December 12, 2023 Planning Meeting Agenda
Special thanks to Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. for hosting the meeting!
Welcoming Remarks & Announcements - Jennifer Klein Ayers, Lead Chair
Beneficiary: Crossroads Community Services - Cynthia Thompson
Speaker Announcement! - Jennifer Klein Ayers, Lead Chair
ASC and Crossroads Community Services are thrilled to announce that Chef Kwame Onwuachi will serve as the keynote speaker at ASC’s 37th Annual Luncheon Benefiting Crossroads Community Services.
Luncheon Arrangements Committee Report - Devon Sharp, Co-Chair
ASC’s 37th Annual Luncheon will be held on Friday, July 21, 2024 at the Thompson Dallas.
5K Committee Report - Telisa Schelin, Debrán O’Neil, Skyler Howton, Zoe Stendara
Winfrey Point is under construction! The 5k is moving to Plano this year. It will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Oak Point Park and Nature Reserve. Please register for the race. If your company or law firm has a corporate wellness program, please let us know! We would love to talk about how you can support ASC through employee race registrations!
Networking Committee Report - Carol Wilson
Mark your calendars! ASC Gives Back will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at Crossroads Community Services! Spend an evening volunteering at Crossroads and hear from Jaclyn Albin, MD, CCMS, DipABLM. Dr. Albin is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Culinary Medicine program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Silent Auction Committee Report - Tiffany Lam-Bently, Jigyasa Singla, Anne Sparks
When you are out and about in town, please ask the companies, restaurants, and venues you are at for a donation to the silent auction. You can print and use our form solicitation letter. You can bring items that you collect to our monthly planning meetings or networking events. The Silent Auction Co-Chairs will collect them. Please also bring bottles of wine (valued at $15 or more) or restaurant gift cards ( valued at $25 or more) to our meetings and events.
Membership Committee Report - Jeanne Selzer, Megan McKennon
Our STEP-UP campaign is working! We currently have 205 members and we have raised $49,850 in membership dues! If you have not yet renewed your membership, please considering STEPPING-UP to help us raise $400k (net) this year! (www.ascdallas.com/join-today)
Meeting Arrangements Chair - Jennifer Henry, Rosanne Mills
Our next monthly planning meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Baker Botts LLP. We hope to see you there!
Charity Selection - Maeghan Whitehead
ASC’s 2024-2025 Beneficiary Application is LIVE. If you know anyone connected to a local 501(c)(3) whose mission benefits women, children, and/or families, please encourage them to apply. For more information, reach out to Maeghan Whitehead.
** We will save our icebreaker until after committee reports. Please share a professional “win” you had recently!
2023-2024 Save the Dates
January 9, 2024 – January Monthly Planning Meeting, Baker Botts LLP (Downtown), 12 to 1 p.m.
January 30, 2024 – ASC Gives Back, Crossroads Community Services, 6 to 8 p.m.
Join us for an evening of volunteer work at Crossroads Community Services facility in South Dallas. This opportunity to give back features wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a presentation relating to the importance of food security and nutrition to our overall wellness.
February 7, 2024 - February Monthly Planning Meeting, Winston & Strawn LLP (Downtown), 12 to 1 p.m.
February 17, 2024 - Heart & Sole 5k, Oak Point Park (Plano), 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
April 25, 2024 - ASC’s Silent Auction, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., 6 to 8 p.m.
June 21, 2024 - ASC’s 37th Annual Luncheon, Thompson Dallas, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
2023-24 ASC Leadership
Lead Chair
Jennifer Klein Ayers
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Co-Chair
Devon Sharp
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
Attorneys Serving the Community is a dynamic volunteer organization of more than 475 women lawyers, judges, law students, and legal industry service professionals with JDs in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. For over 35 years, ASC has raised money for local non-profit organizations that benefit women, children, and/or families. ASC is proud to have raised more than $5 million for DFW non-profits since 2015.
