Out & About: Bryan’s House Patron Party

Celebrity Chef Kent Rathbun welcomed more than 75 patrons to his home to celebrate the success of last fall’s Bryan’s House Power of You 2023 Awards Luncheon.

The October event raised $320,000, luncheon chairs Regina Bruce and Dr. Carla Russo announced Dec. 11 during the Patron Party and Check Presentation.

Linda White, Bryan’s House director of finance, confirmed that those net proceeds are by far the most monies ever raised from a single fundraising event in the nonprofit’s 35-year history.

Dr. Keith Mankin, board chair, presented the Employee of the Year Award to Marilyn Quinones, in celebration of her 19 years of service and introduced the new Bryan’s House CEO Jennifer Searles.

Bryan’s House provides children with special needs and their families with case management, educational, therapeutic, and medically supported care.

William Taylor

William Taylor, editor of Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People, shares a name and a birthday with his dad and a love for community journalism with his colleagues at People Newspapers. He joined the staff in 2016 after more than 25 years working for daily newspapers in such places as Alexandria, Louisiana; Baton Rouge; McKinney; San Angelo; and Sherman, though not in anywhere near that order. A city manager once told him that “city government is the best government” because of its potential to improve the lives of its residents. William still enjoys covering municipal government and many other topics. Follow him on Twitter @Seminarydropout. He apologizes in advance to the Joneses for any angry Tweets that might slip out about the Dallas Cowboys during the NFL season. You also can reach him at william.taylor@peoplenewspapers.com. For the latest news, click here to sign up for our newsletter.

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