On Friday, September 23rd, more than 300 guests attended the 13th annual Salute to Champions fashion show and luncheon to benefit Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center.
Emceed by Morning News co-anchor, Melissa Wilson of FOX 26, the fashion show featured Patient Champions, pediatric cancer patients from Texas Children's, walking the runway along side Community Champions, a group of generous Houstonians who do so much to help children battling cancer and make the community a better place. Before strutting down the runway in the latest fashion trends from Saks Fifth Avenue and Dillard’s, the Patient Champions enjoyed a fun morning of getting their hair and make-up done.
A big thank you to our long-time event chairs, Sidney Faust, Judi McGee, Elsie Eckert and Scott Basinger and the generous sponsors who underwrite the event to raise critical funds in support of research and patient care at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center.
2022 Honorary Community Champion
Sybil Roos
2022 Community Champions
Ginger Blanton
Twila Carter
Valerie and Tracy Dieterich
Kisha and Jason Itkin
Marla and Matthew Hurley
Myrtle Jones
Dr. Kelly Larkin and Fernando Parra
Duyen and Marc Nguyen
Henry Richardson and Monsour Taghdisi
Gina and Saib Saour
James Versalovic, MD, PhD.
Pathologist-In-Chief and Chair of Texas Children’s Department of Pathology
Laura and Jason Williams
Jackie Ward, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Children's Hospital
Questions? Please contact the Office of Philanthropy at 832-824-2945 or email champions@texaschildrens.org.