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Preston Hollow Life: Family Feature

Brigitte Kimichik • April 28, 2020
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Let's take a closer look at your π‘¨π’‘π’“π’Šπ’ cover star family, the 𝐊𝐒𝐦𝐒𝐜𝐑𝐒𝐀'𝐬. ⁠ ⁠ πŸ’Brigitte and Kimo will be celebrating 30 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” of marriage this August. The family is all about spending π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ when they can. With their two girls living in New York City, they must soak up every moment of family time when the girls visit 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 π‘―π’π’π’π’π’˜. ⁠ ⁠ Brigitte recently has retired and learned to play golf. She now joins Kimo on the course. In addition to golf, they both enjoy traveling, spending time with their friends, and a nice glass of cabernet. 🍷⁠ ⁠ πŸ“šAfter working in a male-dominated environment for more than 30 years, Brigitte decided to publish her first book, "𝐏π₯𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐒𝐜𝐞." Play Nice provides victims of sexual harassment and bystanders in and outside of the workplace tools of how to deal with unacceptable behavior on the spot. ⁠ ⁠ The family is 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐒𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐒𝐯𝐒𝐧𝐠 π›πšπœπ€ 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐑𝐞𝐫𝐬. Brigitte is on the Alliance Board for @genesiswomensshelte and has previously served on the board for @wearewednesdayschild. ⁠ ⁠ πŸ’—"π‘‚π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘™π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘ π‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘ , 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘› 𝑖𝑛 π‘“π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘› π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘£π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘’." - 𝐁𝐫𝐒𝐠𝐒𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐒𝐦𝐒𝐜𝐑𝐒𝐀⁠ ⁠ πŸ“–Read the full article ( 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘›'𝑑 𝑦𝑒𝑑) in your π‘¨π’‘π’“π’Šπ’ publication of 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 π‘―π’π’π’π’π’˜ π‘³π’Šπ’‡π’†! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #genesiswomensshelter #wednesdayschild ⁠ #PrestonHollow #PrestonHollowLife #PrestonHollowLifeMagazine #PrestonHollowLifePartners #FamiliesOfPrestonHollow #Dallas #DallasTX #dfx

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