jim happened to meet a bright young woman named Sharon Simmons, from Texas. It was Sharon’s first visit to New York City, and she was having fun with friends on the Upper West Side when they met by chance, but both knew instantly the interest was mutual. The couple spent
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Jim Hornfischer at an early age, reading a war story.
the next six months getting to know each other via a long-distance Texas-NYC relationship with nightly phone calls and long letters. “That’s where you can really get to know the content of one’s character,” Sharon says. It was a pretty great way for a couple of old-fashioned romantics to discover love for each other and to embark on a life together. In the summer of 1991, Sharon accepted a travel nursing assignment in NYC. She looks back fondly on their courtship in NYC, when she was an emergency room nurse at NYU’s Tisch hospital and Jim was a “baby editor,” working on covert projects like Col. Oliver North’s book, “Under Fire.” He also met and worked on literary projects with greats in their fields such as Nolan Ryan, Ginger Rogers and Erma Bombeck. In 1993, Jim accepted a position as a New York based literary agent with The Literary Group International.
LGI’s founding partner, Frank Weimann, noticed how Austin was attracting many of the most successful writers in the country. To leverage local talent, Weimann designated Jim to open a new branch in Austin. As a young married couple Jim and Sharon blended into the local writing community, where Jim was quickly recognized for his keen eye toward recognizing important stories that needed to be told. After settling in Austin, Jim decided that he wanted to expand his professional life, so he attended graduate school at the University of Texas and earned an MBA. During his course of study, he excelled in a law elective course. Recognizing Jim’s talent, his professor said that perhaps he should consider law as a profession. With that urging, Jim was accepted into UT Law School, finished his degree, and earned his law license. This achievement made sense for the business side of his work as
a literary agent – especially for negotiating contracts. “It was five years of graduate school and law school,” Sharon says with a laugh. Along the way, they had their three children, David, Grace, and Hutch. After Jim finished graduate school, he and Sharon took the leap and founded Hornfischer Literary Management in 2003. Their collaborations with new and established authors led to the publication of many important works. Authors who became friends and clients include George Freidman, R.V. Burgin, Alex Kershaw, James Haley, Mark Updegrove, Will Inboden, James Bradley, Anne Keene, H.W. Brands, Marcus Luttrell, Gov. Rick Perry, Annie Jacobsen, Col. Eileen Collins (the first woman to command a space shuttle), Kevin Robbins, and Ron Powers, along with many others. But how did Jim get his start as an author? Let’s rewind to his days in New York City. While helping other
■ The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour ■ Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR’s Legendary Lost Cruiser and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors ■ Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal ■ Service: A Navy SEAL at War with Marcus Luttrell ■ The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944–1945 ■ The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors: A Graphic Novel Adaptation ■ Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960. (One of Jim’s best friends from his childhood will be doing the voice work on the audiobook version of this book.)
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M AY 2 6 , 2 0 2 2 “I remember visiting Jim in his office shortly after his cancer diagnosis. He was all forward momentum, his grave illness just one more project to be managed, along with his own ongoing work and the books by others he represented as an agent. I was dazzled as always by his efficiency and enthusiasm, and a little intimidated as a fellow writer by the serene command he seemed to have over his subject matter. He was a deeply respected and irreplaceable member of the Austin writing community, someone without the least trace of self-importance who wrote important books.” — Stephen Harrigan “Jim Hornfischer was biggerthan-life. Some of it had to do with his 6’ 6” frame, to be sure, but a lot of it was effervescence of his personality and his sheer enthusiasm. It made him a delight to be around--and to work with. He was a good and trusted friend. I miss him.” — Mark K. Updegrove “The contribution of Jim Hornfischer to the intellectual life of Austin cannot be overstated. As a literary agent he brought the work of Austin authors, among many others, to readers around the country and around the world. As an author himself, a historian specializing in World War II in the Pacific, he brought that crucial moment in history to life in a compelling and insightful way. And he did it all with boundless energy and good cheer.” — H.W. Brands “Our dad, R.V. Burgin, found a friend in Jim. Jim became our dad’s agent for his book Islands of the Damned in 2009. Not only was Jim his agent, but his friend. R.V. Burgin and Jim had a true admiration and respect for each other. Our dad talked about Jim as a man of integrity- showing kindness to all he met and was a true gentleman. Thank you, Jim, for all you did for so many.” — The Burgin Girls
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writers realize their dreams as published authors, Tracy Devine, a fellow editor at Harper & Row, was conversing with Jim about a battle in the Leyte Gulf during World War II. She felt the battle could be the basis for a book and suggested that Jim was the perfect candidate to write the narrative account in full. With Tracy as his editor, he penned The Last Stand of The Tin Can Sailors. This story of US Naval carriers and their “tin can” escorts in 1944 Pacific warfare is riveting. During a two-and-ahalf-hour battle, the Americans beat back an overwhelming force of Japanese battleships and cruisers. Survivors of the conflict endured another two-day ordeal, adrift at sea awaiting rescue. To research and capture this story, Jim traveled to the National Archives and The Nimitz Museum, where he met with aging veterans and obtained primary sources of rare first-hand accounts of the action from October 1944. Sharon says, “Rear Admiral Charles E. Grojean, CEO of the Museum, supported Jim’s work and understood the symbiotic relationship of author, veteran, and museum as a place to nurture these relationships and preserve these accounts for all to treasure.” Upon publication, the book was an instant hit. It won the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature from the Naval Order of the United States, and two television documentaries based on it have been produced. He went on to write and publish three more books on WWII naval history with Tracy at the helm as his editor. All four of these classics have been placed on the Chief of Naval Operations Required Reading List. Sharon and Jim were living a robust and full life
when everything suddenly shifted in January 2020. While driving one day, Jim was shaken up when he realized that he had not seen a car heading towards him from the left. Sadly, a physician soon delivered the news that Jim had brain cancer. Sharon is grateful for the early support of medical experts like Dr. Mark Gilbert, the head of the National Institutes of Health, who helped him secure the best care at M.D. Anderson in Houston. After his cancer diagnosis, Jim didn’t slow down or allow himself to become depressed. He carried on with his professional tasks, editing his clients’ works and making inroads with publishing houses in New York. Shortly before his death in 2021, in one of the most memorable moments of his life, Jim accepted The Navy Distinguished Public Service Award for his magnificent efforts to tell naval history in an engaging, accurate fashion. This award is the highest honor granted to a civilian and Jim accepted it with happiness and tears, surrounded by family, friends, and Navy admirals and officers at the Hornfischer residence. The family is very proud that Jim’s life’s work will be commemorated with a permanent installation at The Nimitz Museum of The Pacific War in Fredericksburg,
where his research and writing archives are also housed. This is a wonderful recognition and way to honor the legacy of what this larger-than-life man accomplished. Published posthumously earlier this month was Jim’s last book: Who Can Hold The Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960. Sharon is keeping the literary agency open and will be traveling back and forth to New York City for meetings and book releases with current and new clients. Recently, she launched Ric Prado’s New York Times bestselling book, Black
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The Hornfischer family at a 2005 writer’s conference in Hawaii – Jim and Sharon with their children -- David, Grace Ann, and Hutch.
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After discovering that the party needed a last-minute change of venue, Ericka and Justin Freels stepped up to the plate, hosting the fun event in their gorgeous home. Despite the change in scenery, the intimate 30-person party was a hit among guests. Upon arrival, guests were treated to drinks, light refreshments, and lively conversations. Many excited guests arrived at the party with copies of Updengrove’s latest book, Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency, in tow. It is a rare party that includes not only delicious food, drinks, and merriment but also the chance to learn from an accomplished historian and author. Before dinner, Hilda Torres,
a recipient of the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship for Central Texas students pursuing health-related careers, which the Toast of the Town parties will go on to fund, gave a moving speech about how the scholarship, and the mentorship that comes with it, have helped her in her pursuit of a career in medicine. Vice President of Community Relations Julian Huerta also shared the exciting news that the Toast of the Town fundraising drive had reached its fundraising goal. After a delicious buffetstyle meal, complete with beef medallions, house-smoked salmon, and tiramisu shooters, Mark Updegrove shared an illuminating account of JFK’s years in the white house.
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Mayfield Park’s Trowel & Error Gardening Symposium Returns By Alana Moehring Mallard After a two-year Covid hiatus, the popular Mayfield Park gardening symposium, Trowel & Error, returned with its plant sale, gardening talks, raffles, tasty snacks, peacocks, and lovely cottage garden walks. Trowel & Error is Mayfield Park’s only fundraising event each year. Wizzie Brown of Texas AgriLife Extension Services offered advice on getting insects and pollinators into gardens, Colleen Jamison talked about her adventures in planting a large median in her neighborhood – calling it “Inspiring the Accidental Gardener,” and Theresa Anderson led the gardening group through ways to amend soil naturally and organically for roses. The symposium is organized by The Mayfield Council, of which Blake Tollett is the leader. Members are Rick Chance, Janice Brown, Tricia Ziegler, Sharon Lamb, Barbara Watt, Shawnee Merriman, and chair emeritus Karen Cannatti. The 2022 sponsors o f Trowel & Error were Austin Parks and Recreation, Frost Bank Tarrytown Branch, West Austin Neighborhood Group, and Friends of the Parks of Austin. And donating to the symposium were Shoal Creek nursery, Wild Birds Unlimited Westlake, and Anderson Coffee. Tollett said past gardening symposiums raised about $5000 for the Council’s renovation and improvement efforts at Mayfield Park, and he’s hopeful for that amount this time. “We get about $15,000 to $20,000 a year in donations,” Tollett said. Recently, donations have helped rebuild the historic rock walls and arched gates surrounding the cottage grounds, and Tollett said the next big job is to restore the historic dove cote and reinforce the rock with steel. Mayfield Park’s cottage and its gardens of ponds and flowerbeds are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Mayfield Park is a designated City of Austin Historic Landmark, and it is managed by Austin Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with the Mayfield Park-Community Project. The Mayfield Cottage dates from 1909 when the property was purchased and cottage restored by Texas Railroad Commission chairman Allison Mayfield as a summer home on the Colorado River.
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Scouts and leaders of Troop 410, Ship 410, Troop 2019, Pack 55 on Scout Sunday
Troop 410 Scout Sunday By Alana Moehring Mallard Troop 410, Sea Scout Ship 410, Troop 2019, and Cub Scout Pack 55 brought reports to the congregation of The Church at Highland Park during worship service on Sunday, April 24. Scouts also led the offertory and Charlie Presnell, Troop 410 chaplain aide, led a congregational prayer of gratitude.
Troop 410 senior patrol leader Henry Snyder reported that members of Troop 410 went to a rugged wilderness camp in New Mexico over the past year, as well as back packing and fishing closer to home. Troop 410 has six new scouts this year and nine scouts received Eagle recognition. “ “Without this church, none of this would be possible,” Henry said to the congregation. Highland
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Park’s charter of Troop 410 began in 1956, and now includes Ship 410 and Troop 2019. Sea Scout Liberty Mitchell reported that the ship is recruiting new sea scouts and scouts spent 14 days at sea, including a high adventure camp and Pirate Day. Dani Aranda, senior patrol leader of Troop 2019, reported that two members had been inducted into the Order of the Arrow. Troop 2019 plans a summer campout at a West Texas ranch. The cub scouts of Pack 55 have been happy to get back outdoors,
Scouts Henry Snyder, Liberty Mitchell, Dani Aranda, Lindy Green, and Charlie Presnell, with leaders Shawn Dube and Troop 410 Chaplain
said the pack’s committee chair Shawn Dube, after these many months of Covid. “In the fall we had our first pack outing since lockdown,” he said, “and the firefighters came over for a talk and demonstration and we had Pinewood Derby races.” Besides getting back to activities, Dube said the cubs are glad to jump back into
community outreach work. “These scouts and cubs are an important part of The Church of Highland Park,” said pastor Cheryl Kimble. “We are proud of these young people and their leaders for what they do for our church, our neighborhood, and our wider world. Scouting is important to us here.”
Scouts Harriet, Makaela, Dani, Gianna, Lindy, Liberty
3503 BONNELL COURT | AUSTIN, TX 78731 www.3503bonnellcourt.com 4 bedrooms | 3 full 1 half bathrooms
This stunning custom home is in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in West Austin. Bonnell Terrace has wide streets, cul-de-sacs, and soaring large oak trees. The back deck faces southeast with a view of the tower, twinkling lights and trade breezes sweeping across the hilltop. This custom home was built by legendary builder Don Reynolds and has beautiful wood beamed cathedral ceilings in the formal living room and graceful archways. Three bedrooms upstairs, including the primary suite, and one bedroom and bathroom on the lower level. The formal living room and family gathering area both open onto a recently updated Ipe deck with room to lounge and dine looking towards downtown. Situated on over a third of an acre with a large two car garage, this is an opportunity to be in the exemplary Casis Elementary school district and in one of the premiere West Austin neighborhoods.
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We are thrilled to feature Patrick and his three sons adopted through Helping Hand Home for Children.
Helping Hand Home for Children Builds a Future of Hope We are overflowing with gratitude at the Helping Hand Home for Children. Every day, we meet children who have suffered unimaginable abuse and neglect and offer a home for healing. Our rigorously trained professional staff provide intense caregiving, therapy, enrichment, and tailored educational opportunities for healing and growth. We provide an extensive network of members, volunteers, and executive staff who seamlessly work together to ensure the needs of our children are being met, in most cases, far exceeding industry benchmarks. We meet generous foster and adopt families where they are by offering contextual, technical and immersive training, and support to assist with the heroic choice to be a forever home for children in need. Today, we are overjoyed to share that we are mid-construction and on track to complete our mission to serve more children and families on their unique forever journeys. Your generous support of the Champions for Children fall luncheon, the spring Crystal Ball, the Building a Future of Hope capital campaign, and gifts throughout the year allow us to expand capacity and improve our healing model. On the following pages, we provide a snapshot of the exciting giving opportunities, generous donors, and mission in action at the Helping Hand Home. Hope Happens Here. ® Julie Ballard, Helping Hand Home Board President 2021-22
Champions for Children Awards Luncheon
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129 years of Hope Since our founding in 1893, Helping Hand Home for Children has changed the lives of thousands of children by providing a nurturing and therapeutic home for those who have suffered unimaginable abuse and neglect. What began as missionary work to save one child over a century ago has transformed into a nationally accredited residential treatment center, charter school, and foster and adoption program, forever altering the lives of thousands of children along the way. Today, Helping Hand Home has more than 100 employees, and thousands of dedicated supporters, volunteers, and members of the Helping Hand Society committed to healing the community’s most vulnerable children. We are proud of the Home’s transformation from an orphanage to a nationally accredited residential treatment center and look forward to another 129 years of protecting the future of our children and helping them achieve happier, healthier lives. Thanks to community support, Helping Hand Home is able to serve over 400 children and family members each year through a continuum of services that includes: THERAPEUTIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT:
HHH provides 24-hour care for children ages 4-13 experiencing emotional and behavioral problems due to the traumatic stress of severe abuse or neglect.
During 2021, children at Helping Hand Home participated in more than 2,863 various enrichment activities and field trips.
FOSTER AND ADOPTION PROGRAM:
The HHH Foster and Adoption Program places approximately 160 children each year in loving homes, recruits and trains foster families, and facilitates and completes adoptions. Helping Hand Home's Foster and Adoption Program serves children from birth to age 21.
EDUCATION AT ON-SITE CHARTER SCHOOL:
Through a partnership with The University of Texas at Austin, Helping Hand Home operates an on-site charter school which caters to the unique educational and behavioral needs of its children in K-6th grade.
During 2021, Helping Hand Home’s UT Charter School offered 21,450 education hours to our children all of whom are healing from the trauma of childhood abuse and neglect. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM:
HHH provides parent training, child transition therapy, and post placement services such as home visits and coaching to guarantee the success of each child’s placement in a permanent loving home.
WENDY’S WONDERFUL KIDS PROGRAM:
Thanks to a continued partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation, Helping Hand Home has two dedicated adoption recruiters who focus exclusively on the hardest to place children in a 30-county area surrounding Central Texas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Julie Ballard, President Brannon Smith, President-elect Lucy Weber, Past President Thresa Nasi, Treasurer Diane Lee, Treasurer-elect Marla Kiger, Secretary Debbie Alsup Julie Baselice Ann Bauer Kimberley Ezell Morgen Hardin Cami Hawkins Mary McDonald Dina Northington Beth Plater Gayle Vickers Erin Whitehead Ted Keyser, Executive Director
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD W. Gaines Bagby The Hon. Glenn Bass Melanie Cazier Melissa Chavez, Ph. D. Robert Crosnoe Yvonne Cullen The Hon. Craig Enoch Jeff Ervin Kent Ferguson Melinda Grace Lesley Guthrie Jocelyn Hornblower Wroe Jackson The Hon. Julie Kocurek Ava Late David Lockett
Christopher C. Merritt Joe Petet John Pitts Virginia Potter Christine Najim Ray Laila Scott Paul Smith Jeremy Smitheal Alexandria Sooch Jim Spencer Mark Thannisch Elisabeth Tynberg Chris Von Dohlen Neel White Ellyn Yacktman Mary Garwood Yancy, Ph.D.
NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS At Helping Hand Home, we give children and families the best in care through a highly educated staff, low child-to-staff ratio and a comprehensive approach to healing. As an organization we are committed to performance and quality improvement, evidenced-based services, and stakeholder involvement. To assure the highest level of accountability towards this commitment, the Home worked toward and achieved national accreditation in 2017, and reaccreditation in 2021 through the Council on Accreditation (COA). COA accreditation means that our organization's programs, services, administration, and management have been rigorously evaluated and meet best practice standards. We are proud to be a part of this community of excellence.
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Helping Hand Home is "Building a Future of Hope" to Serve More Vulnerable Children
Helping Hand Home for Children is pleased to announce that Phase One of our east campus expansion project is almost complete. This project assures that the critical services provided by the Helping Hand Home will be expanded and enhanced. Our children from the Mustangs and Eagles homes recently moved into their “tree house” homes on the east campus. It was an exciting day for the children and the staff. The direct care team worked tirelessly to keep the children on their schedules with as little disruption as possible. When the “Building A Future of Hope” expansion project is complete, together, we will have accomplished the following: • • • •
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Constructed and furnished eight new homes where each child will feel safe and secure in her/his own bedroom (a 41% increase in capacity) Built office space doubling our foster care and adopt program that will support more children on their journey to a stable, loving and permanent home Created a permanent facility for our University of Texas charter school which includes four state-of-the art classrooms Provided a community and learning room that will serve as a permanent home for our foster and adoption training classes, our staff trainings, community meetings, and a special events space for the school, and Modernized and updated our current campus and technology.
Our goal is for our multi-purpose building to be finished in time for the beginning of school in late August. Phase Two of the homes is now underway and should be completed by year-end. If you would like more information about how you can support the East Campus expansion project or if you would like a tour, please reach out to Julie Metzger at jmetzger@helpinghandhome.org.
"The successful capital campaign and completion of phase one are historic milestones in the life of the Home and we are extremely grateful for the generous support from the Austin community. " - Ted Keyser, Executive Director A special thanks goes to Terri and Chris Von Dohlen, our Capital Campaign co-chairs and their entire committee.
CO-CHAIRS
COMMITTEE
Terri and Chris Von Dohlen
Ann Bauer Carol Crowley The Hon. Craig Enoch Morgen Hardin Lesley Pitts Beth Plater
HONORARY CHAIRS Susan & Gary Farmer Jan & Bobby Jenkins Marsha & David Lockett Sara & Dick Rathgeber
Ted Keyser, Executive Director Julie Ballard, President Brannon Smith, President-Elect
VICE CHAIRS Julie Metzger Becky Roche Lucy Weber
"Dedicated professionals and committed volunteers at Helping Hand Home are angels of help, hope and love for children who have been deprived of these essential elements in life. Restoring children holistically is the mission of this wonderful organization. Brighter futures for girls and boys with happy families are the results of this aspirational work. Surely, we should all want to support these miracles which can be very real." - Susan and Gary Farmer, Honorary Chairs
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Champions for Children 2021: An Incredible Success The 22nd Annual Champions for Children awards luncheon presented by Don Hewlett Chevrolet Buick was an incredible success. Gifts received at the event exceeded our full $90K match, and that surprise along with generous support from our sponsors, underwriters and attendees helped us raise more than $750,000 for Helping Hand Home.
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Thank you to our 2021 Sponsors: PRESENTING SPONSOR
EVENT UNDERWRITERS
We are very grateful to our featured speaker, Chris Del Conte who shared his inspiring and deeply moving story about growing up with selfless parents who fostered other children. The Daytripper’s Chet Garner continues to emcee the event with professionalism and poise. Congratulations to our Philanthropic Honoree: Ross Moody and The Moody Foundation for supporting child welfare, education, and health of minority and underserved populations throughout Texas. Our community awardees are recognized for their dedication to improving the lives of children.
Ted Keyser, Erin and David Hewlett
Julie Ballard and The Daytripper's Chet Garner, Champions for Children emcee
MATCHING GIFTS
Helping Hand Home for Children was also proud to honor The University of Texas Vice President and Athletics Director, Chris Del Conte by unveiling a colorful mural in our playground pavilion designed by artist Danielle DaVerona that symbolizes Chris’ father Robert’s commitment to children in foster care. The Del Contes operated a group home for abused and neglected children in New Mexico and served more than 150 children in foster care during that time. Chris’ humbling childhood experience shaped his personal and professional commitments to his family, college athletics, and organizations like Helping Hand Home, which provide nurturing and therapeutic healing to the children in our care. Special thanks to the Ascension Leadership Academy for their commitment and support behind this project.
Champions 2021 Chairs with featured speaker Chris Del Conte
Event chairs Jocelyn Johnson, Melanie Fish with Philanthropic Honoree, Ross Moody
White Construction team
HHH Executive Director, Ted Keyser; HHS President, Julie Ballard; Champions for Children co-chair, Melanie Fish; UT Athletics Director, Chris Del Conte; and Champions for Children co-chairs, Jocelyn Johnson and Greg Meserole, unveil the new mural
Save the Date for The 23rd Annual Champions for Children Awards Luncheon! Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the JW Marriott Austin presented by
Event Chairs: Kerri Ann Chambless, Ginnie Wilcox & Bob Harrell Emcee: The Daytripper's Chet Garner
Radio & TV Personality Bobby Bones 2022 Champions for Children Featured Speaker
Andy Roddick and the Andy Roddick Foundation 2022 Champions for Children Philanthropic Honoree
Scan here to sponsor the 2022 Champions for Children Awards Luncheon
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The Crystal Ball
Major Sponsors Crystal Benefactor
Benefitting The Helping Hand Home for Children
Mr. & Mrs. James Mansour
On Saturday, March 5th, the Helping Hand Home for Children hosted the 79th
Glittering Benefactors
annual The Crystal Ball. Chaired by Kathi Haralson and Tina McCutchin, the day began with a delicious brunch provided by Rosemary’s Catering, a fashion show
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Neil Brydson
Dr. & Mrs. John Klotz Stokes
by Dillard’s and Webber Productions featuring professional models and the crowd
Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Cody Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Alfred Strehli
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Paul Kizer
Midtown Urology Associates
favorite – Helping Hand adoptive families, followed by the presentation of the Ball’s
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Menzies Ivy Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Darrell K. May
first grade Princesses. Jim Spencer emceed the brunch for the 29th year in a row
Medical Arts Internal Medicine, P.A.
The Unblemished Soul
The Porter Co.
Yonge Foundation
and his presence has become synonymous with this family event.
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Scott Slover
Brilliant Benefactors
Guests reconvened that evening for the event’s hallmark black-tie Crystal Ball.
Brooke & Scott Anderson / Bay Hill Design
The Herndon Family Foundation
Abundant floral decorations by Westbank Flower Market covered the tables,
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Edward Armstrong
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Sterling Howry
Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Arriaga
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Thomson Hutcheson
delicate butterfly accents flew across the stage, and 38 debutantes dressed in classic
The Honorable & Mrs. Todd Alan Baxter
Mr. & Mrs. David Douglas Kanne
Mrs. Cameron Michelle Breed
Mr. & Mrs. Milledge McConnico
white gowns and their escorts took the stage. Following the presentation, guests of
Ms. Julie Ermis Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. Brent McCutchin
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lane Brocato & Ms. Michele Read Meadows
Mr. & Mrs. Arturo Monsivais
Sabrina & Jay Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gantt Newton
all ages danced late into the night to the music of Blind Date.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mark Buchanan Jr.
The Crystal Ball raised more than $1.4 million to support therapy, education, and
Retta VanAuken
enrichment activities for children in the residential treatment center and children
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Edward Cedar
and families in the foster/adoption program.
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Allen Chester
Gala Co-Chairs Kathi Haralson Tina McCutchin Committee Elizabeth Adams Debbie Alsup Meredith Bagan Julie Ballard Julie Baselice Suzanne Bell Cynthia Bengston Amy Biegel Stacy Carter Kerri Ann Chambless Heather Chesney Martha Clay Charlane Cox
Laura Craddick Betsy D’Acierno Kim Day Dana DeLorenzo Stacy Dollar Paula Duke Kate Dunnam Frances Eckols Belinda Eckols Suzanne Erickson Tiffany Francis Stacy Garcia Surrenden Gillespie Kelly Goulding Emily Greer Morgen Hardin Missy Harris Erika Herndon
Laura Hotze Melissa Jackson Stephanie Jastrow Marla Kiger Jessica Kizer Martha Mangum Christy Merritt Susie Meserole Sally Metschan Marion More Kristi Moriarty Kristin Nelson Anne Newton Karey Oddo Collin Ohanian Kerianne Oliver Maggie Pickett Elizabeth Pitts
Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Carter Mr. & Mrs. Jason Michael Pardue
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Conger Cardwell
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Brian Perry Mr. & Mrs. John M. Porter
Waterloo Capital
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Benjamin Richards III Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Settle
Mr. & Mrs. David Joseph Cox
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Shepperd
Kacy Dolce, Broker Associate, Kuper Sotheby’s Intl' Realty
2022 Gala Committee
Mr. & Mrs. Cord Shiflet Brannon & Lathrop Smith
Capital Constructors Group /The Dollar Family
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Anthony Szygenda
Mrs. Jena Cissel Ehlinger
Mr. & Mrs. Eric William Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Steven Greenberg Jr.
Beth Plater Lauren Price Jennifer Ramberg Brandy Reimers Reagan Rives Kathryn Ross Lindsey Sartain Brannon Smith Keili Smith Gayla Stuart Amy Sutton Lisa Terrill Theresa Torelli Gayle Vickers Lucy Weber Christy Werner Ginnie Wilcox Rose Betty Williams
Morales Law Office, Attorneys at Law, PLLC
Mr. & Mrs. Roderick Neal Welsh
Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Wheeler Hall
Mr. & Mrs. David Paul Williams
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Haralson
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Lee Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. William Charles Harper
Dazzling Benefactors Alpha Capital Management / The Ballard Family
Mr. & Mrs. Hart Hoover
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Allan Arnold
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ellsworth Lamme
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Belew
Mr. & Mrs. David Clinton Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Berry Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Liverman
Mr. & Mrs. William Hargrove Bowles
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Morrison McDowell
Drs. Denise & Alex Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Louis Wade
Mr. & Mrs. David Paul Butler
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Joseph Meserole
Centex Tickets
Mr. & Mrs. David "Chip" Pipes Mills Jr.
Dr. Suzanne M. Freid & Donald Dean Carper II
Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Nixon
Ms. Lesley Link Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Oddo
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Adam Cusack
Mr. & Mrs. Trey Owen
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon McQueen Easterling
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Buckley Paddock
Covert Cadillac / Brad & Courtney Elliott
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Gordon Siddons
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Taft Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dudley Simmons III
Drs. April & Josh Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stitt
Ms. Virginia Winfield Greenway
Mr. & Dr. Kevin Francis Sweeney
& Mr. James Wilson Greenway
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Andrew Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Edward Hall Jr.
Michelle & Paul Tobias
Mr. & Mrs. Robert John Hempfling Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Dathan Christopher Voelter
Mr. & Mrs. John David Holmes Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Wallace
Sparkling Benefactors
The Shiflet Family
Mary Kate Patrick, Charles Hubbard and Stormy Maebius
Christina & Thomas Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Walter John Matthys
Ms. Paige Arnette Amstutz
Mr. & Mrs. D. Davin McGinnis
Mr. & Mrs. Gabe David Anderson IV
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Thomas Meroney
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ary
Merritt Law / Mr. & Mrs. Christopher C. Merritt
Ms. Kaylea Claire Babel
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Michael Metschan
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Findley
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Joseph Metschan
& the late Mr. Jeff Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Ian Joseph Mooney
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Richard Bessette
Ms. Jennifer Paul Morey & Mr. William
Mr. & Mrs. Burns Lane Bowen
Nelms Morey Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Logan Bray
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Todd Morgan
The PR Boutique
Ms. Kelley Rogers Mucci & Mr. Jeffrey Allen Mucci
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lane Brocato
Mr. & Mrs. James Fletcher Murchison
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Allen Bryant
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gregory Neff
Mr. & Mrs. Holton Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Erik Christopher Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Michael Carlson Ms. Elisabeth Carrell & Dr. Paul Timothy Carrell Mr. & Mrs. Scott Andrew Castelluccio
Mr. & Mrs. Guy Oliver
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Chasen
Mr. & Mrs. Wade T. Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cullen Childress
Ashley Settle, Ella Hicks & Emma Beth Brydson
Matthew, Maria & Mia Tobias
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jay Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Buckley Paddock
Ms. Lizzie Pincoffs & Mr. Stephen Monteith Clarke II
Mr. & Mrs. James Kyle Parks Mr. & Mrs. Richard Robert Parsons Jr
Michelle & Alan Cline
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Patrick
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Mark Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. J. Pieratt
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Plater
Mr. & Mrs. Claiborne Lamar Cowan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Matthew Pohl
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Russell Craddick Jr.
Mrs. Lisa Pomeroy & Mr. Cory Pomeroy
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Jacomini Crosswell Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Andrew Price
Cross Oak Group
Mr. & Mrs. Derek Pulatie
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Daily
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Corey Pullen
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Houston Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Eugene Reimers
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Burton Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Evan Richards II
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Warren Dennis
Burton & Rachael Roberts
Mrs. Greta Goldsby & Mr. Justin Dunlap
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph William Robertson III
Mr. & Mrs. James Todd Engemoen
Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Romano Jr.
Erwin Architects & Attorneys
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Andrew Rosenberg
Mrs. Kendall Bryant Fisk & Mr. R. Carson Fisk
Lolla McNutt Page honoring the William Page & Scott Ryll Families
Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Fitzgerald
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Keith Sappington
Mr. & Mrs. Eric James Freytag
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Taber Schadt
BRF Homes, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. S. Matthew Schocket
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mark Garrison
Mr. & Mrs. Torrey Joseph Schultz
Debra Gillham
Mr. & Mrs. Clint Lee Scott
Brian & Heather Sheffield
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Ryan Grates II
Westlake Endodontics
Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Tuxberry Greenleaf III
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Gilbert Skloss
Dr. & Mrs. Erich Grethel
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Clinton Small Jr
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Joseph Haley
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Christian Stouse
Mr. & Mrs. Rob Hargrove
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Matthew Tarleton
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Michael Heyl Ms. Jennifer Estes Hill & Mr. Garland Riser Hill Dr. & Mrs. John Peter Hudson Jr. Lucy Brocato, Eleanor Hutcheson, Molly Richards, Sophia Stokes and Ava Clark
Mr. & Mrs. John Asher Thompson Jr Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Edward Torelli Mr. & Mrs. John David Tully
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Earl Hunter Julie Ballard, Jennifer, Caroline & Annie Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. John David Oates Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ray Ohls
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Cavazos
2022 Debutantes
Mr. and Mrs. John Daren Nix
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Valdez
Ms. Jennifer Johnson & Mr. Sam Johnson &
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Aaron Voss
Maureen Whelan
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Mathews Wallace
Ted & Leslie Keyser
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Herring Ware
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Kolander
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Robert Wilkin
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Thomas Lackey
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dixon Wilson III
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chase Laguarta
Mr. & Mrs. William Hinson Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Layne
Ms. Lisa Womack
Ms. Julie Harrison Lee & Mr. Noel Vinson Lee
Mr. Jesse Yell Womack III
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Matthews Leggett
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McClure Woodman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric James Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Eric Wright
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Grady Lockwood
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Jacques Young
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Duane Long II
Ms. Ashley Ann Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kingsland Maebius Mr. & Mrs. Chester Lawrence “Matt” Matthews
Shimmering Benefactors David & Pam Ferguson The Szygenda Family
The Yonge Family
Beth & Tom Granger Mr. & Mrs. William Christopher Petri
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The Arriaga Family
Michael & Lainey Trotter
The Dollar Family
The Kessler Family
Morgan Ehlinger & Drew Beathard
Amelia & Shannon Strehli
Gala Co-Chairs Tina McCutchin & Kathi Haralson
Madison Mansour & cousin Bo Mansour
The Routes, HHH Foster / Adopt Family
The Lee Family
First Grade Princesses
The Liverman Family
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The Meserole Family
Ella Johnson, Owen deYoung, Page Johnson, Hank Brown
Brynley, Grace & Heather May
Elizabeth Slover & Lock Durrett
Ava Kizer and James Cline
The Winterers, HHH Foster / Adopt Family
Christine Kanne & Annabelle Heyl
Margaret Newton & Will Gilham
Tina & Brent McCutchin
The Kizer Family
Princesses Mary Harper & Mica Dow
Betsy Taylor & Drew Morgan
The Brydson Family
The Hicks Family
The Haralson Family
2022 Debutantes and Escorts
2022 Helping Hands
Crystal Ball Photos by Jetter Photography