Scene Around Town: Family Compass and Retina Foundation
As Society Editor for the Katy Trail Weekly I oversee the publication's Scene Around Town feature, which shines a spotlight on nonprofit and community events each week. In this week’s July 18 issue, I’m featuring scenes from Family Compass who celebrated their 7th Annual North Star Luncheon presented by NDBT on Monday, April 28. More than 260 supporters joined co-chairs Bianca Hernandez and Elisabeth McHugh, along with honorary chair The Hoglund Foundation, for an afternoon of mission-driven connection and impact in support of preventing child abuse and neglect. Also highlighted were scenes from the Retina Foundation who raised $1.26 million this past May from their annual 2025 Visionary Luncheon. The event featured a heartfelt conversation between Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet and his mom about their personal connection to age-related macular degeneration.
Have an event you’d like to submit for editorial consideration? Here’s what you need to email me:
Send a minimum of 4 images for consideration.
No more than 4 people in each shot.
No repeats (meaning the same person can’t be in multiple shots)
Guests need to be posed and smiling into the camera. No candids.
You must ID the people in each photo (left to right)
Tell me the name of the event and provide a brief description of the event (no more than 75 words)
Please send one event submission per email with the name of the event in the Subject line
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