7th Annual North Star Luncheon
April 28, 2025 @ 11:30AM — April 29, 2025 @ 12:00AM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
: 4155 Mockingbird Ln Dallas, TX 75205 Get Directions
The 7th Annual North Star Luncheon presented by NDBT will be held on Monday, April 28 from 11:30am to 1pm at a private country club located at 4155 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205. Please contact rsvp@family-compass.org for sponsorship package details.
Chief Relationship Officer at Communities Foundation of Texas and former reporter Calvert Collins-Bratton will return as Emcee to host a conversation with this year's Guest Speaker, Erin Merryn, as she shares her story of hope and perseverance.
Longstanding supporter and current Board Member Toni McReynolds will receive the 2025 North Star Award. We are proud to recognize her consistent voice and joyful service to the cause for many years!
The Hoglund Foundation will serve as Honorary Chair! Our work to prevent child abuse and neglect continues to expand on the wings of their vital and unwavering support since 1998.
Co-Chairs Bianca Hernandez and Elisabeth McHugh have put together an incredible event! Special thanks to Mary Bowman Campbell for sponsoring the exclusive VIP Reception held at 10am, prior to the program. Please join us for this special day!
About Erin Merryn
Erin is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and child abuse advocate and activist. She earned her MSW from Aurora University. For six years of her childhood, she was sexually abused, keeping her secret locked away in her childhood diary. Before graduating high school, Erin published her diary into a book called Stolen Innocence. She has since published four more books.
In 2013 she had Erin’s Law passed in her home state of Illinois, a law that requires personal body safety taught in public schools every year. She has made it her mission to have it passed in all 50 states. Currently, Erin’s Law is in 38 states; Kerala, India; and most recently Ontario, Canada.
Since 2004, Erin has shared her story in over 200 publications and appeared on Oprah, OWN, Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, Fox, Katie Couric, Tamron Hall, MSNBC, among others. In 2015 she was featured in the documentary Breaking the Silence on TLC. Glamour named Erin “Woman of the Year” and People named her one of 15 “Women Changing the World.” Erin is married and the mother of four children.
