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Fall 2020

Virtual KidneyTexas Runway Report, September 22

Left to right: Mary Miller, Sue Goodnight Award Recipient; Sharon Ballew, Luncheon Chairman; Lorraine Meenan, Sue Goodnight Award recipient and Jolie Humphrey, Honorary Chair.

Celebrating its 21st Year! KidneyTexas, Inc. The Runway Report 2020 Luncheon and Fashion Show - Our Sole Mission: Transformations. It will be held virtually on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. The Luncheon delivery begins at 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Kidney Texas show starts at 11:00. It will be streamed in the privacy of your own home or business. Make it a party!

Our event chair is Sharon Ballew. The Honorary Chair is Jolie Humphrey. The Emcee is Scott Murray, Murray Media. The Sue Goodnight Service Award recipients are Lorraine Meenan and Mary Miller. TOOTSIES is the Fashion Sponsor. Fashions from TOOTSIES will be featured in the runway presentation produced by Jan Strimple. In the preamble to the fashion show, supporters who have donated or received a kidney or who have made a large financial commitment to others living with or impacted by the disease share their personal stories.

The KidneyTexas Show is all new! Get those smart TVs ready. Host a watching party in your home or business! Table hosts at $5,000 and above will have champagne, table centerpieces and lunch delivered to their home or business for their guests and a photographer will drop by to capture photos of the fun.

The KidneyTexas Show will have a wonderful fashion presentation show by TOOTSIES and produced by the renowned Jan Strimple Productions. There will be special awards presented by Scott Murray, emcee, as well as a few surprise segments guests will enjoy and find informative.

Individual tickets begin at $350 and include lunch delivered to a home/business. Tickets are also at $500 and $1,000 with different benefits. Underwriting begins at $3,500 (Table of 4); $5,000 (Table of 6). Tables of 8 for $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000. All with varying benefits depending on the underwriting level, including champagne, custom lunches, centerpieces, private photography, private TOOTSIES shopping experience and more. Visit the web site at http://www.kidneytexas.org, email kidneytexas@sbcglobal.net or call 214-891-0896.

President’s Message

Newsletter Editor Sandy Secor, jwsecor@sbcglobal.net, 214-914-1638

Dear KidneyTexas Members,

It has been a very difficult year not being able to meet in person and social distance. Covid-19 has changed the face of fundraising and altered our ability to be together in person. Board meetings have been Zoom meetings and now our luncheon will be held virtually.

Each fall KidneyTexas, Inc. hosts its Luncheon and Fashion Show in an effort to raise money for designated beneficiaries and awareness for a disease that affects

millions of people each year. Our virtual luncheon on September 22 will be viewed remotely.

I would like to thank Sharon Ballew, Luncheon Chair for all of her incredible hard work. She and Sharon Adams, Jan Strimple and Nerissa von Helpenstill have come up with an incredibly innovative luncheon. Sharon and Mari Epperson have created novel and unique raffle items! Emilynn Wilson has worked very hard on underwriting and done a fabulous job. I am so proud of our KidneyTexas Board for voting to support Sharon and continue this event albeit virtually. Thank you for supporting our Runway Report luncheon. It is very important that you make your donations and purchase your luncheon tickets by Monday, September 7. That allows us time to print the programs and plan the logistics of meal delivery. This is certainly a unique year.

Debilitating kidney diseases impact approximately 20 million people in the United States today. Groups at high risk include African Americans, Hispanics, senior citizens and people with diabetes. In Texas, there are over 30,000 people on dialysis and 4,000 on a transplant list.

Since 1999, the dedicated volunteers of KidneyTexas, Inc. have worked in tandem with our generous underwriters to raise over $3.7 million for local efforts to improve the ability to diagnose and manage kidney disease. We are essential to the fight against kidney disease. The funds we raise benefit local hospital and research institutions in their vital work. Over the last few years we have provided funding for medical research in kidney disease; dialysis machines; provided two VGO Robots in an East Texas satellite clinic of the Methodist Dallas Transplant Institute for patients to be able to visit with their physician. We have helped provide essential psychosocial support through the Child Life Program for patients being treated for renal and kidney diseases, as well as their parents and siblings.

In past years we have provided funding for Twice Blessed House, offering patients and their caregivers temporary and affordable housing during the entire transplant process at Baylor Hospital. We have provided funding to Parkland Hospital for the KidneyTexas kidney dialysis unit. Annually we fund 80 – 100 children for a week Camp Reynal, a camp for children suffering kidney disease that provides the camp experience at Camp John Marc. At Camp Reynal they can attend camp like other children and still receive dialysis and medical care.

Sandy SecorPresident

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DATES TO REMEMBER September 22 Virtual Luncheon

December 8 Check Presentation / The Aldredge House / 5500 Swiss Avenue 4 pm - 6 pm

KidneyTexas Luncheon 2019

1. AB Aston and Melissa Lewis.2. Everson Walls, Inaugural Everson Walls Legacy Award recipient and Emcee Scott Murray. 3. Nerissa Von Helpenstill, TOOTSIES and Venise Stuart. 4. Lynn Townsend Dealey, Community Award recipient, Sally Blanton and Andrea Alcorn. 5. Honorary chairs Renée Winter and Suzette Derrick. 6. Sandy Secor, President, KidneyTexas, Inc.; Patricia Cowlishaw, Sue Goodnight Service Award; Mari Epperson, Luncheon Chair. 7. Nancy Greenbach, Barbra Brice. 8. Joanna Tollenaere White, Lynn Robertson, Lauryn Gayle White, Holly Riefe. 9. Drew Pearson.

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1. Sue Goodnight and Natalie Taylor. 2. Emcee Scott Murray, Mari Epperson, Luncheon Chair, Former Dallas Cowboys: Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Doug Donley, Drew Pearson, Shreill Walls, Timmy Newsome, Adriane Springs, Everson Walls. 3. ALICE + OLIVIA Multi Butterfly Maxi Dress. 4. Catherine Wilmer. 5. Christopher Jimenez. 6. Barbara Bigham and Stacey Wiggins. 7. Gavin MacElroy and Reagan Houston. 8. Hunter MacElroy and James Richards.

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1. AIDA Fuchsia Gown. 2. Jolie Humphrey and Pam Brock.3. Patricia Cowlishaw, Sue Goodnight Service Award recipient. 4. Debbie Murray, Nikki Beneke and Dyann Skelton.5. Anne Ligon, Kim Brannon and Kristin Cordiak. 6. Back row: Fran Cashen, Susan Russell, Dana Millet, Lynn Dealey, Andrea Alcorn, Terry Bumgarner; front row:Sally Blanton, June Parker.Joni Krieg, and Jan Woerner (KidBiz).

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1. Jan Strimple, Fashion Show Producer and Community Award recipient.2. Lorraine Meenan and Mary Miller.3. Margaret Ann Purse, Billie Leigh Rippey and Carol Seay.4. Pam Busbee, Lisa Cooley and Christie Carter.5. Doris Jacobs and Regina Bruce.6. LELA ROSE Ivory/Black Lace Dress, BINDYA Ivory/Black Shawl.7. Dustin Holcomb, Nerissa von Helpenstill, TOOTSIES, Fashion Show Sponsor.8. Stella Helpenstill.9. Sterling MacElroy.10. Andrew Wilmer.

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KidneyTexas Check Presentation

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1. Claude and Emilynn Wilson.2. Top Row: Kyra Barnett, Gigi Jethva, Melissa Dalton, John Mitchener; Bottom Row: Beth Dexter, Tiffany Archibald, Amanda Crowley-Rios, Dr. Giuliano Testa,The 2019 Beneficiaries were: Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Camp Reynal, Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Methodist Health System Foundation,Parkland Health & Hospital Foundation,UT Southwestern Medical Center.3. Susan Fisk, Jill Goldberg. 4. Deborah Brown. 5. Devon Batjer Smith, Barbara Gary. 6. Dr. Luis Nardizzi, Rossana Nardizzi. 7. Barenda Hino and Mari Epperson, Luncheon Event Chair.

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KidneyTexas Check Presentation

1. Bill and Mary Miller.2. Kendra Karlock, Vincenzo Martinelli, Jolie Humphrey. 3. Roger and Terri Bumgarner.4. Sandy Secor, KidneyTexas President and Gose Gault, KidneyTexas President Elect.5. Jim Galli and Keith Newman.6. Gail Vesledahl and Sarah Hardin.

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