Over the past seven years United To Learn has created a program to provide a relationship between 27 elementary schools located in the area known as the Northwest Cluster of Dallas ISD and community partners (i.e., private schools, faith-based organizations and businesses) working together "to accelerate student achievement, develop purposeful leaders and create a united and … [Read more...] about United To Learn Doubles Its Elementary School Partners And Adds New Members To Its Boards
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Community Partners Of Dallas’ 2020 Change Is Good Has Virtually Changed For The Better
Community Partners of Dallas’ creative juices are flowing for the 14th Annual Change Is Good. The basics are still the same — kids collecting money to support CPD’s mission “to change the lives of abused and neglected kids.” Only this year with the COVID-19 restrictions clamping down on get-togethers, the usual fundraiser with bounce houses and munchkins dancing and playing … [Read more...] about Community Partners Of Dallas’ 2020 Change Is Good Has Virtually Changed For The Better
Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Does A Masked Check Presentation Of $954,722
COVID-19 has stepped up creativity nowadays. One example took place for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s check presentation to Dallas Symphony Orchestra President/CEO Kim Noltemy. It started off with a Zoom meeting of the DSOL-ers presided by DSOL President Kim Brannon, who officially ended her tenure and virtually handed over the gavel to incoming DSOL President Anne … [Read more...] about Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Does A Masked Check Presentation Of $954,722
A Couple Of $100K Sweethearts Kick Off This Week’s North Texas Generosity
The generosity of North Texans seems to never cease to amaze the rest of the world. A couple of examples deal with area healthcare groups. One is on the giving end and the other on the receiving side. First, the giving was thanks to Medical City Healthcare donating $100,000 to the North Texas Food Bank and Tarrant Area Food Bank. According to Medical City … [Read more...] about A Couple Of $100K Sweethearts Kick Off This Week’s North Texas Generosity
U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Celebrate Health Care Heroes With A North Texas Flyover
For once Mother Nature was on her absolutely best behavior today and provided clear skies over North Texas for a flyover by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels just after 11 a.m. Making the rounds of areas with hospitals to honor Health Care Heroes, the six McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornets had families and people with pooches and cameras heading outdoor social distancing to see the … [Read more...] about U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Celebrate Health Care Heroes With A North Texas Flyover
Why Not Enjoy The Arboretum Virtually With Tours, Zoom Backgrounds And Jigsaw Puzzles
This past weekend’s weather couldn’t have been more spectacular. Not too hot, not too cold, no threat of thunderstorm, not a tornado in sight. But there were loads of flowers blooming and lawns being pristinely fixed up. Alas, Tuesday isn’t looking so great with clouds in the morning and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. There are even threats of hail and 50 MPH … [Read more...] about Why Not Enjoy The Arboretum Virtually With Tours, Zoom Backgrounds And Jigsaw Puzzles
MySweetKindness: Jo Trizila
According to Jo Trizila, The other night, both my daughter [4th-grader Kate Trizila] and I were at our wits ends with each other and with the current situation we are living in. It had been a hard, long day. I work in crisis communications and have been working 16-hour days for the past couple of weeks. Kate is an only child and is bored out of her mind. That … [Read more...] about MySweetKindness: Jo Trizila
MySweetKindness: Bhavna Parmar
According to Bhavna Parmar, Hope everyone is staying well and healthy. Wanted to reach out to anyone who has a sewing machine and knows how to sew. Needle In A Haystack is sewing fabric masks for local hospitals and if anyone wants to help, please reach out to me. We have the fabric cut and ready to be stitched. You would be stitching these in your home. Please … [Read more...] about MySweetKindness: Bhavna Parmar
More Grass Roots Efforts Are Serving Up Meals For Healthcare Professionals
The effort to salute healthcare professionals and help local restaurants continues from young individuals to longtime community organizations. Here are a couple of those rolling up their sleeves to provide meals for area heroes/heroines that you might want to support: Serve Our Heroes In addition to taking classes online, four teenagers (Catherine Dedman, Celese Gierhart, … [Read more...] about More Grass Roots Efforts Are Serving Up Meals For Healthcare Professionals
Food For The Frontlines Dallas Is Serving Up Meals For Healthcare Working Heroes
When a disaster takes the world down, great efforts arise thanks to good people. When COVID-19 started turning hospitals into battlefields, healthcare workers were on the front-line doing round-the-clock, life-saving work. A group of North Texans (Nina and Ryan Bell, Hannah and Searcy Ferguson, Cindy Stager and Catherine and Daniel Traylor) “felt called to do something tangible … [Read more...] about Food For The Frontlines Dallas Is Serving Up Meals For Healthcare Working Heroes
In Lieu Of 2020 Mad Hatter’s Tea, Check Out The Backstory With The Heritage Ladies
Today the Dallas Arboretum Women’s Council’s 2020 Mad Hatter’s Tea was to take place at the Arboretum. The weather would have been simply ideal for the annual fundraiser for the 3.3-acre A Woman’s Garden, but COVID-19 trumped all the efforts for it to take place. https://www.youtube.com/embed/C95Psy932Xw As disappointed as Council President Venise Stuart and 2020 … [Read more...] about In Lieu Of 2020 Mad Hatter’s Tea, Check Out The Backstory With The Heritage Ladies