Gallery

Enjoy some of the images of the events at the beautiful Chateau Bellevue and the Austin Woman's Club.


December 15, 2024 Nutcracker Christmas Concert


December 10, 2024  Holiday Dinner and Dancing


November 7, 2024  Fashions from the Gilded Age - Gail Chovan


In celebration of Chateau Bellevue's 150th Anniversary, UT Austin’s School of Human Ecology students studied The Gilded Age for their class: “Historic Apparel Collection & Exhibit Management” this fall. Assistant Professor Gail Chovan (who will be the guest speaker at our November 7th luncheon) led 17 students in creating a special Gilded Age exhibit with men and women's historic garments and accessories from the 1880’s -1900's which is now on display at the Chateau through November 22, 2024.

Students researched UT’s 6,500+ historic collection and learned professional museum standards and practice for the preservation, handling and exhibition of vintage fashions. 


June 26, 2024  Bridgerton at Chateau Bellevue + 150th Anniversary Interview with Sara Jane and Channel 7


June 18, 2024  Limelight Celebration of Summer Hill Country Dinner


April 25, 2024 Limelight Catering Presents an AWC Membership Appreciation Tea


July 20, 2023 Richard Eisenhour: “Alberta and Albert” AWC Luncheon


June 29, 2023 Barbara Woelk Storytelling Presentation and Luncheon


June 8, 2023 Annual Meeting and Luncheon


May 11, 2023 Joint Luncheon with the DAR Chapter


April 16, 2023 LIVE! at Chateau Bellevue presents the Sienna String Quartet


April 6, 2023 Miró Rivera Architects: Building a New Arcadia


March 30, 2023 Spring Fashion Extravaganza


March 23, 2023 A visit to Sunny Spain with Bill Whitehurst


February 23, 2023 American Whiskey Tasting Dinner with a Texas Twist - Russ Kempton - www.speakingofgrapesandgrains.com


February 16, 2023 Johnny Crash Rock-n-Roll Love Songs Edition


January 21, 2023 A Royal Tea Party at Chateau Bellevue


January 19, 2023 Rodeo Austin Youth Art Show Luncheon


December 14, 2022 AWC A Dinner of Dining and Dancing - Holiday Party


December 8, 2022 AWC Luncheon - Price Ainsworth, Attorney and Author


December 1, 2022 AWC Luncheon - Kimmie Rhodes, Singer/Songwriter


November 19, 2022 Fredricksburg Home Tour


November 17, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Tango Tribe


November 16, 2022 Wine Dinner


November 10, 2022 Luncheon - Celia Hughes, Art Spark


November 3, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Past Presidents Luncheon and Remembering Jane Smoot


October 20, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - The Houses of Fredricksburg with Kenneth Hafertepe


October 13, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Musical Program with John Parker




September 15, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Musical Program with Pianist Duncan Sanya


September 1, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - “From Refugee to Entrepreneur” - With Kim Ortiz


August 25, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Journey Along the Dnieper River through the Heart of Ukraine


August 18, 2022 Luncheon AWC Luncheon - Wonders and Worries

Our Mission

Wonders & Worries provides free, professional support for children and teenagers through a parent’s serious illness, so that they can reach their full potential.

Our experts provide the foundation children and teenagers need to reach their full potential even though their parent is ill. Through individual and group therapy sessions, kids and teens learn about illness and build coping and communication skills. Our comprehensive programming is the only one of its kind in the US.


Parents often wish to protect their children, and unsure what to say, they say nothing at all. In turn, children are incredibly perceptive and pick up on the clues in the home that something is wrong. Our professional child life staff provide tools for families to build a solid foundation of communication to successfully cope.


Our History

In 2001, the Livestrong Foundation provided funding for Meredith Cooper, MS, CCLS, LPC and Melissa Hicks, MS, CCLS, LPC, RPT to start a pilot group to support children of families dealing with cancer. In August 2001, Wonders & Worries became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.





August 4, 2022 Luncheon with Speaker Ted Siff, President of the Original Austin Neighborhood Association