Legacy's Holiday 'Schmooze' Returns, in Remembrance of Catering King Jackson Hicks

Daniel Ortiz
Legacy's Holiday 'Schmooze' Returns, in Remembrance of Catering King Jackson Hicks

Lisa Foronda, Greg Harper

SINCE ITS FOUNDING by the late catering king and philanthropist Jackson Hicks, Legacy Community Health’s Schmooze has been a holiday bash that hundreds look forward to each year.


More than 250 festively clad guests were welcomed into the North Boulevard home of Richard Holt. A bountiful buffet and Christmas cocktails awaited, and partygoers admired the sparkling trees and holiday décor while raising money for The Jackson Hicks Endowed Fund for the Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS at Legacy.

This year’s soiree was attended by heavy-hitters such as Bobby Dees, Hallie Vanderhider, Bill Baldwin, Fady Armanious, Vivian Wise, Shannon Hall and many others. Cheers!

Hallie Vanderhider, Bobby Dees

Tony Bravo, Richard Werner

Tarek, Ceron

Cyndy Garza-Roberts, Wanna Hadnott

Sharon Land, Linda Gibbs

Fady Armanious, Bill Baldwin

Shannon Hall, Deb Rockman

Kashay and Steve Crawford

Lisa Bordelon, Richard Holt, Chree Boydstun

Ken Sill and Kari Findley


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Lady Stephanie Kimbrell, Cory McGee, and Butler Studio artists, Ani Kushyan, Alissa Goretsky and Elizabeth Hanje (photo by Michelle Watson)

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Photo by Lynn Lane

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