Holiday Cotillion Foundation Supports Local Youth Initiative

The Tuscaloosa Holiday Cotillion Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization originally established in 1960, but re-organized in 2024, proudly held its annual Holiday Charity Ball on December 22, 2024. The elegant event, which took place at Bryant Conference Center, served as a fundraiser for the Kristen Amerson Youth Foundation, a nonprofit committed to promoting healthier lives for youth through suicide prevention resources and positive educational experiences.

Founded to empower college-age women while enhancing the Tuscaloosa community’s social, cultural, and civic pride, the Tuscaloosa Holiday Cotillion Foundation strives to inspire personal achievement, etiquette, and accountability. The Foundation accomplishes this through educational programming, social events, and charitable contributions to local organizations.

"This generous gift empowers us to continue providing vital mental health resources and services to the young people of Tuscaloosa," said JacQuan Winters, Executive Director of the Kristen Amerson Youth Foundation.

Winters continued, "We are deeply honored to receive the Tuscaloosa Holiday Cotillion Foundation's contribution. Out of all the organizations in Tuscaloosa, they selected the Kristen Amerson Youth Foundation as their beneficiary, demonstrating their dedication to mental health, suicide prevention, and supporting our youth. We are truly grateful!"

Debutante Officers of the Holiday Cotillion include Sarah Elizabeth Morrow, President; and Anna Katelyn Kuhn, Vice President.

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Debutantes of the Holiday Cotillion include:

• Miss Kinsley Hunter Biggs, Daughter of Ms. Haleigh Plott Bullard;
• Miss Lili Louise Brazil, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Garland Brazil, Jr.;
• Miss Mary Madison Farmer, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brandon Farmer;
• Miss Katherine Hall Gray, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Neal Gray;
• Miss Beatrice Piper Huffaker, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Alan Huffaker;
• Miss Susanna Elizabeth Jackson, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Onis Lance Jackson;
• Miss Meredith Grace Link, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Joseph Link;
• Miss Lilyann Glenn Mason, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Phillip Mason;
• Miss Dakota McAbee, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McAbee, Jr.;
• Miss Laurel Merline McLaughlin, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Todd McLaughlin;
• Miss Kate Lundy Murphree, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wood Murphree;
• Miss Shelby Anne Perkins, Daughter of Mrs. Lisa Neutze Perkins and the late Coach Ray Perkins;
• Miss Mae Emens Ramey, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Britnell Ramey;
• Miss Mary Allen Richardson, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Alan Richardson;
• Miss Claire Iverson Roberts, Daughter of the Honorable and Mrs. James Harold Roberts;
• Miss Natalie Heather Sanders, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Sanders;
• Miss Mary Elizabeth Stanard, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Chandler Stanard;
• Miss Camryn Brooke Sumner, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Scott Graham;
• Miss Anna Carson Wagner, Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd William Wagner, III;
• Miss Isabella Thomlee Woolf, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lee Woolf;
• Miss Taylor Nell Wright, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hobson Wright