Thursday launches North Texas Giving Day as if your email boxes haven’t already ballooned in overload with notices. But this year’s slam-bang push is totally different. Thanks to the March hit by COVID-19, the area charities have been decimated. Nearly eight months of fundraising has been wiped out due to health concerns for residents. Some organizations might not … [Read more...] about 2020 North Texas Giving Day Tackles Killer Year For More Than 3,300 Area Nonprofits
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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dwell With Dignity
According to Dwell With Dignity Communications Manager and Thrift Studio Manager Caitlin Miller, This year, the importance of “home” has become undeniable. As 2020 has us spending more and more time inside our dwellings, a functional and comfortable living environment is an essential, basic need. Dwell with Dignity provides this and so much more to families who may … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dwell With Dignity
North Texas Finally Gets A Break With User-Friendly Temperatures For A Couple Of Weeks
Don’t want to get your hopes up, but the forecast for the next two weeks is going to be this side of unbelievable. Once the thunderstorms predicted for Wednesday subside, the temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday are only going to settle into the 70s. No, that isn’t a typo. It’s the truth. After Thursday, North Texas is in for ten days of temperatures in the … [Read more...] about North Texas Finally Gets A Break With User-Friendly Temperatures For A Couple Of Weeks
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hearts For Homes
According to Hearts For Homes Resource Development Coordinator Stacey Campbell, "Our hearts are overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who helped us make our home livable again, and for all the prayers for my husband while he was in the hospital.” — Deloris Glaude, age 72. Georgina, a current Hearts for Homes client, insisted that her neighbor, Deloris, apply for … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hearts For Homes
The Family Place Reveals Yummy Fundraising News About Postponed ReuNight And Pop-Up U-Night
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 the community to U-Night by donating to Dine In For Domestic Violence on Saturday, October 24.” Thanks to past ReuNight co-chairs (Melinda Bell, Brian Bolke and … [Read more...] about The Family Place Reveals Yummy Fundraising News About Postponed ReuNight And Pop-Up U-Night
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wildlife On The Move
According to Wildlife On The Move President/Program Presenter Eric Brittingham, North Texas Giving Day has been the driving force and main fundraising campaign that has provided additional annual support to their Animal Care Fund and Live Animal Educational Programming that has reached an audience of 435,000 people and traversed more than 150,000 miles. Over the past 5 … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wildlife On The Move
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Habitat For Humanity Of Ellis County
According to Habitat For Humanity Of Ellis County Board President Elizabeth Bravo, Habitat for Humanity of Ellis County, Texas, established in 2001, is a group of local volunteers whose mission is to partner with eligible Ellis County families to build safe, affordable homes, which in turn build a better life for the families served and their children. Participating … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Habitat For Humanity Of Ellis County
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: Dwell With Dignity’s Thrift Studio Preview Party
While most nonprofits have either canceled or gone virtual with the rest of their 2020 fundraising events, Dwell With Dignity soldiered on and went forward with its month-long Thrift Studio. Today was the first of two days of preview parties at the International on Turtle Creek Designer Center. But it was unlike any preview party of the past for the organization when the … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert!: Dwell With Dignity’s Thrift Studio Preview Party
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Groundwork Dallas
According to Groundwork Dallas Development and Outreach Coordinator Megan Davis, A Green Team youth reaches her hand up to a glowing, green leaf and rubs it between her fingers. She walks around the tree, examining the bark before putting a measuring tool around its trunk. On her tablet, she quickly inputs the information she has collected. Her name is Keriyanna, and she … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Groundwork Dallas
August 21 Updates: Going Virtual and Postponement
Alas, September is starting to look downright scrawny with events being postponed or going virtual. But folks are fin that online fundraisers are pretty darn easy to get use to. In a lot of cases, they require no mask nor mascara. As discouraging as the lack of in-person events may seem, it's all for the better. North Texans are rallying like the Lone Ranger (aka "the masked … [Read more...] about August 21 Updates: Going Virtual and Postponement
2020 Writer’s Garden Will Feature A Couple Of “Fine” And “Farmer” Types To Delight Guests
One of the area’s ultimate favorite drop-by guests is Georgia born-and-bred darling James Farmer III. While he may have roots in Perry, Georgia, he’s right at home in any country club surrounded by the most gel-nailed gardeners. That’s why the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum was thrilled to announce that James would be one of their speakers for its Writer’s Garden. How … [Read more...] about 2020 Writer’s Garden Will Feature A Couple Of “Fine” And “Farmer” Types To Delight Guests