This month, lunch with ladies …

… at the Healing Hands Ministries’ “Hearts and Hands Tablescapes Luncheon” at Wilshire Baptist Church’s community hall on Friday, May 6. This event, scheduled for the Friday before Mother’s Day, is designed to bring mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters and friends together. Proceeds benefit the women’s and children’s programs of Healing Hands, where two-thirds of the more than 2,000 patients are women. Healing Hands Ministries is a non-profit clinic, which combines financial donations and thousands of hours per year in volunteer support to provide medical and dental care for families in Lake Highlands. According to founder and director Janna Gardner, the tough economy is boosting the numbers of new patients needing help, especially single mothers and their children. When they come to the clinic for cost-effective, quality, comprehensive healthcare, she says, they reduce visits to busy ERs. The clinic receives no government funding, yet saves taxpayers millions of dollars. Tickets to the luncheon are $30 and include a program, “Gathering Around the Table”, presented by Janet Denison. Guests will enjoy the “exquisite tablescapes” of 25 designers and community leaders. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wilshire, 4316 Abrams at Mockingbird. For more information about attending, designing a table or becoming a sponsor, email Jane Waters at janewaters@hhmtx.org or visit healinghandsdallas.org.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.