Party Watch
Four doctors, one museum and one mega philanthropist make for record evening
What: The Health Museum "Hearts of Gold Gala."
Where: Hotel ZaZa.
The 411: Margaret Alkek Williams was honored on the evening that saw 400 guests raise a record $386,500 for the museum. Taking bows for their work as chairs was a quartet of doctors from the Texas Medical Center — Dr. Marc Boom, Dr. Julie Boom, Dr. Paul Klotman and Dr. Mary Klotman. Even the honorary chair duo — Gina and Dr. Devinder Bhatia — has medicine in its blood.
"Funds raised by the gala," noted museum president and CEO Melanie Johnson, "will help to transform The Health Museum into a state of the art 21st century learning space."
Who: Emcee Rachel McNeill, Dr. Wayne Franklin, Dominique Sachse, Nick Florescu, Harriet and Truett Latimer, Susan and Ward Pennebaker, Cheri and Joe Strelecki, Sally and Dr. Charles Neblett, Margaret and Dr. Tim Palzkill and Sue Trammell Whitfield and Dr. Ralph Berkeley.