She dreamed aloud of goals so high, With passion shining in her eye.<\/p>\n
So began the tribute to Heidi Rockecharlie<\/strong>, president of the Houston Symphony League<\/a>, during the annual President\u2019s Luncheon. Held in the shimmering ballroom of Lakeside Country Club<\/a>, the event \u2014 this year themed Bienvenue \u00e0 Versailles \u2014 blended regal French flourishes with a heartfelt spirit, and capped a record-breaking season with flourish and flair.<\/p>\n League supporters turned out in full fashionable force, with chairs Beth Wolff<\/strong> and Saula Valente<\/strong> orchestrating a picturesque apr\u00e8s-midi amid lavender-and-white floral candelabras by Simply Saula. The atmosphere struck a delicate chord: Equal parts elegance and intimacy. Guests laughed, mingled, and clinked glasses, while the hosts alternated verses from a custom-written poem that honored Rockecharlie\u2019s tenure. It was both lighthearted and lyrical, just like its muse.<\/p>\n She led with heart, with fire, with flair. And left her legacy everywhere.<\/p>\n The highlight, as always, came with the president\u2019s address, when Rockecharlie shared the year\u2019s financial gift to the Symphony: A donation of more than $193,000 net of expenses.<\/p>\n That figure is thanks to a series of strategic moves under Rockecharlie\u2019s leadership: A cost-cutting sponsorship program, expansion of the league\u2019s icon event, and a fresh push for membership.<\/p>\n She said, \u201cLet\u2019s grow, let\u2019s aim anew.\u201d And guess what? That dream came true<\/p>\n She then passed the baton to incoming president Leslie Nossaman<\/strong>, who previewed her board and vision for the upcoming term. And Donna Mello<\/strong>, 2024’s Ellen Kelley Volunteer of the Year, introduced this year’s honoree, Susan Osterberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The celebration closed with an avalanche of gratitude and gifts. Rockecharlie received a magnum of Le Chemin du Roi Champagne by 50 Cent, a Hermes Brides de Gala en Fleurs scarf, and a crystal award featuring artwork from the Icon event. <\/p>\n Among those in the crowd were Farida Abjani<\/strong>, Hallie Vanderhider<\/strong>, Ellie Francisco<\/strong>, Lesha Elsenbrook<\/strong>, Betty Tutor<\/strong>, Alicia Maguire Smith<\/strong>, Heidi Turney<\/strong>, Andrew Cordes<\/strong>, Kathi Rovere<\/strong>, Diane Gendel<\/strong>, Sharon Brier<\/strong>, Jerre Parsons Williams<\/strong>, Diane Roederer<\/strong>, Susan Binney<\/strong>, Kinga Ferguson<\/strong>, Elizabeth Condit<\/strong>, Helen Shaffer<\/strong>, Mary Sage<\/strong>, Anna Dean<\/strong>, Astrid Van Dyke<\/strong>, Cheryl Byington<\/strong>, Kim Padgett<\/strong>, Nick Rockecharlie<\/strong>, Yoon Smith<\/strong>, and Danny Nguyen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She dreamed aloud of goals so high, With passion shining in her eye. So began the tribute to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[15045,4345,31082,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-38580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-fundraisers","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-symphony","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114796096736573785","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}