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Kick up your boots

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | November 27, 2025

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Chelsea Collmer, Laurie Sanders, Susan Plank, and Kendall Plank (Photo: Daniel Ortiz)
Laurie Sanders, Mark Chesnutt, and Susan Plank (Photo: Daniel Ortiz)
Mike Stasney, Mike Plank, and Michael Roa (Photo: Daniel Ortiz)

Laurie Sanders, Mark Chesnutt, Susan Plank, Mike Stasney, Mike Plank, Michael Roa, Chelsea Collmer, and Kendall Plank donned their finest western attire for the eighth annual Kick Up Your Boots for Kids event. More than 250 guests celebrated at The Ballroom at Bayou Place and raised $400,000 for Dec My Room, an organization that decorates hospital rooms for pediatric and young adult patients to reflect their special likes and interests. Kendall Plank and Susan Plank founded the organization in 2007, leading volunteers to personalize and decorate more than 10,000 rooms in more than 180 hospitals around the nation. David Ackel led the evening as emcee and auctioneer and country artist Mark Chesnutt kept everyone moving on the dance floor. Supporters Aimee and Wynne Snoots and Jen and Matt Brice were celebrated as the evening’s honorees.

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