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- Allyson Felix, Cynt Marshall. Photo by Kim Leeson.
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- Photo by Kim Leeson.
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- Garland step team. Photo by Kim Leeson.
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- Hilda Galvan, Allyson Felix, Laura Nieto, Rachel Vinson. Photo by Kim Leeson.
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- Hilda Galvan, Cynt Marshall, Allyson Felix, Miki Woodard, Rachel Vinson, Laura Nieto. Photo by Kim Leeson.
The Texas Women’s Foundation’s 37th Annual Luncheon happened Thursday at the Hilton Anatole with guests, sponsors and high school students from across Dallas-Fort Worth.
The Lake Highlands-based organization’s event was sponsored by Dallas Mavericks and hosted retired Olympic athlete and current entrepreneur Allyson Felix as keynote speaker. Mavericks President and CEO Cynt Marshall moderated the discussion.
Garland High School step team opened the afternoon with a performance routine before a video message from Texas Women’s Foundation CEO Miki Woodard was shown to attendees.
Catherine Helm, the Vice President of store operations at Target, introduced Felix to the stage. Together, Felix and Marshall took their seats on stage, discussing Felix’s journey as an athlete, maternal leave, motherhood, and her athletic footwear company, Saysh.
“Having a daughter and looking at her, that gave me the courage,” Felix said of finally deciding to launch Saysh.
She also shared the importance of having childcare at work and the barrier of access to childcare in athletics.
Co-chairs Laura Nieto and Rachel Vinson and Woodard drew the event to a close with final remarks and thanking sponsors, guests, and the high school students in attendance.
