INDUSTRY NEWS
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club President’s Dinner Dallas
On October 5th, the nation’s design industry elite gathered at the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club’s annual Dallas President’s Dinner to honor Holly Moore, Editor in Chief and Co-Owner of PaperCity Magazine and a long-time supporter of the cause. The evening benefited the Crystal Charity Ball, Dwell with Dignity and the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club along with supporting the opening of the 2023 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas.
Held at the Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas, this year’s event attendees helped to raise just over $300,000 to fund essential afterschool programs for more than 11,000 young people at ten locations throughout the Bronx. The black-tie event was chaired by celebrated designers Jan Showers, Shelby Wagner and Claire Emanuelson. The event was also vice-chaired by acclaimed designers Tucker Enthoven, Laura Lee Clark, Chad Dorsey, Jean Liu, Kelli Ford, Nancy Rogers and Doniphan Moore. The gala, which featured cocktails and a seated dinner, also included special musical performances by members of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.
The Kips Bay President’s Dinner raises money to provide more than 11,000 young people between the ages of 6 and 18 at ten locations throughout the Bronx with essential after-school and enrichment programs aimed to help them recognize their potential for growth and success. Today, the club is proudly one of the most prominent and responsive youth development agencies in New York City and a “flagship” of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Since the organization was established over 100 years ago, they have grown into a recognized leader among the 4,500 Boys & Girls Clubs nationally.