Guests raised
more than $373,000 to support the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at
the Northeast Texas - Fort Worth Chapter's 65 Roses Wine and Food
Extravaganza.
More than $373,000 was raised to support the mission
of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation when 600 guests gathered for the Northeast
Texas - Fort Worth Chapter's 65 Roses Wine and Food
Extravaganza.
Held at the River Ranch Fort Worth Stockyards, the
event showcased decadent cuisine prepared by some of the premier chefs in
northeast Texas.
In addition to fabulous food, guests enjoyed fine wines
and signature cocktails while bidding on luxury auction items. A one-week stay
for two couples in Aspen, Colo., with passes to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor
Day Festival sold for $19,500. A celebrity chef experience for five couples at
the Greystone Sporting Club sold for $40,000.
From the
Heart
The evening was capped off with an inspiring speech given
by Katherine and Jeff Proctor, whose story would not be possible without
advances in CF research and care made by the CF Foundation.
Jeff, who has
CF, spoke from the heart as he told guests about his recent liver transplant and
about his daughter, Adelaide, born earlier this year.
"We are so thankful
for the volunteers and chairs that make this event so successful year after
year,” Jeff said. “Events like this, which fuel the work of the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, are the reason I am here and the reason that I am blessed to have a
wife and a beautiful daughter.”
The Northeast Texas Chapter - Fort Worth
Office would like to thank event volunteers:
- Lead
chef Michael Thomson
- Honorary chairs Katherine and Jeff Proctor
- Jamie and Hap Baggett
- Kaydee and Bill Bailey
- Amy and Byron
Biggs
- Susan and Mark Brown
- Teresa and Smith Brownlie
- Lezlie and Dalton Cobb
- Jenny and Steve Davis
- Robin
Froeschke
- Suzanne Frossard
- Kelly and Paul Greenwell
- Lee and JJ Henry
- Laine Hetzler
- Venessa and Robert
Howard
- Lucy and Eric Hyden
- Marcee and Grant James
- DeAnn and Kevin Jones
- Joan and Howard Katz
- Courtney
Kennebeck
- Julie and Scott Kleberg
- Pam and Jim Krick
- Stacie and David McDavid
- Iris and Ardon Moore
- Julie
Mudry
- Elisabeth and Rob Myers
- Matt Radler
- Kelley and
Bill Royer
- Jolene and Drex Rutledge
- Carol Behringer and Bob
Shaw
- Maggie and Raj Shori
- Diane Stow
- Amy Yudisky and
Sam Tallis
- Caroline Thomas
- Renee and Howard Walsh
- Martha and J.R. Williams
- Jamie and Andy Zacharias
- Nicole
and John Zimmerman