Southlake Style is inviting women across the Metroplex to share in an afternoon of lunch, learning and love for a great cause. Over 250 women enjoyed last year’s gathering, which raised $4,000 for the local nonprofit Keeps Boutique. This year’s event, entitled “Feeding the Soul,” will be highlighted by Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association — the state’s leading resource in representing the $66 billion food-service industry.
A lifelong learner and leader, Knight has earned numerous degrees including a doctorate in higher education leadership, a master’s of science in management, a bachelor’s degree in hospitality administration and an associate’s degree in hotel and restaurant administration from Newbury College, where she was a Presidential Scholar and captain of the women’s basketball team.
After undergraduate school, Knight was recruited into Pizza Hut’s Management Training Program. Throughout her career in hospitality, she held a wide variety of positions in sales, marketing, event management and recruitment. More recently, Knight has excelled in both national and international leadership roles in culinary arts education— most notably as managing director at Study Group and as President of Kendall College, a recognized leader in that space. Knight lives in Southlake with her husband Alec and their twin teenage daughters.
The luncheon will be catered by Trio American Café and will take place Thursday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. at The Marq Southlake. The event is presented by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital and sponsored by Celebrity Cruises, Classic Wine Southlake, Sally Lynn Home and 817Tix.com.
Tickets, available here at 817Tix.com, are $75 each and include a seated gourmet lunch, fine wine, networking, a travel auction and expo. This year, ten percent of ticket sales will benefit the GRACE Transitional Housing Program.
About GRACE Transition Housing
The Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange (GRACE) Transitional Housing program works with homeless individuals and families to help move them towards independence. Transitional Housing clients participate in intensive case management to assist them in achieving educational, career and financial goals while living in clean, stable housing. All activities are aimed at self-determination and eventual self-sufficiency. Transitional Housing case managers use a number of measures to track progress towards financial, educational and behavioral modification goals.