"Out of the Box" Luncheon Sets New Standard

Single event raises record levels of donations for Samaritan House
We’ve all heard of thinking out of the box, but giving out of the box is something else all together.

What is now slated as an annual event, Samaritan House hosted its first Out of the Box Luncheon the Fort Worth Club on Wednesday, November 8th. A crowd of nearly 300 came to learn about the agency’s accomplishments this year, including the completion of The Villages at Samaritan House.

The event raised the most money ever in cash and pledges for a single event, and will help support the annual operations of Samaritan House. Plans for next year’s Luncheon are already underway.

“We were honored by the large number of guests who attended our luncheon,” says Steve Dutton, Samaritan House President and CEO, “and by their generous offering of financial support for the next five years toward our operations.”

Included was a Leadership Gift by Betty Youngman, through the Youngman Family Foundation, which helped launch a new multiple-year Giving Society, the Homes and Hope Society, that will help underwrite housing and supportive services offered to individuals and families - including children - now living at The Villages at Samaritan House.

For more information about the Out of the Box Luncheon event plans for next year, please contact Wes Hurford at extension 195, or email at whurford@samaritanhouse.org.

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