T he money flowed as Houston Children’s Charity soared into the philanthropic stratosphere during the nonprofit’s 28th annual gala at the Post Oak Hotel. A night that saw coffers for children and families in need soar to $9.4 million, almost doubling 2024 proceeds.

Both those familiar and those unfamiliar with HCC executive director Laura Ward ‘s golden touch for fundraising were astonished as the dollar figure on the wall-mounted board climbed relentlessly upward. As the Houston Children’s Charity board knows, with Ward in charge no official gala chairs are necessary.

At the $8 million mark one glamorous guest quipped: “Have you ever seen a gala like this? Can they just stop raising money and let us go home.” But she was not about to leave as Alabama, the country music band tha

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