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    Mayor Parker and spouse engage luncheon crowd with their personal story of adoption

    Shelby Hodge
    May 19, 2015 | 12:02 pm

    What: Spaulding for Children inaugural "Home Is Where the Heart Is" luncheon.

    Where: Houston Country Club.

    The 411: Who better to address the adoption and foster care agency's fundraiser than Mayor Annise Parker and Kathy Hubbard, who talked about adopting two young girls. KPRC Channel 2 meteorologist Frank Billingsley served as emcee and revealed that he was adopted in his home state of Alabama.

    Linwood Olson and her daughter, Kristen Olson Lyons, chaired the event that drew a crowd of 250 and raised $75,000 for the agency that helps abused and neglected children find loving adoptive homes.

    Who: John Olson, Joe Lyons, Brooke Bentley Gunst, Lisa Laux Kalavar, Ruthie Johnson Miller, John Montgomery, Liz Anders, Nellie Connally, Anne Chao, Harris Fontaine, Nancy Fontaine, Suzann Richardson, Will Richardson, Sandy Leffler and Susie Dilg.

    John Olson, from left, Mayor Annise Parker, Kathy Hubbard and Linwood Olson.

    Houston, Spaulding for Children Luncheon, May 2015, John Olson, Mayor Annise Parker, Kathy Hubbard, Linwood Olson
    Photo by Jenny Antill
    John Olson, from left, Mayor Annise Parker, Kathy Hubbard and Linwood Olson.
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    Car-obsessed Houston women gather for a chic Galentine’s lunch

    Joel Luks
    Mar 6, 2026 | 10:45 am
    Heels and Horsepower Galentine's luncheon 2026
    Photo by Alexandro Olivares
    Tammie Johnson, Faith Majors, and Jacquie Baly.

    What: Heels and Horsepower Galentine’s Luncheon

    Where: The Cactus Room at Park House Houston

    The Scoop: If Valentine’s season is usually about roses and romance, this Galentine’s gathering traded Cupid for high-octane flair. The Heels and Horsepower Galentine’s Luncheon rolled into the Cactus Room at Park House Houston marking the stylish kickoff to the club’s 2026 season.

    Twenty-six members gathered around a long, elegantly dressed table for a chance to reconnect after the holidays, welcome new additions to the group, and celebrate the friendships forged at the club.

    True to the Galentine’s theme, the dress code leaned festive. The women arrived fashionably clad in striking shades of red and pink, turning the luncheon into a display of personal style. The club’s members are an accomplished mix of professionals, entrepreneurs, authors, philanthropists, and community leaders.

    The horsepower theme made its stylish presence known as several members showed up with head-turning automobiles, including Brigitte Kalai with a Rolls-Royce Ghost, Ashley Tse with a McLaren Artura, Hoda Sana with a Lamborghini Urus SE, Adriana Diesen with a Porsche 911 GT3, and Jacquie Baly with a Maserati GranTurismo.


    Heels and Horsepower Galentine's luncheon 2026

    Photo by Alexandro Olivares

    Tammie Johnson, Faith Majors, and Jacquie Baly.

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