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To purchase tickets to the 2010 TACA Silver Cup Luncheon, please print this document and mail/fax back to the TACA office. Underwriting Contract (.pdf)
On October 8, TACA Board of Governors, TACA Corporate Council, friends and guests gathered to celebrate the announcement of Cindy Rachofsky and John T. Cody, Jr. as the 2010 Silver Cup Award honorees. The announcement was made at the home of Jennifer and John Eagle. The Silver Cup is awarded each year to recognize one man and one woman for outstanding contributions to the arts in Dallas. Mrs. Rachofsky and Mr. Cody will receive their Silver Cups on March 5, 2010, at the TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon, to be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. “TACA’s 32nd Annual Silver Cup Award Luncheon will be a wonderful occasion to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism that makes Dallas the thriving cultural center it is,” said Lynn McBee, Chairman of TACA’s Board of Directors. “TACA is honored to recognize the contributions of Cindy and John by awarding them the TACA Silver Cup.” Marguerite Hoffman, 2006 Silver Cup Award recipient, explained why Cindy Rachofsky is deserving of this year’s award. "Cindy is an incredibly effective advocate for the arts in our community. She has leveraged her amazing success with the Two x Two for AIDS and Art event to upgrade our dialogue about the role of the arts in Dallas and to ensure that our peers around the world understand that Dallas is a place where the arts matter to its citizenry. Her accomplishments in this area are truly amazing and too often unsung. I am so happy that she is receiving this recognition from TACA for all her hard work." Cindy Rachofsky Mrs. Rachofsky is an avid philanthropist, dedicated to the Dallas community. Currently, she is the Chairman of the Trustee Nominating Committee, Board Member and Executive Committee Member for the Dallas Museum of Art. She is also on the President’s Advisory Council for the AT&T Performing Arts Center and a member of the Episcopal School of Dallas Board of Directors. Mrs. Rachofsky and her husband Howard host an annual event in their home, Two x Two for AIDS and Art, which over the last 10 years has raised more than $21 million for AIDS research and for contemporary art acquisitions at the Dallas Museum of Art. The Rachofskys are among the most widely known collectors of contemporary art in America. Together they received the Skowhegen Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Award in 2005 for outstanding philanthropy in the arts. Mr. Rachofsky is also a previous recipient of the TACA Silver Cup Award, having been honored with the award in 2005. Mrs. Rachofsky is the mother of Matthew and Meghan. Rachofsky said, “I am honored to receive the TACA Silver Cup and thrilled to call attention to all of the arts volunteers who give so much of their time and resources. The arts are key to our city’s future. Our phenomenal arts district has become the heart of downtown creating a vitality that will take the arts to a new level.” John T. Cody, Jr. Mr. Cody has the unprecedented distinction of having twice served as Interim General Director of The Dallas Opera in a volunteer capacity. Kern Wildenthal, a 2004 Silver Cup honoree, says of Cody, "As a volunteer, John has twice stepped into the breach at The Dallas Opera to fulfill the duties that normally are the responsibility of the highest level full-time employee. He has enabled the Opera to continue to excel artistically, with fiscal responsibility, and he has earned the respect, admiration and affection of all of the Opera staff and board. The Dallas Opera would not have been ready to move into its new home, the Winspear Opera House, without his superb leadership. John could not be more deserving of TACA's Silver Cup Award." Mr. Cody who is retired President and C.O.O. of JCPenney, with more than 35 years of executive experience—including local stores, districts, regions, and assignments at company headquarters in New York—moved with JCPenney to Texas in 1991.. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Cody joined the Board of Directors of The Dallas Opera where he served on the Development, Finance and Marketing Committees and with The Dallas Opera Foundation. He assumed the position of President of The Dallas Opera in June 2004, guiding a critical two-year project to develop a strategic positioning statement and roadmap designed to facilitate the company’s historic move into the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and, simultaneously, to ensure its future success. Mr. Cody became Chairman of the Board of The Dallas Opera in 2006. He assumed the position of Interim General Director for the first time in 2008 and, again, in January of 2009. John and Patti Cody are the proud parents of two daughters, Catherine and Tricia.. His civic involvement has included stints as Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of National Junior Achievement and Director and Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Greater Dallas Chamber. Mr. Cody has shown continuing support for the academic community as a member of the Advisory Board of St. Mary’s College (South Bend, IN), a Trustee of Woodlands Academy and as a member of the Council on the College of Business for the Rochester Institute of Technology. He presently serves on the Board of the University of Dallas and John Paul II High School in Plano. Mr. Cody is highly regarded by his experienced staff for his business acumen, outstanding leadership skills, unassailable integrity and keen sense of fair play. He continues to make an indelible mark on both the top-tier Dallas Opera and the community-at-large. “It’s humbling to receive the Silver Cup Award because there are so many tireless volunteers who make a difference,” said Cody. “I appreciate the recognition and hope that every volunteer, at the Dallas Opera and throughout North Texas, feels honored.” Rebecca Fletcher, chairman of this year’s TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon, said “Cindy and John are giants in the Dallas arts community. It is our privilege to honor them and shine the spotlight on two volunteers who are setting an example of excellence in all they do.”
Information: For additional information, please call Amy Taylor, Director of Development, TACA, 214.520.3930. Party on the Green Sponsors
Please join us for TACA Lexus Party on the Green A culinary tradition at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, TACA Lexus Party on the Green showcases the culinary talents of Rosewood chefs and celebrity guest chefs from across the nation. These chefs dish up their signature cuisine at stations set throughout Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. A silent auction and wine cork pull take place during the evening surrounded by vibrant musical entertainment.
Daniel Bausa - Rosewood Mayakoba
ABOUT TACA: TACA's mission is to provide financial support and services and to increase public awareness and participation in the performing arts of North Texas, which improve the quality of life for citizens of all economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. Since its inception in 1966, TACA has raised and distributed more than $14.6 million to 115 performing arts organizations from proceeds of the TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon, TACA RBC Wealth Management Auction Gala, TACA Board of Governors, Party on the Green, and other events. More information can be found by calling 214.520.3930.
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