MySweetCharity Opportunity: 2019 Partners Card
According to 2019 Partners Card Co-Chair Nina Sachse, On behalf of The Family Place, my Co-Chairs Rachel Michell, Stephanie Seay and I are grateful to be leading the charge of Partners Card 2019, the...
View ArticleJUST IN: 2019 Texas Trailblazer Awardees And Speaker Revealed To “Celebrate...
2019 Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon Co-Chairs Marjon Henderson, Marisa Howard and Samantha Wortley have just made it official who will be on stage on Friday, October 4, for The Family Place benefit....
View ArticleJUST IN: 2019 ReuNight To Raise Funds For The Family Place At The Brand New...
Melinda Bell, Catherine Cox and Natalie Lorio* The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek has been buzzing with construction for eons. And it was well worth the wait. If you haven’t been to the Mansion...
View ArticleNorth Texas Giving Day: Rescue Her
Sarah Phillips* According to Rescue Her Director of Advocacy Sarah Phillips, Meet the Local Group That Fights Sex Trafficking And find out how you can take a stand against trafficking in your city It’s...
View ArticleChange Is In The Wind: Hope’s Door New Beginning Center CEO Jim Malatich
After serving more than 40 years in the nonprofit sector, Hope’s Door New Beginning Center CEO Jim Malatich is retiring. Having CEO-ing for HDNB since March 2015, he picking up and heading to Costa...
View ArticleNorth Texas Giving Day Booster: Families To Freedom
According to Families To Freedom Founder and Executive Director Sarah Nejdl, Sarah Nejdl* Arizona landscape* It’s late. There’s a dim evening glow as I drive across east Arizona. The reflectors on the...
View ArticleCommunity Partners Of Dallas Receives Vizient Inc.’s Norman Borlaug...
If you’ve never heard of Norman Borlaug, Community Partners of Dallas CEO Paige McDaniel will set you straight. The late agronomist “was known as the man who saved a billion lives for his revolutionary...
View ArticleChange Of Plans: Status Of 2019 Partners Card Stores Affected By Tornado Damage
The Family Place’s Partners Card* You’ve got to hand it to that dang family of tornadoes that ripped up North Texas Sunday. Their timing couldn’t have been worse for The Family Place’s 2019 Partners...
View ArticleOops Alert: The Family Place’s Digital Partners Card Crashed This Morning
UPDATE: The Digital Partners Card is up and hungry for transactions. Go shop! Evidently The Family Place‘s 2019 Partners Card program is so popular, its website cratered today. The Family Place’s...
View Article2019 Texas Trailblazers Luncheon Showcased Empowered Women With Area CEOs And...
The word “genuine” is defined as “free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere.” If someone was trying to put a face to that definition, it would be 55-year-old actress Laura Linney. And...
View Article2019 Partners Card Is Available For Pajama Shopping Plus Preston Royal...
UPDATE: Word has just arrived that due to the October 20th tornado that put many Preston Royal merchants out of action, the following Preston Royal stores are back in action and extending their...
View Article2019 ReuNight Tasting Promises A Delectable Evening Of Wining And Dining
The 2019 ReuNight Co-Chairs Melinda Bell, Catherine Cox and Natalie Lorio realized that one of the major highlights of the annual Family Place fundraiser is the wine-paired supper. And since this...
View Article2019 ReuNight Co-Chairs Melinda Bell, Catherine Cox And Natalie Lorio...
North Texas nonprofits were up against all types of challenges on Thursday, October 10. There were after-school activities and traffic that moved as slow as a sloth. Adding to the mix was the season’s...
View ArticleJUST IN: Award-Winning Nicole Kidman To Keynote 27th Annual Genesis Luncheon
Before everybody hits the road for the holiday, the Genesis Women’s Shelter crew decided to provide a a conversation piece for Thanksgiving dinners. The 27th Annual Genesis Luncheon Chair Leigh Anne...
View ArticleMySweetWishList: Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support
According to Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support Alliance Board President Keana Meyer, Keana Meyer (File photo) “At Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, our mission year-round is to provide safety,...
View ArticleMySweetWishList: Dallas CASA
Corey Anthony (File photo) According to Dallas CASA Board Chair-Elect Corey Anthony, “Dallas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) wishes for more members of our community to volunteer to stand up...
View ArticleWith Likes Of Ann-Margret, Ed Sullivan And Raquel Welch, The Family Place Was...
The trees had scarcely had time to change from summer-colored crepe myrtles to fall’s golds, browns and oranges before, lo and behold, winter was on the doorstep. Just before a frigid blast hit,...
View ArticleGenesis’s HeROs Celebrated Fourth Annual Evening With Gentle Men Surrounded...
While any opportunity to visit Kathy and Harlan Crow‘s library is reason to celebrate, Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support‘s fourth annual Evening With Gentle Men on Tuesday, November 7, had additional...
View ArticleThe Family Place’s 14 New Board Members Announced
The Family Place CEO Paige Flink just sent word that the TFP board of directors has added 14 new members. They are: Sandra Aguirre of A Tiempo Service, Lisa Armstrong of IberiaBank, Steven Bauer of...
View ArticleAlpha Chi Couture Struts The “Runway To A Million” For Domestic Violence...
Despite today’s wintry weather, spring is in the air. Well, at least it’s on the runways throughout the area. In addition to today’s St. Valentine’s Day Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Meyerson, SMU’s...
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