Read Between the Wines 2025 was a guzzling success and we are overflowing with gratitude. Because of your incredible love, generosity, and encouragement, we raised over $43,000 to support dyslexia awareness, teacher training, and student support.
(Look for more pictures from the evening soon!)
To everyone who attended, sponsored, donated, volunteered, or cheered us on—thank you. You made this possible.
Special Thanks to:
The Tooth Fairy, aka Blake Ewing of Luckdragon – your friendly, approachable, charming wit as our emcee made the night enjoyable and memorable!
The Rockstar Who Made Us Think & Feel, aka Isaac Hanson – it was inspiring to hear your personal story of growing up with dyslexia and to have you as our guest speaker.
The Amazing WOMPA Crew, aka Madeleine Bryce & Leslie Ward Umfleet and Brigid & Allie, – your planning and attention to detail was spectacular!
The Amazing WOMPA Carnival Creative Crew, aka KT Remus and Renelle & Butch Smart – your creativity brought the carnival theme to life!
The Can-Do Creative Construction Crew, aka Ryan Smart and Cornelius Williams – these two (coincidentally, both have dyslexia) built the absolutely stunning dyslexia-themed carnival games and backdrops. Ryan painted and donated the Buffalo Painting, and was the DJ for Karaoke! And that really tall, entertaining guy on stilts? That was Cornelius!
The Braintrust Behind the Magic, aka our dedicated board members – Rob Atema, Meagan Brazeal, Caitriona Gannon Harris, Sean Weins, Meredith Webber, and Amy Bennett (Knight).
The Bid Bosses, aka our energetic auctioneers, Adam Brazeal and Rob Atema, you both kept the energy high and the room full of excitement!
The Summit Stars, aka spectacular staff at The Summit, who went above and beyond in costume and spirit!
The Power Patrons, aka our event sponsors – without you, our glasses would be empty and our dreams half-poured – Outrider Gas Transports · Knight Pecan Farms · Levinson Sullivan Dentistry · Airway Health and Tongue Tie Center of Oklahoma, LLC · The Lay Family Foundation · Wondrous Kids LLC · Thirst Wine Merchants · FireHouse Appraisals · Skye Crest Technology · Mark & Lisa Hohmann · The Cherry Street Farmers’ Market · The McNellie’s Group · The Pink Door Hair Salon & Spa · Brooklyn Bedgood with Jara Herron Salon · Christina Mally Creates · The Dobbs Family
The Donor Dream Team, aka:
* Gina Alusi of Creex Art for her beautiful artwork and for entertaining us by painting it LIVE throughout the evening
* Ryan Smart for his beautiful artwork and his company, SplinterBlock, for sponsoring our afterparty
* Caitriona Harris & family for donating their Durango vacation home
* The Fire-Fighting Heroes of Station 14, for donating a firehouse meal
* Tyler Jones, of Tulsa Caricatures, for capturing the evening with fun caricature drawings
And finally, The Believers & Backers—those who attended the evening, those who’ve stood by us since the beginning, and those who continue to support Dyfference Makers. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts: for your kind words, for recommending us to others, for following us on social media, and for liking, sharing, and commenting on our posts.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You are changing lives and helping us build a future where every child with dyslexia has the support and resources they need to thrive.