children first. An Evening with UNICEF

Over 300 UNICEF Dallas supporters came together on Friday, April 24th for the inaugural Children First. An Evening with UNICEF. The event raised over $588,000 for UNICEF’s lifesaving work with part of the proceeds benefiting The Let Us Learn program, which supports educational projects in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Madagascar and Nepal. American Airlines received the inaugural UNICEF Children First Award for the company’s 20 year commitment to raising awareness and funds for children worldwide through UNICEF’s Change for Good® Program.

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Friday, April 24, 2015
Honoree
AMERICAN AIRLINES
UNICEF Children First Award Recipient
For More Information
Please contact:
- Mike Heaton | U.S. Fund for UNICEF
- T 214.613.1425 | mheaton@unicefusa.org
Chairs
Co-Chairs
- Selwyn Rayzor
- D'Andra Simmons
Advisory Chairs
- Catie and Aaron Enrico
- Joyce Goss
- Rich Moses
Dallas Chair, Let Us Learn
- Serena Simmons Connelly
Host Committee
- Heather and Ray Balestri
- Simona Beal
- Leslie and David Benners
- Kimberly and Tyson Chandler
- Angela Choquette
- Catherine and Mark Cohen
- Trisha and Jack Dixon
- Jenney and David Gillikin
- Carol and Don Glendenning
- Faisal Halum
- Stephanie and Travis Hollman
- Gunjan and Anurag Jain
- Amee and Saf Joshi
- Jennifer and Tom Karol
As of February 23, 2015
- Lisa and Peter Kraus
- Nancy and Hal Kurkowski
- Steve Ladik
- Nancy Latner and John McLellan
- Laura and Rick Lear
- Maya Leibman and Robert Gross
- Penny and Paul B. Loyd Jr.
- Sheryl and Eric Maas
- Lynn and Allan McBee
- Megan and Casey McManemin
- Sandra and Sam Moon
- Jessica and Dirk Nowitzki
- Debbie and Dave Rader
- Leigh Rinearson
- Kristy Hoglund Robinson
- Catherine and Will Rose
- Gowri and Alex Sharma
- Dee Simmons
- Lisa Simmons
- Julia Simon
- Denise and Dan Smith
Underwriting Sponsors
Champion
- Selwyn Rayzor and Rich Moses
Protector
- American Airlines
Advocates
- Serena and Tom Connelly
- Catie and Aaron Enrico
- Joyce and Tim Goss/ Leigh Rinearson
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham
- Loyd Charitable Foundation
- Debbie and Dave Rader
- Catherine and Will Rose
- D’Andra Simmons and Jeremy Lock
As of April 14, 2015
Field Supporters
- Ntelicor/ Mark and Catherine Cohen
- Carol and Don Glendenning / Locke Lord LLP
- Sallie and Cavan Groves
- The Hogland Foundation
- Gunjan and Anurag Jain
- Amee and Saf Joshi
- Jerry R. Junkins Family Foundation
- Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kurkowski
- Laura and Rick Lear
- Maya Leibman and Robert Gross
- Mary Kay, Inc.
- Pier 1 Imports
- Peter J. Riley Foundation
- Gowri and Alex Sharma
- Lisa K. Simmons
- Denise and Dan Smith
- Bette and Jerod White
Patrons
- Heather and Ray Balestri
- Leslie and David Benners
- Greg Swalwell and Terry Connor
- Raymond and Kristy Faus
- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Garner
- Jennifer and Tom Karol
- Lisa and Peter Kraus
- Nancy Latner and John McLellan
- Alberto and Vivian Lombardi
- Madeline McClure
- Sharon and David Pfaff
- Anthony Quinn
- Venkat Sethuraman, M.D. - Naheed Shahid, M.D.