The River Oaks Nation Membership vibed with vivid sparks and excessive ambitions as Devorah Krieger and Ashley Sloan co-chaired the 2025 Pals and Households Luncheon, benefiting Youngsters’s Museum Houston. With a day of inspiration, group, and somewhat little bit of luck, greater than 275 company left feeling recharged — no caffeine required.
The powerhouse of the March 6 occasion? Dr. Amy Shah, bestselling creator and knowledgeable in integrative medication, who took the stage to drop some severe intel. Drawing from her hit ebook I’m So Effing Drained, she tackled burnout, fatigue, and stress with sensible, science-backed options. The message was clear: higher sleep, smarter diet, and conscious residing aren’t only for wellness influencers. They’re survival expertise for fogeys, caregivers, and anybody working on empty.
Including an additional dose of allure, KHOU 11 Meteorologist Chita Craft lit up the room because the luncheon’s effervescent emcee. Talking of vivid moments: Amanda Pickering scored a dreamy day journey to Spherical High, Yalda Hamadanian secured a luxurious weekend escape to Omni Barton Creek, Lindsey Engleman walked away with a coveted King Ranch reward card, and Patricia Wenzel received a scrumptious eating expertise at il Bracco.
The luncheon raised practically $180,000 to help Youngsters’s Museum Houston’s early childhood and parenting packages, making certain extra households have entry to important instructional sources. A candy contact from The Village Bakery Houston — lovely cookie occasion favors — ensured company left with full hearts and full fingers. Gorgeous florals from Central Market set the scene for a beautiful noon repast.
Within the crowd had been Sarah Barrett, Lauren Barrett, Adrienne Crane, Sarah Ebrahimi, Catherine Goossen, Veronica Griffin, Hayden Lasher, Whitney Lawson, Daphne Pappas, JP Ramirez, Mary Morgan Stevens, Mary S. Dawson, and Leslie Pitts.
