On Nov. 13, Educational First Steps held its sixth annual One Childhood One Chance luncheon at Renaissance Dallas Hotel. Co-chairs were Wendy and Marc Stanley and Michele Valdez and Gary Kennedy.
Emcee Shelly Slater welcomed nearly 600 guests and introduced the students of Creative Steps Academy, an Educational First Steps accredited preschool. The students sang a welcome song for the guests, after which Slater said, “Thank you to these students who benefit from EFS. Today’s luncheon theme is Grow the Future, and EFS does that every day.” Then, she introduced Wendy Stanley and Michele Valdez.
(Photos by: Kristina Bowman)
Rolando Blackman receives a gift from student
Rolando Blackman and Brad Sham read to students
EFS Preschool Creative Steps Academy poses after they sing
Rolando Blackman, Wendy Stanley, Marc Stanley, Brad Sham
Margaret Spellings, Sylvia Hood, Allison Bovard
Rolando Blackman and Brad Sham have a conversation
Jennifer Mosle, Beth Gold, Michele Valdez, Wendy Stanley
Lydia Addy, Jim Gold, Anne Ziemba
Roy Johnson, Bernie Blaschke, LeAndrew Gordon
Rolando Blackman, Beth Gold, Jim Gold, Brad Sham
Giffen Weinmann, Antoinette Davis, Barry Davis
Mona Munson, John Munson, David Munson
Rolando Blackman and Brad Sham read to students
Michelle Lockhart, Kit Sawers, Lydia Addy
Mona Munson, David Munson
Rolando Blackman, Van Sheets, Brad Sham
Georgia Scaife, Jennifer Mosle, Brenda Sheets, Julie Smith