Making Meaningful Change

Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit goes online and in-person for vital fundraising lunch

The RRC addresses substance abuse and mental health issues in kids and adults.

Photo courtesy of Recovery Resource Council

Whether you're ready to mingle in person or prefer to still be social online, September 16 is a date to mark on your calendar. That's when the Recovery Resource Council is hosting its Power of Prevention event, held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas beginning at 10 am.

This year's event, chaired by Ty and Tilda Beasley, is a digital and in-person hybrid. The live program will be spread out with social-distanced theater seating and spotlight pro golfer Laura Baugh, who's celebrating her 23rd year sober. She will share her experiences as a young mother while touring with the LPGA and struggling with fame and alcoholism, as well as discuss her book Out of the Rough.

A takeaway boxed lunch will accompany the event. Each ticket also includes access to the virtual replay that will be released at 9 am on September 21.

There will also be a free Facebook Live discussion for Out of the Rough on September 9 at 4 pm, led by Robin Bradshaw Bagwell and Jan Osborn.

The money raised through sponsorships, ticket sales, and the silent auction at the Power of Prevention event supports a portion of the Recovery Resource Council's operating budget.

Each contribution frees up dollars to provide screenings, assessments, and outpatient services for addiction and substance-use disorder, counseling for veterans and their families, and prevention education for at-risk children and youth.

Building on a core value of "making meaningful change," Recovery Resource Council has been serving North Texas since 1946 with an established a pathway to substance abuse screening and mental/behavioral health treatment services for low-income, uninsured, or under-insured youth and adults.

Its target population includes veterans and their family members, chronic homeless adults with co-occurring disorders, at-risk youth struggling with the impact of adverse childhood experiences, and adults struggling with addictions, trauma, and/or mental health disorders. Services are provided in 19 North Texas counties.

Tickets to Power of Prevention begin at $150 ($100 for virtual only) and several tiers of sponsorship are still available — get yours here.

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Dallas' most glam fall gala to honor Hollywood superstar Charlize Theron

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Hollywood star Charlize Theron will be the guest of honor at one of Dallas' hottest-ticket galas of 2026: She will receive amfAR's Award of Inspiration at the organization's black-tie ball on October 24.

For a second year, the glamorous fall fundraiser will take place at the home of Kathleen and Scott Kirby, a release says. Taking over where Dallas' TWO x TWO gala left off when it ended in 2024, the amFAR gala has quickly become one of Dallas' marquee social events, drawing philanthropists, collectors, and high-profile guests in support of amfAR's mission to end HIV/AIDS.

Theron, who won an Oscar for Monster, is currently on a worldwide press tour ahead of her starring role in one of the summer's biggest movies, The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of the Homer epic (opening July 17).

Beyond her film career, Theron serves as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and founded the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP), which supports organizations focused on youth health, HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and combating gender-based violence across Southern Africa.

"Charlize Theron’s longstanding support of amfAR and HIV/AIDS care and prevention through her own foundation make her an inspiration to us all," said amfAR CEO Kyle Clifford in a statement. "We are grateful to her for her tireless work and are thrilled to be able to recognize her at our event in Dallas this year."

According to amfAR, programs supported by CTAOP have reached more than 4.8 million young people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Theron and the foundation also launched the Together for Her campaign with CARE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation to address gender-based violence, and later partnered with the Ford Foundation to advocate for global vaccine equity.

Founded in 1985, amfAR has invested more than $950 million in research grants supporting HIV/AIDS and other diseases in which viruses and the immune system play a significant role. Over the past 26 years, supporters in North Texas have raised more than $66.5 million to advance amFAR's ongoing HIV research and global health initiatives, the organization says.

This year's gala will feature cocktails, a seated dinner, musical performances, and a live auction offering luxury goods, travel experiences, and contemporary art. Tickets and table sponsorships are now available, starting at $2,500.

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