Lake Highlands women got into the Mothers’ Day mood Friday, enjoying the first annual Hearts & Hands Tablescapes Luncheon benefiting the women’s and children’s programs of Healing Hands Ministries. As you can see by the smiling faces in my photo slideshow below, attendees had a ball.

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Committee members Paula Davis, Debby Gray, Linda Imhoof, Carolyn Murray, Lisa Sims, Susan Solomon and Jane Waters pulled off a perfect feminine fundraiser, with 27 sold-out tables embellished with the finest details in unique themes.

My spot was decorated with “Daisies” by HHM’s Executive Director Janna Gardner using garden items loaned from Calloway’s, and I admired the “Susan” table next to us, attended by 8 women with the same name. Donna Williams let her inner-princess reign when creating “Pinkalicious,” and the girls at Robin Crawford’s “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” marveled at her special touches. Wildcat mom Lori Burns decorated with baseballs and Crackerjacks, and Christmas-lover Paula Davis built a real-brick chimney for her tabletop Santa. Several local merchants designed settings ripe with ideas for hosting Mothers’ Day brunches, graduation parties and other celebrations.

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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.