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MRS. HAL (CHRISTI) CARTER-URSCHEL WEARING: CHADO RALPH RUCCI. JEWELRY: CASA DE VHERNIER AND UTOPIA. CAUSE NEAREST AND DEAREST: Children with special needs and the wonderful people who care for them. IN MY FRIDGE: "Not enough," according to my boys, but you will always find Starbucks iced coffee. MOST INTERESTING PERSON I'VE EVER MET: Bob Hope — I was fascinated by his fun approach to philanthropy. ACTRESS WHO WOULD PLAY ME: Any up-and-coming actress who prefers action and adventure genres. BEST ADVICE I'VE RECEIVED: My grandmother told me, "Find something that you love to do so much that you would do it for free. And then become so good at it that the world will pay you well." STYLE ICON: My mom and the fabulous Audrey Hepburn. MOST EXOTIC PLACE I'VE BEEN: Mt. Everest Base Camp, Nepal. HALL OF FAME HONOREE MRS. KENNY (LISA) TROUTT WEARING: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN. CAUSES NEAREST AND DEAREST: The Council for Life and Sanctity of Life. MOST INTERESTING PERSON I'VE EVER MET: Chuck Colson. He went from the Ivy League to the Marines to the White House to prison to prison ministry. BEST ADVICE I'VE RECEIVED: Wisdom, meaning and purpose in life can be found in one book, and in knowing the One who wrote it. STYLE ICON: Jacqueline Kennedy. MOST EXOTIC PLACE I'VE BEEN: Musha Cay. WHERE I SATE MY SWEET TOOTH: Celebrity Bakery. CURRENT OBSESSION: Juicing. MOTTO I (TRY TO) LIVE BY: Love God, love others. THE MOST UNDERRATED VIRTUE: Humility. NEW FRIENDS NEW LIFE (NFNL) Changing the lives of trafficked teen girls and sexually exploited women and their children. THE PROJECT: Trafficking prevention and sexual abuse recovery program COMMITMENT: $525,000 (over three years) GOOD STREET LEARNING CENTER, INC. Offering young, at-risk children the foundational tools for educational success. THE PROJECT: Operation Next Steps: Program and Facility Improvements COMMITMENT: $458,988 (over two years) PARKLAND FOUNDATION Furnishing medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons. THE PROJECT: Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Burn Center and Playroom COMMITMENT: $1,252,316 SUICIDE & CRISIS CENTER OF NORTH TEXAS Helping people in crisis find hope for the future. THE PROJECT: Teens Can Survive Program COMMITMENT: $275,400 (over three years) YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS Putting Christian values into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body. THE PROJECT: Park South YMCA Urban Swim Program COMMITMENT: $789,722 TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN Leading in the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions and related neurological and learning disorders. THE PROJECT: Specialized Prosthetics Program COMMITMENT: $500,000 NETWORK OF COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, INC. Providing health and emergency services to children, low-income families and senior citizens in need. THE PROJECT: Children of Grandfamilies Initiative COMMITMENT: $508,989 (over three years) EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS Improving the quality and availability of early education for economically disadvantaged children. THE PROJECT: Four Steps to Excellence 2.0 in 65 early-learning centers COMMITMENT: $430,000 (over two years)