Lauren Stanfill, Andrea Coyle, Megan Carrasco, Lisa and Mark Jakel, Victoria Villarreal, Caitlin Rance, and Monica Buchanan attended the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s Young Professionals Group’s gala kickoff party. Guests enjoyed a festive evening to introduce the Somewhere Over the Rainbow-themed 7th annual Storybook Gala. Event chairs Joselyn and Jeff Carnrite, and Kasey and Nick Carnrite, along with a vibrant Dorothy Gale character, welcomed young professionals to the evening at JOEY Uptown at The Galleria. Guests looked at auction items while enjoying light bites and signature cocktails including the cosmopolitan-inspired “Ruby Slipper” and the old fashioned-inspired “Flying Monkey.”

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