On May 1, guests celebrated the League from the comfort of their own homes.
By
Catherine Wendlandt
5/5/2021 at 10:32am
The Junior League of Houston is used to throwing lavish affairs: grand, multi-night galas with hundreds in attendance at the 96-year-old womenâs organizationâs Uptown ballroom. After all, thatâs what it did in February 2020, when 600 guests gathered for the 72nd Annual Charity Ball, raising nearly $1 million.
That big, in-person charity event didnât happen this year. Because of Covid-19, the Junior League instead opted for a virtual gala themed âIlluminate,â which highlighted the ongoing work League volunteers have done in Houston throughout the pandemic.
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Editor’s note: During its busiest seasons, Houston’s society set was forced to deftly pivot this year, with many organizations hosting virtual events instead of in-person fêtes. While these virtual affairs admirably captured the soiree spirit (folks happily donned their formalwear at home in front of their computers), nothing quite beats the real thing.
So, it was with a sense of fearlessness that some groups opted to throw in-person galas, notably, an event honoring Houston s bravest.