About the Event
The Leave a Legacy Dinner allows The Magdalen House to provide alcoholic women the opportunity to obtain long-term sobriety and a renewed quality of life, at any stage of her recovery. This annual fundraiser is an evening consisting of inspiration, women’s empowerment, and agency awareness while striving to reduce the stigma on alcoholism by educating the Dallas community on a solution to permanent recovery. Previous speakers include Elizabeth Vargas, award-winning news anchor and correspondent, and Sarah Hepola, author of the New York Times bestseller Blackout.
Keynote Speaker: Mrs. Laura Bush
Mrs. Laura Bush is an advocate for women’s rights and a leading voice for promoting human rights across the globe. She has dedicated herself to advancing education and promoting the well-being of women and families worldwide. Today, Mrs. Bush serves as the Chair for the Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative, guiding the Institute’s programs to advance economic opportunity, good health and human freedom for women and girls around the world.
Mrs. Bush is the author of the bestselling memoir Spoken from the Heart and bestselling children’s book Our Great Big Backyard. She serves on many boards, including the National Advisory Board for the Salvation Army, the Council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Board of Trustees for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the SMU Board of Trustees.
Awards
The Paul Tate Advocate Award
The Paul Tate Advocate Award recognizes individuals who zealously advance awareness of The Magdalen House in the greater Dallas community. For over 20 years, Mr. Paul Tate has played an integral role in building The Magdalen House’s thriving community of recovered women and their families – one woman at a time. Mr. Tate has referred hundreds of women and families to our agency in hopes that they can find hope in recovery while promoting philanthropic efforts to keep the doors of The House open.
This year, The Magdalen House is honored to present the Paul Tate Advocate Award to Nancy and Jack Zogg. Nancy and Jack are longtime supporters of The Magdalen House. Together, they have helped to transform the lives of alcoholic women and their families, while actively striving to reduce stigma through educating the greater Dallas community on the disease of alcoholism and a solution to permanent recovery.
The Honorary Award
The Honorary Award recognizes organizations or individuals that have had a significant impact on the growth of The Magdalen House.
This year, The Honorary Award will be awarded to The David M. Crowley Foundation. Delia Johnson and Board Members of the Foundation visited The Magdalen House in early 2017 for a site tour that inspired an immediate passion for our mission after seeing first-hand the lives we’ve changed through our services. Since that day, The David M. Crowley Foundation has generously given time and financial influence in the hopes of providing life-saving services to more alcoholic women.
Thank you again to all of our generous event sponsors, chairs, and committees!
Event Committee Chairs
Kathi and Scott Shuford
Event Chairs
Adriane Crosland, Caroline Smith, and Lauren Laughry
Event Co-Chairs
Lucinda and Barry Buford
Underwriting Chair
Cindy and Lance McIlhenny
Solicitations Chair
JoAnne and Eddy Moore
Solicitations Chair
Nancy and Steve Gottsacker
Solicitations Chair
Sara Fay and Merrick Egan,
Allie and Brucker Stensrud
Decorations Chairs
Michelle Hope
Catering Chair
Susie and Mike Barnett, Lisa and Sanders Thompson,
Felice and Dow Crocker
Favor Chairs
Beth and Mark Hansen
Volunteers Chair
Kathleen and Rocky Powell
Merchandising Chair
Host Committee
Abbey and Bater Bates
Anne and Jeremy Besser
Molly and Jimmy Bonner
Suzanne and Ken Brown
Mary Clayton and Russell Crow
Kay Colbert and Carlos Barroso
Louise Hallam Collins
Mary Clare Crocker
Adriane and Andy Crosland
Courtney and Doug Denby
Mary Lou and Brian Derksen
Sloan and David Dix
Kate and John Dorff
Kim and Jack Eimer
Patti and Jimmy Elliott
Alice and Curt Farmer
Megan and Jonathan Filgo
Mary Clare Finney
Kristie and Mike George
Becky and Joe Gould
Alyson Griffith
Carmen and Michael Gross
Shelby and Grant Guest
Julie and Brian Hall
James Hallam
Rebecca and Riley Harvill
Cindy and Chris Hines
Julie and Kregg Jodie
Jenny and Brant Landry
Lauren and Josh Laughry
Lynn Mahurin
Laura and Tom McElroy
Tonya and Charlie McKinney
Kate Miner Moebel and Patrick Moebel
Lacy Montgomery
Nancy T. and Dr. Jim Montgomery
Tessa and Bob Mosteller
Denise and Ray Nixon
Gwen and Doug Parker
Maria and Brandon Pope
Amy and Jeff Rea
Kristy Hoglund Robinson
Sandy Schwan
Kathy and William Shuford
Shay and Jack Sides
Caroline and Crawford Smith
Dina Steele
Vicki and Bruce Stensrud
Erin and Paul V. Tate
Lee Ann and Steve Van Amburgh
Nancy and Jack Zogg
