Shelby's Social Diary

Decades of serving the homeless and runaway kids celebrated in black-tie Covenant House gala

By Shelby Hodge

03.27.13 | 4:42 pm

With more than 630 supporters pouring into the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel ballroom, Covenant House Texas celebrated its 30th anniversary with a black-tie evening that generated more than $9 ...

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Grammy winner flies in to give a tribute to his sister at Hotel ZaZa for Multiple Sclerosis Society

By Shelby Hodge

02.21.13 | 4:22 pm

The energy in the Hotel ZaZa ballroom was exceptional for a charity fundraising luncheon as more than 400 supporters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society poured in to raise funds fo ...

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Texas arts pioneer honored with a Texas A&M monograph and a special retrospective

By Shelby Hodge

01.25.13 | 1:34 pm

An art-minded flock fawned over the artful treasures in the John Staub-designed home of Carolyn Farb recently, when she hosted a gathering in support of a Dorothy Hood monograph to be published by ...

The League of Extraordinary Brewers' "Warlocks Games & Beer Retro Game Night"

01.12.13

The Brewery Incubator, a craft brewing concept by the Kitchen Incubator, continues to host a series of events promoting its Kickstarter Campaign by giving away delicious beers all created in h

Cancer Awareness

Movember moment, part II: Cancer diagnosis fuels innovative fundraising ideas

By Jonathan Rienstra

11.25.12 | 9:30 am

Editor’s note: Jonathan Rienstra met Neil Gustafson when they were freshmen at the University of Texas at Austin. When Neil was a junior, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent ...

Cancer Awareness

Movember moment: Diagnosed with testicular cancer, Houston man embarks on fight of his life

By Jonathan Rienstra

11.24.12 | 8:33 am

Editor’s note: Jonathan Rienstra met Neil Gustafson when they were freshmen at the University of Texas at Austin. When Neil was a junior, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent ...

Easter Seals Greater Houston YUPES Holiday Soiree & Toy Drive

11.29.12

Enjoy tasty light bites and happy hour drink specials in good company while supporting a great cause. The event hosts a Toy Drive at the mixer, which benefits Easter Seals Greater Houston's nee

Jeopardized funding

Raise the Ribbon: Komen Houston pushes for $1 million in donations to make up for Race shortfall

By Whitney Radley

11.09.12 | 1:21 pm

When the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided in February to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, it put that organization's ability to provide breast cancer screening programs for women in jeop ...

Crowdsourcing suits

Influencers rev up Power2give.org to support Houston nonprofit arts at high-energy launch party

By Joel Luks

11.09.12 | 10:00 am

If a little can go a long way, the tenet behind crowdsource campaigns, then the enterprising influencers who are revving up Houston's Arts Alliance's Power2give.org online fundraising platf ...

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The ultimate homecoming: Back to College bash brings Texas A&M & UT together, raises $660,000

By Shelby Hodge

10.04.12 | 10:53 am

With college banners hanging from the rafters of The Corinthian, it was something like a massive homecoming party. Indeed, with guests dressed in their college colors, the fundraiser for YES Prep P ...