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November 10th was a special night for The Rose Charity! The Rose celebrated its 25-year history by honoring specific individuals and companies who helped it succeed through challenging times and against some long odds.  Now the leading non-profit breast cancer diagnostic organization in Southeast Texas, The Rose has grown from a donated mammography imaging system and less than 900 square feet of space to two state-of-the-art spa-like facilities, two mobile mammography units serving 200+ sites in 15-counties, 90 staff members, and a client base that spans most of Texas.

Houston Rocket Jordan Hill, CEO and Co-founder of The Rose, Dorothy GibbonsWith more than 500 seats sold, the ballroom at the Houston Marriott South was filled with supporters, survivors, donors, corporate sponsors and long-time volunteers, praising The Rose for 25 years of life-saving accomplishments.  After a greeting from Silver Rose Gala Honorary Chairs Judge Ed Emmett and Mrs. Gwen Emmett, the evening continued on a lively note emceed by KPRC Local 2 meteorologist, Khambrel Marshall.  Also present to help The Rose celebrate were newly elected Houston City Council Member, Ellen Cohen; and Houston professional basketball player, Jordan Hill.

 Recognized for Outstanding Community Support of The Rose were Connie Yates, Director of Public Affairs and Governmental Relations for Randalls Food Market; Casa Olé; Alden Clark, owner of SoK Salon, and media honoree KPRC Local 2.  Eileen Campbell, Vice President of Public Policy for Marathon Oil Corporation, received the Dorothy Gibbon Founder’s Award for Community Service.  Oncologist Dr. Mohamed M. Haq was awarded with the Dr. Dixie Melillo Founder’s Award for Physician Service.  Survivor Vicky Reynolds was recognized with The Rose Ambassador Award; while volunteer Helen Perry was surprised with the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Rose also received a surprise when Connie Yates presented the organization with a $225,000 donation from Randalls’ October Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, co-sponsored by KPRC.  This generous gift was an added bonus to the over $275,000 in gross proceeds generated by the Gala.

The evening concluded with a bittersweet tribute to breast cancer survivors and victims of the disease as past and present patients of The Rose met on stage and were lovingly showered with fresh rose petals.  The event was a tribute not only to persons confronting breast cancer but also to the individuals and organizations that support The Rose’s efforts to reduce deaths by offering access to early detection and navigation to treatment regardless of a person’s ability to pay.

For more information on The Rose, its mission and services, visit www.TheRose.org, see us on Facebook, or check out our blog at www.therosehouston.blogspot.com.

Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder of The Rose; Vicky Reynolds, The Rose Ambassador Award winner; Dr. Dixie Mellilo, Co-founder of The Rose; Myrleen Knott, Chairman of the Board, The Rose.

The event is coming up soon so grab your last minute tickets asap!

City Artworks had an artfully delish kick-off party at the home of Ken and Mady Kades, co-chaired by Dr. Franklin and Cindi Rose.  The art scene was well represented that night with Barbara Davis, Arturo Boada (chef and conversationalist), Kymberly Gremellion, and Deborah Colton.  Sharon Brier looked very cool with a Mona Lisa dress on, and Lynn Wyatt was magnificent in black.  In the crowd of around 80 notables included:

Spiritual TV and radio hostess Tina Marie Jones, Mia Berring, Keelan Wachman, and Michael Brier.  The fare was Asian, including sushi, spring rolls, grilled chicken in peanut sauce, and Mc Donald’s chicken McNuggets, in sweet and sour sauce.  The home owners and their children own 39 Mc Donald’s throughout Houston, and that has supplied the home with an art amusement style feeling—perhaps one of the best homes in Houston, to represent the contemporary art world. 

Cindi and Mady, also had over 8 different home-made desserts as well! 

To buy tickets for City Artworks, Art of Conversation ($125 a person) for Monday, November 14, at the Junior League, at 11:30, CLICK HERE

You go on line and reserve the conversationalist you'd like to sit with! The list includes 32 high-profile individuals including Lynn Wyatt, Mrs. Texas Kym Jackson, trial attorney Cynthia Sinatra, Shelby Hodge, Deborah Duncan, and Molly Glentzer.

Houston area kids are bringing life to the Alley Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghose Story of Christmas! This holiday season a group of 26 area kids will be joining the Alley Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas.

These young actors will be working with the Alley's Company of Actors to tell the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve. More than half of the cast is made up of young actors! It's so exciting! The cast members are from various neighborhoods in the Houston metropolitan area but will be transported to Victorian England to bring this classic tale of redemption to life. The group is divided into two teams - one called the "green team" and the other called the "red team" that will alternate performances.

Houston's seasonal favorite described by the Houston Press as having "Spectacular London sets ... the inimitable Dickens' tale - spiced with the usual fog and an unusual twist on the ghosts past, present and future." A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns this year with a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story, which follows Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghostly spirits that visit him on Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol instills a powerful message about redemption and the spirit of the holiday season. (Recommended for general audiences, children six and older.)

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, adapted and originally directed by Michael Wilson, from the story by Charles Dickens, directed by Alley Associate Director James Black, begins previews Friday, November 18, opens Sunday, November 20 and runs through Tuesday, December 27. 

The young actors in A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas include:       

Diana Alejandra, 13 - Bellaire
Diana Alejandra is the 8^th grade at Harmony School of Arts and Technology. Her holiday wish would be to the ability to make it snow and her favorite holiday movie is Home Alone.

Liam Conner, 12 - Meyerland
Liam Conner is in the 6^th grade at St. Thomas More. His favorite Alley Theatre production is Our Town and he plays soccer and basketball.

Adele Cooper, 10 - Pearland
Adele Cooper is in the 5^th grade at Rogers Middle School. Adele wants to be a dentist and her holiday wish is for Houston to have a white Christmas.

Bryce Cooper, 11 - Pearland
Bryce Cooper is in the 6^th grade at Rogers Middle School and this is his first year in A Christmas Carol. His holiday wish would be to have snow this Christmas.

Winch Eagleton, 9 - Heights
Winch Eagleton is in the 4^th grade at Travis Elementary and this is his fifth year in A Christmas Carol. His favorite holiday movie is Christmas Vacation and he wants to be an actor when he grows up.

Ally Fleischhauer, 13 - Tomball
Ally Fleischhauer is in the 8^th grade at Bleyl Middle School. She loves being in A Christmas Carol because "it is so much fun!" Her favorite holiday movie is Elf and her favorite Alley Theatre production is Wonderland. She wants to be an actress or a vet when she grows up.

Bryn Fleischhauer, 11 - Tomball
Bryn Fleischhauer is in the 5^th grade at Tomball Intermediate School and this is her 3^rd year in A Christmas Carol. She loves to dance and if she could have one holiday wish it would be to "have 1 million Reese's."

Kyla Fleischhauer, 8 - Tomball
Kyla Fleischhauer is in the 3^rd grade at Rose Hill Elementary School and this is her 3^rd year in A Christmas Carol. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up and her favorite Alley Theatre production is Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.

Sophia Jolie Groen, 9 - West University
Sophia Jolie Groen is in the 3^rd grade at St John's School. Her favorite Alley Theatre production is Wonderland .

Sean Holshouser, 12 - Northwest Houston
Sean Holshouser is the 6^th grade and this is his first year in A Christmas Carol.  He loves to sing and has performed with the Houston Symphony, The Moore's School and HITS Theatre. 

Tinsley Maier, 12 - Bellaire
Tinsley Maier is in the 8^th grade at Pershing Middle School. If she had one holiday wish it would be for snow in Houston.  Her favorite Alley Theatre production is Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.

Brock McEldowney, 9 - West University
Brock McEldowney is in the 3^rd grade at West University Elementary. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and he wants to be a baseball player when he grows up.

Cole McEldowney, 11 - West University
Cole McEldowney is in the 5^th grade at Lanier Middle School. He wanted to be in A Christmas Carol again "because last year was a blast!" If he has one holiday wish, he would wish "to go on a trip around the world with my family."

Allan Perez, 8 - Sharpstown
Allan Perez is in the 3^rd grade at Harmony School of Arts and Technology. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and if he had one holiday wish, he would wish to be Spider-man.

Lucas Phillips, 12 - Tomball
Lucas Phillips is in the 7^th grade at Tomball Junior High. This is his first year in A Christmas Carol and he is very excited to be a part of the production. His favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Artemis  Melania Postolos, 9 - River Oaks
Artemis Postolos is the 3^rd grade at Annunciation Orthodox School. This is her 5^th year in A Christmas Carol. Her holiday wish would be "for all of my family and cousins to be together."

Kyriaki Postolos, 5 - River Oaks
Kyriaki Postolosattends Annunciation Orthodox School. This is her first year in A Christmas Carol and she would love to play the Spirit of Christmas Past when she's older.

Dylan Ramsey, 8 - Clear Lake
Dylan Ramsey is in the 3^rd grade at Lutheran South Academy. His holiday wish is for "a new skateboard" and his favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Catherine Ribbeck, 11 - Galleria
Catherine Ribbeck is in the 6^th grade at The Kinkaid School.  Her favorite holiday movie is A Year Without A Santa Clause and she wants to be a singer when she grows up.

Molly Ribbeck, 10 - Galleria
Molly Ribbeck is in the 4^th grade at The Kinkaid School.  This is her second year in A Christmas Carol and her favorite holiday movie A Year Without A Santa Clause.

Cody Smith, 9 - River Oaks
Cody Smith is in the 4^th grade at The Kinkaid School. He wants to be an actor when he grows up and his favorite holiday movie is Elf.

Ellie Smith, 11 - River Oaks
Ellie Smith is in the 6^th grade at The Kinkaid School. This is her first year and she wanted to be in A Christmas Carol because "my brothers have been in the play before, so I thought it would be fun." 
Ian Tonroy, 10 - Spring
Ian Tonroy is the 7^th grade at Doerre Intermediate and this is his second year in A Christmas Carol. His favorite holiday movie is It's a Wonderful Life and he loves being in A Christmas Carol because it "gets me in the Christmas spirit."

Chantellie Wesley, 8 - South Houston
Chantellie Wesley is the 3^rd grate at Poe Elementary and this is her third year in A Christmas Carol. She wants to be a scientist or an artist when she grows up and her favorite holiday movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas.  

Christopher Wolff, 7 - Hedwig Village
Christopher Wolff is in the 2^nd grade at Awtry International School. He wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up and his favorite holiday movie is Frosty the Snowman.

Peyton Wood, 12 - Katy
Peyton Woodis in the 7^th grade at Mayde Creek Junior High. This is Peyton's first year in A Christmas Carol and she wants to be actress or a singer when she grows up.  Her favorite holiday movie is A Year Without A Santa Clause.


Another notable event happening at the Alley in regards to Christmas is DECK THE TREES
November 18- January 3
Alley Theatre's Deck the Trees Celebration kicks-off with a Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 18. Trees will be on display until January 3.

Tickets to A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas start at $25.  Performances of A Christmas Carol are Tuesdays through Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Matinees at 2:30 p.m. All tickets to A Christmas Carol are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department.

Normally this would be posted under the Health DISH Section of our little magazine however it's something that DISH publisher Lori Freese has really seen a huge difference in while partipating in and she wanted to give this top billing!

DISH has been in love with The Leaky Boob for a while for her passion, her support for breast feeding mommies and her family ...all 5 daughters!!! There is a new post on her website and it was so DELISH that we had to share it with you!

Congrats FAMILY!! xo