As luxury buses filled with youngsters pulled up to the entrance of the Dallas Arboretum, creating traffic jams, the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum's Mad Hatters with their dazzling and dizzying chapeaus patiently waited. For they just knew that the day of fun, fashions and fundraising couldn't start until they were all there. What a sight it would have been for the … [Read more...] about 2025 Mad Hatter’s Creative Genes Surged In “Celebrating Spring In The South”
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The Senior Source’s 2025 Beat The Heat Is Ginning Up To Keep Seniors Cool, Calm And Healthy
For any and everyone who headed out of town to get away from the typical North Texas summer heat, surprise! Today's high was a cool 75 degrees thanks to a rare summer cold front. While the high temperatures for the rest of the week will stay in the 80s, thing will change back to the usual summertime 90s and above the day after Father's Day. Meantime, the fair weather … [Read more...] about The Senior Source’s 2025 Beat The Heat Is Ginning Up To Keep Seniors Cool, Calm And Healthy
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2025 Mad Hatter’s Tea
If there's one event in North Texas that never disappoints in the creative department, it's the Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum's Mad Hatter's Tea. While some might suggest that only Salvador Dali could truly appreciate the talent of the guests in their attire, others hint that counseling would be most appropriate. As soon as 2025 Chair Sara Friedman announced the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2025 Mad Hatter’s Tea
Richard King Mellon Foundation Gifts $250K To Friends Of Katy Trail For Its Efforts To Meet $1M Bond Match
The Friends of the Katy Trail faced quite a challenge to achieve a goal of $2M in order to "receive a Bond matching gift of $1M from the City of Dallas." Thanks to early donors, though, the dollars have been pouring in and now total $1.5M. Included in that amount have been a new lead gift of $250K from the Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation that "supports … [Read more...] about Richard King Mellon Foundation Gifts $250K To Friends Of Katy Trail For Its Efforts To Meet $1M Bond Match
How About A Couple Of Hours Of Good, Clean Fun This Saturday And It’s Free To Boot
How about a free family outing that doesn’t require packing bags, spending hours in cars driving to faraway places or even putting the pets in kennels? It will take place this Saturday (aka the last day of May) from 9 to 11 a.m. at Turtle Creek Park. It’s the Turtle Creek Park Clean-Up And Planting Day. They’re looking for 100 people of all ages to sign up here and … [Read more...] about How About A Couple Of Hours Of Good, Clean Fun This Saturday And It’s Free To Boot
Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Powers Up Dallas Hope Center For Brighter Times
With spring showers showing no slowdown in threatening weather, as Memorial Day proved, one group that's ready to power up is Dallas Hope Center. Thanks to a $121,000 grant for Dallas Hope Charities from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club, Dallas Hope Center, the only LGBTQIA+-focused transitional living facility in Dallas County, now has solar power, battery storage and an … [Read more...] about Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Powers Up Dallas Hope Center For Brighter Times
JUST IN: 2025 Zoo To Do’s Committee Boldfacers And Early Bird Specials Revealed
After revealing the Dallas Zoo's fundraiser theme — "Nocturne" — earlier this month, 2025 Zoo To Do Co-Chairs Robbie Kruithoff and Ryan Ross have rolled out all types of developments for the night of gourmet grazing and gee-whiz gazing at the Dallas Zoo on Saturday, November 1. After heading up last year's record-breaking Dallas Zoo fundraiser, Mary McDermott and Grace … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2025 Zoo To Do’s Committee Boldfacers And Early Bird Specials Revealed
JUST IN: 17th Annual Day At The Races Crossed The Finish Line With A Record-Breaking Check
While Sovereignty crossed the finish line with his jockey Junior Alvarado covered in mud, another winner took home a record-breaking win for the Turtle Creek Park Conservancy's 2025 Day At The Races (DATR) with nary a trace of mud in sight. Thanks to the sold-out crowd of dazzling dolls and dapper dudes, the 17th Annual DATR made history, taking home a record-breaker in the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 17th Annual Day At The Races Crossed The Finish Line With A Record-Breaking Check
JUST IN: Dallas’ Own Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Were True Blue-And-White In Revealing 2025 Tablescapes Plans
Despite the skies starting to show signs of raindrops, members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Dallas Chapter were right at home tonight revealing the 2025 Kappa Tablescapes plans at Natalie and Mike McGuire's incredible home that simply oozed with Kappa Kappa Gamma true-blue aura. No wonder! KKG McGuire sisters Maddy McGuire and Sophie McGuire, along with blonde Shelby … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas’ Own Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Were True Blue-And-White In Revealing 2025 Tablescapes Plans
April Showers And The Joule’s “Ups And Downs” Called For More Parkers And Squeegees At Azalea Luncheon
Had Mother Nature played nicely on Wednesday, April 2, the Turtle Creek Association’s 2025 Azalea Luncheon presented by WRMC would have been lovely. But as any event planner knows all too well, Ma Nature is notorious for sometimes throwing a hitch in the day’s plans ... especially in North Texas So it was that, as the Azalea Luncheon VIP-types gathered for the event at The … [Read more...] about April Showers And The Joule’s “Ups And Downs” Called For More Parkers And Squeegees At Azalea Luncheon
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: The Turtle Creek Association’s 2025 Azalea Luncheon
While the proverb goes "April showers bring May flowers," the deluge of rain and wind on Wednesday, April 2, had forced the Room To Grow Luncheon organizers to move indoors at NorthPark without a hitch. On the other hand at the same time, the Turtle Creek Association's Azalea Luncheon at The Joule Hotel wasn't as lucky. Despite the "know-before-you-go" instructions, guests … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: The Turtle Creek Association’s 2025 Azalea Luncheon