Just in case you’re having your snail mail forwarded to your summer digs, you won’t get word for a few days about the TACA RBC Wealth Management Custom Auction news.
Never fear. You won’t have to worry one iota. Here’s the info that will be hitting mailboxes.
The black-tie fundraiser will take place the Friday, September 26, black tie dinner at the Mansion once again with less than a dozen luxury items up for bid.
That’s all nice and good, but you already sorta suspected that. So mark it down on your calendar. But did you know who the co-chairs and honorary co-chairs will be? If so, skip the next three paragraphs. If not, read on and smile.
The honorary co-chairs will be Ann and Lee Hobson.
Wanda Gierhart (File photo)
Dean Fearing (File photo)
As for the gala chairs, one half of the team will be Neiman Marcus Senior VP/Chief Marketing Officer Wanda Gierhart, whose magical touch has been seen time and time again in some of the best TACA auction packages.
The other half will be Dean Fearing, who is cooking up a storm at the Ritz-Carlton. It will be literally a homecoming for Dean, since he introduced tortilla soup and cowboy boots in the Mansion kitchen for 20 years starting back in the 1980’s.
But Dean had better be prepared. This part isn’t in the letter, but you should know that this summer, the Mansion is doing a redo of its ballroom with TACA being one of the very first black-tie events to enjoy the refreshening.
And to spiff up the new look, Tom Addis is going to add his “Addis touch” for the evening.
As for the items on the bloc, you can expect “one-of-a-kind trips to exotic locales, exclusive invitation to events like Fashion Week and the Grammys, and special access to the best of the performing arts in Dallas.
Better hop to it and reserve your tables. Yipes! The Wine Cellar and the Library are already sold out. Talk about going, going, gone!