Attitudes And Attire’s Luncheon Had Fashions And Flags Onstage And A Surprise...
At noon on Friday, February 21, North Texans had two totally different fundraisers. At St. Philip’s School and Community Center’s Snyder Activity Center, the 20th Annual Destiny Award Luncheon was...
View ArticleDallas Children’s Advocacy Center Announces Luncheon Cancellation and Other...
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center* Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center President/CEO Lynn Davis just sent word that the Appetite for Advocacy Luncheon on Friday, March 27, at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel...
View ArticleMarch 27 Cancellations, Postponements, Reschedules and Virtual Activities
North Texas has trudged through another battle week against coronavirus. But today there’s good news. About time! The North Texas nonprofits are looking to the future and scheduling activities to the...
View ArticleMySweetKindness: Kristina Smith
According to Kristina Smith, Kimberly Soto, Maria Londono, Maria Ventura and Ashley Adeyefa* Thank you so much to the anonymous donor who donated delicious and healthy lunches on Friday, March 20, to...
View ArticleMySweetKindness: Kathleen M. LaValle
Kathleen M. LaValle* Shereen Demarais* According to Kathleen M. LaValle, While the world feels scary to all of us these days, the world can feel scary every day to children living in foster care....
View ArticleCelebrate Cinco De Mayo By Toasting North Texas Giving Tuesday Now With A...
North Texas Giving Tuesday Now* In addition to today being Cinco De Mayo, it’s also the long awaited North Texas Giving Tuesday Now. Since the gates officially opened at 6 a.m., more than $5.75M has...
View ArticleWe’ve Rescheduled! – Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support’s Annual Luncheon
According to Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support CEO Jan Langbein, Jan Langbein (File photo) Nicole Kidman* Leigh Anne Haugh ( File photo) As Mother’s Day approached, Genesis Women’s Shelter And...
View ArticleMay 19 Update Of Cancellations And Reschedules
Despite today’s announcement of 14 deaths in Dallas County resulting from COVID-19, the organizations are soldiering on to raise funds for very needy and necessary nonprofit programs. Here is today’s...
View Article2020 Partners Cards Staying at $75 For The Ten-Day Shopping Spree Benefiting...
Everything seems to be rising. Temperatures, COVID-19 cases, prices, pounds! Thank heaven, one thing is staying right in place. It’s the price of a Partners Card. The Family Place’s annual shopping...
View ArticleThe Family Place Welcomes All To Attend Tomorrow’s Virtual Dedication of Its...
In a topsy-turvy world human beings are pretty darn resilient. They come up with new ways to carry on. A perfect example is The Family Place’s dedication of its new Southern Dallas Counseling Center...
View ArticleMySweetEssential: The Family Place
According to The Family Place CEO Paige Flink, Paige Flink* For victims of family violence, sheltering at home due to COVID-19 has been a ticking time bomb. Many of our clients are already accustomed...
View ArticleThe Family Place Reveals Yummy Fundraising News About Postponed ReuNight And...
The Family Place packaged up two news items into one announcement. First, the annual fall fundraiser ReuNight dinner was rescheduled for the spring of 2021. Before that reveal was digested, TFP “asked...
View ArticleNorth Texas Giving Day Booster: Community Partners Of Denton County
According to Community Partners Of Denton County volunteer and website administrator Calvin L. Pacleb, Calvin L. Pacleb* When it is determined that a child can no longer live safely at home, the child...
View ArticleNorth Texas Giving Day Booster: Families To Freedom
According to Families To Freedom Founder/Executive Director Sarah Nejdl, Sarah Nejdl* It’s nearly midnight. Judy is driving on a small dark the highway. The mom, her client named Kayla, has dozed off....
View ArticleMary Kay Foundation’s Domestic Violence Shelter 100 Grants Include Four North...
Mike Lunceford (File photo) With October being “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” Dallas-based Mary Kay Foundation provided $1.1M in grants to 100 domestic violence shelters throughout the country....
View ArticleMySweetWishList: Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support
Jane Rose* According to Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support Alliance Board President Jane Rose, “As we reflect upon this past year, there were many unexpected challenges and hurdles for everyone, but...
View ArticleJUST IN: Irish Burch Returns To Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center As...
With Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center CEO Lynn Davis’ retirement coming up in January, the announcement of his successor has just been made. After a nationwide search, they found Lynn’s replacement...
View ArticleJUST IN: Credit Union Of Texas’ $1.5M Gift Completes Children’s Advocacy...
After the year that’s been, it’s time for the good news to come rolling in. This time it’s landed at the Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County (CACCC). Credit Union Of Texas (CUTX) has just...
View ArticleMySweetWishList: The Family Place
Lindsay Jacaman* According to The Family Place Board Member Lindsay Jacaman, “It’s hard to believe that every third home in our community darkened by abuse. In fact, one in three women will be a victim...
View ArticleJUST IN: Community Partners Of Dallas’ Change Is Good Is Settling Down Into A...
Community Partners of Dallas is swapping things around. In the past it held its very successful Chick Lit Luncheon in the spring and its Change Is Good fun-for-families in the fall. But COVID-19...
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