"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has."
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David Donnelly and Carolyn Farb |
Joanne King Herring, Sam Gainer, Carolyn, David Donnelly |
Modern Luxury, Houston |
Houston Business Journal |
002 Magazine |
| It was a moving night when the Holocaust Museum hosted a private preview event for its exhibit, Darfur: Photojournalists Respond, which remains
on display through Aug. 17. The collection, underwritten by Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, is comprised of 30 pictures from photographers who participated in the book Darfur:
Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan.
Honorees Carolyn Farb and Joanne King Herring made the scene. |
Gainer Donnelly & Desroches LLP, primary underwriter of the Holocaust Museum Houston's latest exhibit Darfur: Photojournalists Respond hosted a private preview of the exhibit at which it also recognized UNICEF and its ambassadors, Joanne King Herring and Carolyn Farb, for their efforts on behalf of children in the Darfur region. |
For the first time ever, the Holocaust Museum opened its doors for a private sneak preview of the Darfur: Photojournalists Respond exhibit. Primary underwriters Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches invited loyal clients and friends of the firm to recognizer the Holocaust Museum and UNICEF in their efforts to provide aid and raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur. |
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| Down in Houston Lana Marks launched the first ever American exhibition of Lana Marks' Jeweled Red Carpet Cleopatra Clutch which has been worn to every Academy Awards since 2004 by the likes of Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron.
This collection of unique handbags is valued at a million dollars. The event which benefited the lifesaving programs of UNICEF was chaired by Dr. Carolyn Farb and Donna Speer.
Nidhika and Pershant Mehta opened their gorgeous memorial home for the luncheon and fashion show.
Among the guests attending were: Donna and John Speer, Joanne King Herring, Stephanie Cockrell, Leela Krishnamurthi, Anna and Thomas Au, Kimberly DeLape, and Betty and John Hrncir.
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Proud Alumni
Who: Marvin Nathan and Carolyn Farb
Where & What: At the Hyatt Regency Downtown, where they were honored at the University of Houston's Houston Alumni Organization awards dinner
Misc.: Nathan received a Distinguished Alumni Award as did Dorothy Caram, Col. Barrye L. Price and Christopher Theofanidis. Farb received the Chair's Award. Distinguished Service Awards went to UH grads Willie Burns, David Doll and Chris Mims. Alton "Red" Veselka was named Outstanding Volunteer.
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Fendi's Texas Turn
Flore and Farb woo Houston's finest Friday, March 09, 2007
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Gianluca Flore and Carolyn Farb
© Kim Coffman |
(HOUSTON) Fendi made its first foray into the city of Houston Wednesday with company president Gianluca Flore and Carolyn Farb hosting an intimate luncheon at Barbara Smith’s chic Alden Hotel for the city’s most stylish and philanthropically minded ladies. Ninety women bought tickets to attend the affair, which benefited UNICEF and featured a specially curated Fendi trunk show of runway fashions, rare bags, and accessories not sold in the U.S. outside of New York and Los Angeles, as well as a spring/summer fashion show.
Fendi transformed the venue into a Roman garden, substituting statues with product displays of its covetable merchandise. Over a lavish, Ryan Pera-prepared meal of chilled asparagus vinaigrette, lump crab, curried chicken salad, and lemon ice box pie, Flore noted that while Fendi’s presence in the city has trailed behind its counterparts, many of whom have debuted flagships here in recent years, that’s all about to change. “Wednesday’s luncheon marked the beginning of Fendi’s new relationship with the hospitable city of Houston,” he said. “Our renovated 2,100-sq.-ft. Peter Marino-designed Galleria store, which will reopen this summer, will finally accommodate the entire Fendi collection. I arrived in Houston a Roman, but after the luncheon, I left a Texan.”
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 Carolyn Farb personifies the perfect volunteer and the true meaning of a philanthropist. Her life exemplifies public service and is an example of the power of one individual's commitment to a cause. In 1983, Carolyn received international recognition when she raised the first million dollars in a single evening for the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research. Carolyn was most recently honored with the President's Volunteer Service Award and named the first Cadillac Texas Legend by the Houston Chronicle and KHOU-TV. For the last twenty years, she has dedicated her talent, creativity and wisdom to chair several campaigns for UNICEF raising $15 million dollars benefiting the children of the world and the AIDS pandemic. She has authored two books: "How to Raise Millions, Helping Others, Having a Ball" and "The Fine Art of Fundraising," which are available on Amazon.com. Carolyn wanted to congratulate the Houston Dynamo from The Vale-Asche Foundation Playground which opened December, 2006 in Memorial Park. This first of its kind "inclusive playground" will offer all of Houston's children equal play opportunities regardless of their abilities.
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Diane Von Furstenburg,
Neiman Marcus's Bob Devlin,
and Carolyn Farb
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Carolyn Farb chaired the second annual gala helping raise $500,000 for UNICEF programs that provide care and support for orphans made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. Grammy songstress Michelle Williams provided the entrertainment along with award-winning composer Richard Sherman.
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