Carolyn Farb
Carolyn Farb is a fundraiser and has raised more than 35 million dollars for numerous charitable causes.[1][2]
She is a resident of River Oaks, a neighborhood in Houston, Texas.[3]
Farb raised more than 1 million dollars for cancer research with a single gala (she is the first woman and first Texan to raise a million dollars in a single gala), helped to raise more than $3 million in one campaign for the University of Houston, and worked with other notable Houston celebrities to raise more than half a million dollars for tsunami relief.[4][5]
Farb received an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Northwood University in 2003.[6]
She published her first children's book, Lucas Comes to America, in the summer of 2011.
References
- ↑ Carolyn Farb Papers, 1955-2002
- ↑ Leading Scientist in Neurofibromatosis-Related Cancer to be Featured in Carolyn Farb Endowed Lecture - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- ↑ "High Society in Houston," American Public Media
- ↑ Dr. Carolyn Farb Bio. carolynfarb.com
- ↑ Carolyn Farb: First Lady of Philanthropy. | Society, Social Assistance & Lifestyle > Philanthropy from AllBusiness.com. allbusiness.com
- ↑ Harris County Hospital District Bio of Carolyn Farb