Saving Grace backers at the Butterflies and Blooms luncheon April 27 boosted the group with more than $300,000 in donations for the growing nonprofit organization. Guests at the fundraiser held at the Rogers Convention Center heard about the Christ-centered group s plans to end generational poverty as they work with young women 18 to 25 who have "aged out" of foster care or group homes.
Sheep Dog Impact Assistance will be able to help more veterans and first responders Get Off the Couch after the sold-out Heroes Gala on April 22 at the Rogers Convention Center.
Peel Compton Foundation and Ozark Outdoor Foundation patrons gathered for Osage Park After Dark on April 22 under the Bentonville park s pavilion. The adults-only evening was an opportunity for guests to "see the wetland ecosystem come alive after dark," organizers say, and included a panel discussion with local conservation experts, dinner from Louise at Thaden Field and a tour along the park s wetlands boardwalk with interactive learning stations.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma backers kicked up their heels mostly red ones for the ninth annual Red Shoe Soiree on April 14 at Heroncrest in Springdale. Danyelle Sargent Musselman served as honorary host for the soiree s nearly 450 guests who helped raise more than $200,000 for the nonprofit organization.
"Diego Rivera s America" sponsors enjoyed a private preview and informal tour of the temporary exhibition March 11 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. James Oles, guest curator, and Jen Padgett, the museum s acting Windgate curator of craft, teamed up to lead guests through the exhibition, which provided "an opportunity to talk about the paintings in front of them," Padgett said.