Carolyn Farb
Encyclopedia
Carolyn Farb is a successful professional fundraiser, self-styled as "The First Lady of Philanthropy." Farb has raised more than 35 million dollars for numerous charitable causes
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She is a resident of River Oaks, a neighborhood in Houston
, Texas
, U.S.A.
Farb has been called a socialite, a philanthropist, the "Queen of Houston," and a patron of the fine arts. 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 dollars 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.
Carolyn also just published her first children's book, "Lucas Come to America" which was released in the summer of 2011.
Charitable organization
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She is a resident of River Oaks, a neighborhood in Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, U.S.A.
Farb has been called a socialite, a philanthropist, the "Queen of Houston," and a patron of the fine arts. 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 dollars in one campaign for the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
, and worked with other notable Houston celebrities to raise more than half a million dollars for tsunami relief.
Carolyn also just published her first children's book, "Lucas Come to America" which was released in the summer of 2011.