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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County

Lynne McLean* “It’s almost time for one of my favorite days of the year…North Texas Giving Day, which arrives on Sept. 18. I love this event because it motivates long-term and first-time givers to...

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MySweetCharity Opportunity: 2014 Partners Card

According to 2014 Partners Card Co-Chairs Lisa Bhattacharya, Andrea Cheek and Diana Hamilton, Andrea Cheek, Diana Hamilton and Lisa Bhattacharya* “Partners Card is upon us! We are thrilled to announce...

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Dallas CASA’s Parade Of Playhouses Heads To Homes Sweet Homes

Alas, the Dallas CASA’s adorable playhouses are no longer lining the ground level of NorthPark. Ah, but the good news is they’re happily settling into forever backyards for youngsters. For the Sunday,...

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The Family Place Partners Learn About Upcoming Fundraising Activities And A...

To The Family Place staff and volunteers, fall is the most active season of the year. That’s when their fundraising activities kick into high gear.  From the Back TO School drive, Partners Card to the...

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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Agape Resource And Assistance Center

“Barely healed from a beating that put her in the hospital, Ann fled to Texas with her three young kids. Two months later in a homeless shelter, she discovered she was pregnant. The beating Ann endured...

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Texas TrailBlazer Award Luncheon’s Joe Torre Has Just Lost The Man Who Taught...

Joe Torre‘s big brother Frank Torre played a very big part in Joe’s childhood. It was Frank who kicked their abusive father out of the household. As Joe tells it, “Although I did not get phys­i­cally...

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Partners Card South Kick-Off Brings Out The Softies Like Alan Stein

Remember when you were in grade school and it was current events day? Wednesday the Partners Card South Kick-Off Party at NorthPark’s Pinto Ranch was such an occasion. And the topic du jour besides the...

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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Women In Need

“Rockwall County has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade and as progressive as Rockwall County is, this issue not talked about; in fact often it goes silent: domestic violence. “‘She sat...

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Despite The Death Of His Brother, Joe Torre Made It To The Texas Trailblazer...

Joe Torre Despite the death of his big brother, Frank, the previous Saturday, and the funeral Monday, Joe Torre was on hand to meet and greet the Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon patrons on Tuesday,...

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Texas Trailblazer Awardee Harold C. Simmons Is Honored With Joe Torre Going...

The Texas Trailblazer Award Luncheon VIP reception in the Anatole’s Carpenter Ballroom was filled with those who love baseball and hate abuse. While featured speaker Joe Torre stood his ground with a...

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ReuNight Brings Together The Party-Hearty Set At The Place At Perry For The...

If there was ever a party-hearty occasion, it was The Family Place’s ReuNight. This event attracts pals, who tend to enjoy each other’s company as much as collegiates at their 10-year reunion. The...

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JUST IN: 2015 Chick Lit Author And Cheeping Deets Revealed

Chick Lit Luncheon* The chic Chick Lit-ters nestled down last night to learn the deets for Community Partners of Dallas’ Chick Lit Luncheon. While others may have chattered in other parts of Dallas due...

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Art And Beautiful Peeps Fill F.I.G. For Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s...

Despite the chill provided by the seasons first cold front, it was nice and warm with cocktails, food, beautiful peeps and loads of art up for bid over at F.I.G. Here’s a field report: “Art for...

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Who Are These Kids Who Hope For A Holiday Gift?

Hello, Dallas? We’ve got a problem. There are people, who are shivering without even the most threadbare coats. There are animals that are chained to outdoor porches without so much as a cover. Those...

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Round Robin November 8: An Evening Of Hope Gala And Hollywood Domino Dallas

The Dallas North Tollway was pretty ugly, Saturday, November 8. In the rear view mirror the lights were a blanket of white lights. Ahead was a stagnant sea of red lights. Still fundraising covered the...

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MySweetWishList: The Family Place

According to The Family Place CEO Paige Flink, Paige Flink* “I wish I had a new truck for The Family Place Resale Shop so we could pick up more donations and move more clients into apartments....

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MySweetWishList: Genesis Young Leaders

According to Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support Senior Director of Fund and Community Development Bianca Jackson, Bianca Jackson* “Our Genesis Young Leaders put on a show-stopping Masquerade party...

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2014 Partners Card Paid Off To The Tune Of $1.13M For The Family Place

There was a true celebration at the Joule hotel on Wednesday, December 10, when 160 friends and supporters of Partners Card gathered to mark the culmination of the 2014 signature fundraiser for The...

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Anita Hawkin’s Find One Reason To Smile Gets Kicked Off At VH Casual Dining...

On the eve of his 42nd birthday, Colorado Rockies pitcher LaTroy Hawkins was with his entrepreneur/author wife Anita Hawkins and daughter Troi Hawkins at Victor Hugo’s VH Casual Dining in Oak Cliff....

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Kim And Tyson Chandler Families Hit Target With Single-Parent Families For...

A fellow at Target on Marsh Lane was sorta wondering what was going on. It was about 4 p.m. on Friday, December 19, and the store was prepared for Christmas shoppers, but things seemed different. Out...

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