Back row (left to right): Mary Melton, Linda Chupik, Polly Parnell, Karen Lairmore, Sandra Mewhinney, Carol Scanio, and
Julie Michaux. Front row (left to right): Sharon Wilson, Joanna Moore, Monie Roming, and Betty Thrasher.
Several successful events
Mrs. Lairmore and a team of more than
75 women from communities within
the Scott & White Healthcare service area
in Central Texas have raised awareness of
the new Children’s Hospital at Scott &
White. At seven events and counting,
they’ve also raised $300,000 through ticket
sales and beautifully wrapped gift boxes
for purchase of child-sized equipment
and other items to help support the new
facility’s development.
It’s the knit of neighbors and the
connection among communities in
Central Texas that have driven the
dedication and success of this amazing
group. They’ve banded together to plan
and host events that have included the
Children’s Hospital at Scott & White kickoff event, Many Stars One Vision, at the
home of Sharon Powell, PhD, and her
husband, Rick. Other events have included
the Stars of Salado at the Chapel at Caliber
Oak, the holiday-themed Christmas
Under the Stars in Killeen, and the Stars
Are Out Tonight at Cheeves Bros. Steak
House to honor retired war veterans. Other
successful events were the spectacular One
Enchanted Evening at James and Kim
Fikes’ home, and the Glass Slipper Social, a
children’s theater event held at Vive Les
Arts in Killeen.
Betty Thrasher and Karen Lairmore
“How wonderful it
is for families with
sick children to be
close to home and
avoid the expenses
of traveling to a
larger city to care
for their child.”
—Betty Thrasher
The Seasons of Elegance Fashion Show
and Luncheon, under the sartorial eye of
Betty Thrasher, was also held this past
spring. It attracted hundreds of women in
the area, who channeled a passion for
fashion into a worthy cause that benefits
children. Mrs. Thrasher was instrumental
in launching the Visionaries, and she has
always felt a close connection to Scott &
White. “How wonderful it is for families
with sick children to be close to home
and avoid the expenses of traveling to a
larger city to care for their child. It’s very
exciting to have the new Children’s
Hospital at Scott & White in Temple. It’s
unique because most freestanding
children’s hospitals are