2012

Crystal Charity Ball2B | NOVEMBER 30, 2012 PEOPLENEWSPAPERS.COM

WWW.BENCHMARKBANK.COM*RATING PROVIDED BY BAUER FINANCIAL INC.

BENCHMARK, A 5-STAR RATED BANK*,

IS A TRUE COMMUNITY BANK THAT

OFFERS SUPERIOR BUSINESS AND

PERSONAL BANKING SERVICES.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXCEEDING

YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

Business Banking

Personal Banking

Commercial Lending

Mortgage Lending

Our new location inUptown Dallas:2100 McKinney Ave.Suite 100Dallas, TX 75201

p: 214-270-1030f: 214-270-1035NMLS # 403379

Benchmark Bank is pleased to announce our newest location, now open in Uptown Dallas

When it’s time to change residences, trust the resident expert. For more than 25 years, Dallas native and Realtor® Cynthia Beaird has exceeded her clients’ expectations with honesty, attention to detail, marketing savvy, and unparalleled knowledge of the Dallas real estate market. Before you make your next move, call Dallas’ resident expert in residential real estate.

214-797-1167 | cbeaird@beaird.com | alliebeth.com

Pinnacle Producer • Texas Monthly Power Broker “D” Best Realtor 2004-2012 • MetroTex Assoc. of Realtors -First Recipient of the Community Service Award 2010

Cynthia H. BeairdExecutive Vice President and Founding Partner Allie Beth Allman and Associates

RESIDENCEEXPERT IN

6709 Golf Dr.University Park$1,595,000

3722 Gillon Ave.Highland Park$8,450,000

3615 Cragmont Ave.Northern Hills $985,000

NEWLISTING

It’ll Be LikeWindow

Shopping On Steroids

Window shopping in Paris — the epitome of elegance, n’est-ce pas?

Crystal Charity Ball designer Tom Addis and silent auction chairman

Tucker Enthoven certainly think so, which is why attendees will

place their bids on items visually referenced by eight ornate, themed window displays created by select

Dallas designers. Because really, why flip through an auction catalogue

when you can stroll down a transplanted corridor of the Parisian

shopping district? Et voila — here’s a sneak peek of three of the most

dramatic displays:— KARLEY OSBORN

FASHION AND SPORTSDesigner: John Clutts in collaboration with Brad Hatton, The Clutts Agency

Expect to see: Graphic, modern design elements with a French twist, live models, and AstroTurf. As for “fl oating angels” and “powdered wigs and peplums,” Clutts said they were nixed in favor of a more

contemporary “love in the afternoon” vibe. “We’re coming at it from [a] traditional display sense, which to me is something that stops a car that’s going 30 miles per hour,” Clutts said. Since Hatton’s résumé includes a stint working as the visual director of the Neiman Marcus fl agship store, the duo’s window is sure to do just that.

Bid on: A shopping spree from Carolina Herrera, or a trip to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans

JEWELRYDesigner: Sherry Hayslip, Hayslip Design Associates

Expect to see: A bottle of vodka and a skull-shaped glass, a candelabra with lamp shades fashioned from tiaras, a mannequin with a dagger slipped under her garter, and a jeweled mock-tablecloth that Sherry’s daughter, Peyton Hayslip, emblazoned with more than 100,000 Swarovski crystals. “Beauty is intoxicating. It might bring a man to buy jewels for this woman, but she might be dangerous,” Sherry said of the window’s storied inspiration. In summary? “It’s not normal.” But it is decadently, extravagantly imagined.

Bid on: Diamond jewelry from the Diamond Doctor

DINING AND ENTERTAINMENTDesigner: Lynn Sears, Lynn Sears Interiors

Expect to see: A recreation of a Parisian dining scene, the color red, custom-made miniature banquettes, and a statue wearing an intricate dress made from ribbons. “I’m an interior designer, and I could decorate a 10,000-square-foot house easier than I could do [this] display at the Crystal Charity Ball,” Sears said with a laugh. We don’t doubt it.

Bid on: Private lunch with former fi rst lady Laura Bush

Crystal Charity BallPEOPLENEWSPAPERS.COM NOVEMBER 30, 2012 | 3B

• Companionship/Sitter Services• Meal Preparation and Monitoring• Accompany Clients to Medical Appointments• Run Errands• Light Housekeeping• Respite Care• Assisting New & Busy Parents• Assistance After Surgical Procedures

Making Your Life Carefree

Family Owned and Operated by Nurses214-766-3844 • www.careassistsolutionsllc.com

SALEPRE-FALL AND FALL/WINTER 2012

34 HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE

214.521.2882 WWW.ESCADA.COM

ESC_USA_SaleReq-FW12_ParkCitiesNews.indd 1 20.11.12 09:29

Saturday, December 15 2:00 p.m.Saturday, December 15 7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 16 2:00 p.m.

Guest Artists: Margaret Severin-Hansen, Carolina Ballet & Stephen Hanna, Formerly Principal NYC Ballet

Ticketmaster.com

214-631-ARTS (2787)

McFarlin Auditorium{SMU Campus}

Tickets $10-$40group discounts available

2012

OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST LADY 31

BY KARLEY OSBORNStaff Writer

Ask Paige Baten Locke “ w h o s h e ’s w e a r i n g ” Saturday night, and the interior designer’s answer just might surprise you.

“Carolina? De La Renta? Balenciaga?” you may ques-tion, confused as she shakes her head from side to side.

You examine the cas-cades of material trailing the floor of the Chantilly Ballroom, looking for a hint in the gown’s fabrication — the classic lines of Vera Wang, perhaps, or the tell-tale structure of Gaultier. Instead, you find feather-light layers of sheer cream fabric, accented by raised detailing that — could it be? — seems spun from colored wool.

You may not recognize the West Afr ica-born, Dallas-based designer’s aes-thetic just yet, but before too long, you’re bound to know her name: Elizabeth Anyaa has been quietly

dressing everyone from Erykah Badu to swirling socialites since Jan Strimple coaxed her into mak-ing her fashion debut last year.

“Jan, of course … she tells you what to do,” Anyaa said with a resigned sort of smile from the inside of her design studio on South Lamar. “She emailed me and said, ‘Fashion Group awards ban-quet is coming, and I need 15 looks from you.’ And I’m going, ‘I don’t do fashion. How do you need 15 looks from me?’ ”

The fact that Anyaa pri-marily created decorative items — not clothing — was deemed a small detail, if that.

“It was not a question,” Anyaa said.

Since Strimple wasn’t asking, Anyaa didn’t offi-cially get to answer — but her entrée certainly made a statement. Among the designer’s 2011 highlight

re e l : a St r i m p l e -produced Fashion Institute show, the fall 2012 collection she sent down the Fashionistas’ run-way, and a display of scarves, tops, and clutches set up inside

the Dallas Museum of Art gift shop during the fashion-flooded Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit.

Anyaa’s “answer,” as it turned out, just led to more questions, mainly of the

“what’s next?” variety. Since last year’s whirlwind of a winter, she’s designed wed-ding confections, billowy pants, column dresses, tex-tured jackets, and lady-of-leisure caftans. And Locke’s Crystal Charity gown, of course.

“She has a huge eye for color combinations, and she’s just a very detailed person,” Locke said of her decision to commission the designer. “She loves aes-thetics and the perfection

of doing something right, without being a perfection-ist.”

A dangerously appealing combination, made even more enticing by the design-er’s emphasis on client col-laboration. The end result of working in tandem? Striking that hard-to-come-by balance of standing out and feeling like yourself.

“The fun part is com-ing up with the creative idea, and working to make the client happy with what

she’s wearing,” Anyaa said. “It’s how the person feels in what we created that makes it very fun. That they will be happy to wear it — that they can’t wait to put it on.”

Hand-draped designs. Artisanal construction. Tantalizing textiles. Here’s betting that at next year’s ball, you won’t even have to ask — you’ll see Elizabeth Anyaa no matter where you look.

Email karley.osborn@peoplenewspapers.com

Fashion Icon Drafted Buzzworthy Designer

LEFT PHOTO: KARLEY OSBORN; RIGHT PHOTO: COURTESY OF JAN STRIMPLE PRODUCTIONS

Left: Elizabeth Anyaa fi ts Crystal Charity Ball client Paige Baten Locke at Anyaa's studio on South Lamar Street; Right: Jan Strimple wears a piece designed by Anyaa alongside Jean Paul Gaultier.

ANGELS OF GRACEMr. and Mrs. Harold Simmons

ANGELS OF HOPEAnonymousNeiman Marcus

GILDED ANGELSAnonymousAT&TMr. and Mrs. Clint D. CarlsonHillcrest Foundation and its Board

of TrusteesHilton Anatole HotelDenise and Ray NixonAileen and Jack Pratt FoundationSpangenberg Family FoundationLisa and Kenny Troutt

GABRIEL’S ANGELSTom Addis ProductionsAmerican AirlinesAnonymousBank of AmericaBank of TexasHorace C. Cabe FoundationCapital One BankCienaCitiComerica BankThe Robert and Nancy Dedman

Foundation Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas

DeloitteDiamond DoctorFischer & CompanyJacqueline FojtasekJames French PhotographyThe Garden Gate: creative fl oral

design / Maria and Junior Villanueva

Carmen and Donald E. Godwin/Godwin Ronquillo PC

GrandLuxe MagazineHaynsworth PhotographyLyda Hill FoundationNancy Ann and Ray HuntGene and Jerry JonesJ.P. MorganKPMG LLPThe Eugene McDermott FoundationThe Moody FoundationPark Place Lexus -Plano and

Grapevine Plains Capital Bank / Lee Ann and

Alan WhiteMr. and Mrs. Loyd W. Powell, Jr.Pinon FoundationRowling FoundationSewell Lexus-Dallas and Fort WorthRoy & Christine Sturgis Charitable

TrustLauryn Gayle and Tom W. WhiteMelinda and Stephen Winn

GUARDIAN ANGELSA. L. Chilton FoundationLydia and Bill AddyMr. and Mrs. Barry Andrews

AnonymousBaylor Health Care SystemBBVA CompassTricia and Gil BesingBriggs Freeman Sotheby’s

International RealtyMrs. Faye C. BriggsMr. and Mrs. Donald J. CarterChildren’s Medical CenterDallas Southwest Osteopathic

Physicians, Inc.John Derryberry PhotographyCarol and Bill DeverMr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Emanuelson,

Jr.Tucker and Rich EnthovenThe F&M Bank & Trust CompanyMrs. Stanford C. Finney, Jr.Tricia and Kenn GeorgeCarol and Jeff HellerThe Hoglund FoundationRobert M. HoughMrs. Lamar HuntJet Linx DallasJubilee Park CorporationDorothy KenningtonDr. and Mrs. Rob LangdonCarrie and Craig LeveringLocke Lord LLPLyles DeGrazier, Wholesale Fine

JewelersMary Kay Inc.MetroPCSThe David B. Miller Family

FoundationModernLuxurymysweetcharity.comLezlie and William NobleGail Nogle PhotographyPaperCityPark Cities NewsLeah and Jim PasantPeople NewspapersSarah and Ross Perot, Jr.Primexx Energy Corp.RSG, Inc / Pam and Vin PerellaBridget and Mark RussellMrs. Sergio ScalaShackelford, Melton, and McKinleyMr. and Mrs. David ShanahanDr. Bob and Jean Smith FoundationMr. and Mrs. Clay SmithMrs. Mark C. SmithMr. and Mrs. James SowellMr. and Mrs. Richard K. TempletonTenet Healthcare/Melissa and

Trevor FetterMary and Mike TerryJulie and Jim Turner/JLT Beverages,

LPUnion Bank, N.A.ViewPoint BankStacey and Reid WalkerWang Foundation-Courtney S.

Wang: TrusteeWells FargoWestcott FoundationWindancer Operating LLCSharon and Terry Worrell

2012 UNDERWRITERS

ELIZABETHANYAA

Crystal Charity Ball4B | NOVEMBER 30, 2012 PEOPLENEWSPAPERS.COM

GET TO KNOW THE 2012 BENEFICIARIES

JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTERFounded in 1997 after concerned members of the community just north of Fair Park discovered that neighborhood families didn’t have a safe place to congregate, Jubilee Park serves as a hub for a wide range of educational, recreational, and community-improvement initiatives. By striving to understand the organic conditions of the community, offi cials have developed a comprehensive strategy intended to strengthen the elements which create prosperity in any neighborhood — community ownership, education, public health, public safety, and housing. Community members develop and manage several programs within each of Jubilee’s focus areas, including daily exercise

classes, a farm stand that sells fresh fruits and vegetables, and a nutrition program that serves meals to more than 140 children daily. The center also provides an area for community members to socialize and discuss topics of importance. Since its inception in 1997, the program has seen a 37-percent reduction in crime. It facilitates meetings between law enforcement and residents in an ongoing eff ort to build open and meaningful relationships between the two groups. By partnering with the city and other nonprofi ts, the center assists residents with their immediate housing needs and encourages the development of more quality, aff ordable housing. The Crystal Charity Ball has committed $409,482 toward the Jubilee Children’s Education Initiative, which provides quality academic services to children through age 18. PHOTO: JOHN DERRYBERRY

PHOTO: JOHN DERRYBERRY

LETOT GIRLS’ RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERWhen its doors opened in 1979, Letot Center was one of the fi rst programs in the United States to provide multidisciplinary intervention services for youth. The center was established through a public-private eff ort by the Dallas County Juvenile Department, the Dallas Independent School District, and the Junior League of Dallas. In 1990, $3 million worth of donations funded the construction of a 40,000-square-foot, 40-bed central hub for residential shelter and non-residential services. Letot’s mission is to assist referred youth in becoming productive, law-abiding citizens, while promoting public safety and victim restoration. Its approach is unique because, whenever possible,

family members are engaged in comprehensive treatment programs supported by a network of more than 135 community-based partners. The largest and most comprehensive provider for youth intervention services in the United States, Letot Center has served more than 60,000 youth and their families. The Crystal Charity Ball has committed $850,000 to the Girls’ Residential Treatment Center, a 55,000 square-foot center that will serve the critical and unique needs of girls ages 13 to 17 who are victims of abuse and neglect, runaways, and/or victims of commercial sex traffi cking and prostitution . Through a highly structured 6-to-12-month residential program, girls will receive a personalized and gender-specifi c treatment plan followed by after-care services. About 100 teen s will be served in the fi rst year.

NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTINGNorth Texas Public Broadcasting provides public educational broadcast services through its three licensed stations – KERA-TV, KERA 90.1 FM, and KXT 91.7 FM — to viewers and listeners in North Texas. For more than 50 years, it has provided children with a trusted and safe place to experience unparalleled educational quality on television. Today, Public Media for North Texas reaches the fourth-largest population area in the country. Each week, 2 million people listen to and watch programming on one of its stations, or access online and mobile content. KERA-TV off ers children’s programming for 12 hours each weekday, making it the largest preschool learning environment in North Texa . The Crystal

Charity Ball has committed $866,400 to be used over three years to help KERA-TV acquire, promote, and distribute 3,400 annual hours of research-based, non-violent, and commercial-free educational children’s programs. The primary goal of programs in KERA’s children’s schedule is to prepare young children for school success, especially those from low-income families. The schedule includes seven literacy series and 11 series related to science, technology, engineering, and math. Research confi rms that children who watch educational programming develop stronger cognitive, social, and school-readiness skills. Funding will be used toward program acquisition and broadcasting, general and administrative expenses, and community outreach. About 325,000 children will be reached each week. PHOTO: JOHN DERRYBERRY

PHOTO: JAMES FRENCH

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL Our Lady of Perpetual Help School is a co-ed, faith-based school for children in pre-K through eighth grade. Founded in 1946 in the Love Field neighborhood, the school provides a safe environment for children, inspiring them to continue their education and become responsible members of the community. OLPH School is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference of Education Department, which is sanctioned by the Texas Education Agency . The school — whose population consists of 190 students, 12 teachers, and two assistant teachers — serves the poorest demographic in the Catholic Diocese. In order to maintain tuition at an aff ordable level, there is a gap between average tuition per

child received from families and the actual cost of educating each student, which results in a signifi cant shortfall per student. The Crystal Charity Ball has committed $822,000 to build a gymnasium and community activities center on school property. This project will provide space for sports, educational programs, summer school, extended day programs, scouting, community service projects, drama and music presentations, and assemblies and celebrations. With no gymnasium, the school currently provides physical education classes on the parking lot, on the school fi eld, and in portable classrooms. The new facility will be a beacon of hope for the neighborhood and will provide a safe place for children to gather and thrive . About 220 students will be served on weekdays and 500 on weekends.

RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWESTEstablished in 1982, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest is one of the premier independent vision centers in the United States. It provides no-cost services to the visually impaired in Dallas County and conducts research to fi nd causes, treatments, and potential cures for blinding eye diseases. Its mission is to prevent and restore vision loss through innovative research and treatment. Of the 2,500 patients seen each year, more than 1,500 are infants and children. Consequently, much of the foundation’s research is focused on pediatric eye diseases, and it is the only institution in Texas conducting in-depth pediatric eye research. In addition to studying the causes and potential cures for childhood eye

diseases, it strives to create new technologies and preventative diagnostic tools . Working with pediatric ophthalmologists and families, the program seeks to reduce or eliminate permanent visual impairment due to congenital and early onset eye disorders. The Crystal Charity Ball has committed $548,619 to fi nish and furnish a new pediatric vision-evaluation center . The 2,847-square-foot center will house eight separate evaluation rooms. Because early detection and treatment are the keys to preventing lifelong visual impairment, the center will off er eff ective vision screening, monitor and adjust each child’s response to treatment for maximum eff ectiveness, and assist parents in understanding the benefi cial eff ects of treatment. About 2,000 infants and children will be served annually. PHOTO: HOLT HAYNSWORTH

PHOTO: GAIL NOGLE

VOICE OF HOPE MINISTRIESFounded in 1982, Voice of Hope Ministries is a Christian community center founded on the principles of self-help, spiritual enrichment, and urban renewal. It exists to provide children living in the neighborhoods of West Dallas with strong character models, education support, life skills, and the family support services needed to become productive Christian citizens. West Dallas consists of a melting pot of new immigrant families and a core of families who have lived in the area for several generations. It is the 11th-poorest community in the nation, and 66 percent of its adults lack a high school diploma. Youths who grow up in this neighborhood become sexually active and involved with gangs and

drugs at an early age, but Voice of Hope’s program participants are less likely to be involved in drug abuse, early sexual activity, teen pregnancy, or gang affi liation. They are also three times more likely to pass state tests, stay in school, and experience academic success. Crystal Charity Ball has committed $600,741 to be used over three years to expand the ASPIRE after-school program to two additional satellite sites in West Dallas and to expand the program service capacity of the biblically-based summer day camp program. Through these two core programs and four others, Voice of Hope strives to break the cycle of generational poverty in this neighborhood . Funding will be used for staff salaries, benefi ts, program materials, and outings. An additional 100 children will be served over three years .

WILKINSON CENTERFounded in 1982 after the Rev. Clayton Lewis saw a child digging in a Dumpster for food, the Wilkinson Center is one of the largest comprehensive poverty-intervention agencies in Dallas. Serving the needs of the poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhoods, its mission is to transform the lives of Dallas families by providing pathways to self-suffi ciency with dignity and respect. The center utilizes a holistic approach by focusing on education and career development after stabilizing immediate needs through food assistance and social service programs. The center’s vision is to eliminate generational poverty by addressing their clients’ most signifi cant issues: basic human necessities (food, clothing,

shelter), education, and employment. The Wilkinson Center serves more than 14,000 people annually, mainly in East Dallas. It provides food for up to 70 families a day, with 51 percent of these clients being children. The cornerstone of the agency, the food pantry, distributes more than 500,000 pounds of food each year and provides a safety net of food security for clients in nine ZIP codes . While receiving food assistance, families are also enrolled in independence-enhancing programs designed to help them set goals and move toward self-suffi ciency . The Crystal Charity Ball has committed $323,247 to provide three years of funding for the children’s portion of the food pantry budget. Funds will be used for salaries, food, transportation, rent, utilities, equipment, and repairs. About 4,500 children will be served annually. PHOTO: GAIL NOGLE

4200 Bordeaux $6,490,000Diane Gruber 972.523.2448

One of the largest lots in Highland Park-1.201-acs. & 225 feet of frontage

5609 Preakness $2,795,000Diane Gruber 972.523.2448

Wonderful Family Home situated on 1.35 acres

7042 Turtle Creek $2,900,000 Madeline Jobst 214.906.3832 Prime Volk Estates building site. Quiet street and creekside location overlooking Curtis Park

The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton $2,900,000-$775,000 Sharon Quist 214.695.9595

4010 Shenandoah $2,398,000Bo Parker 214.924.6445

Opportunity to purchase a stately home designed by Cole Smith

3510 Turtle Creek #18E $1,950,000K. Gromatzky 214.802.5025/E. Ray-Porter 214.544.5698

Contemporary 2/2.5 with fabulous skyline views

7417 Axminster $1,195,000 Scott Jackson 469.939.9391

3108 St. Johns $1,695,000Ralph Randall 972.733.7613

Attractive French Eclectic Highland Park home built in 2005-2006

3522 Gillespie $1,495,000Ronda Needham 214.801.5828

4420 Rawlins $1,195,000Ashley Akin 214.244.1084

Impressive Perry Heights historical landmark

3608 Lexington $5,795,000 D. Perry-Miller 972.380.7723/R. Needham 214.801.5828Secluded Highland Park Estate .4 Acre

Equal Housing Opportunity

Marketing Properties ofQuality and Character

DavePerryMiller.com | PRESTON CENTER214.369.6000

HIGHLAND PARK214.526.6600

INTOWN214.303.1133

PARK CITIES214.522.3838

LAKEWOOD214.522.3838

FARM/RANCH972.380.3319

10433 Strait $4,995,000 Diane Gruber 972.523.2448 5139 Palomar $4,995,000 Diane Gruber 972.523.2448Pristine Preston Hollow Home on 1.1 Acres

3719 Euclid $6,185,000 Jennifer Miller 214.701.7717

6010 Lakehurst $2,150,000 Clarke Landry 214.316.7416

3911 Beverly $7,500,000Jennifer Miller 214.701.7717

French masterpiece overlooking Dallas Country Club

4212 Versailles SOLDChristine McKenny 214.662.7758

Under Contract in 18 Days

Ch

briggsfreeman.com

expectTHE EXTRAORDINARY

4441 S Versailles Avenue | $6,900,000LINDY MAHONEY | 214.546.1555

lmahoney@briggsfreeman.com

4205 Lakeside Drive | $8,995,000MICHELLE WOOD | 214.564.0234

mwood@briggsfreeman.com

4205 L k d D | $8 995 000