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The Senior Source’s “Beat The Heat” Aims To Provide 100 AC Units For Elderly North Texans

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Summer is truly upon North Texas with sweltering temperatures and humidity to boot. Even swimming pools seem too hot to take a dip. It’s hard to imagine how the pioneers ever suffered through a North Texas summer without air-conditioning or even electric fans. No wonder women were swooning! Unfortunately, too many of the elderly are having to face the broiling conditions … [Read more...] about The Senior Source’s “Beat The Heat” Aims To Provide 100 AC Units For Elderly North Texans

Get Up And Get Doing: The Heat Wave Cometh

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With mornings feeling like someone left the North Texas oven on, June is feeling more like the dog days of July thanks to rising temperatures accompanied by Houston-style humidity. Weather predictors are warning of the area hitting the 100-degree mark next week! It’s definitely time to make sure that your AC is prepared to take on the oncoming summer heat. Just like your … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: The Heat Wave Cometh

We’ve Rescheduled! – Turtle Creek Association’s 19th Annual Tour Of Homes

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According to Turtle Creek Association CEO/President JD Trueblood, Here at the Turtle Creek Association, community is what we value most and we know our community will get through this trying time together. Like you, we have been closely monitoring the rapidly changing developments of the COVID-19 outbreak and directives from health authorities.  Based upon what we know … [Read more...] about We’ve Rescheduled! – Turtle Creek Association’s 19th Annual Tour Of Homes

JUST IN: 25th Annual Parade Of Playhouses Will March On At NorthPark With Tickets Available Only Online

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For the past 25 years, Dallas CASA's Parade of Playhouses has marched in place to raise funds for Dallas CASA and to find backyards for the mini-mansions. And this year won’t be different. Well, it will be a little different. The collection of ten playhouses will still be on display at NorthPark for 17 days from Friday, July 10 thru Sunday, July 26. They’ll also be viewable … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 25th Annual Parade Of Playhouses Will March On At NorthPark With Tickets Available Only Online

We’ve Rescheduled! – Our Friend’s Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Night

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According to Our Friend’s Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, Our Friends Place was ready to “run for the roses” at our annual Gala, Auction And Casino Night, our biggest fundraiser of the year to empower homeless young women and at-risk youth which was postponed from Saturday, May 5 (Kentucky Derby Day), due to COVID-19. The new date for our Gala, Auction … [Read more...] about We’ve Rescheduled! – Our Friend’s Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Night

Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Does A Masked Check Presentation Of $954,722

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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

MySweetKindness: Kristi Bare

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According to Kristi Bare, I am incredibly blessed to live (and work) in the best neighborhood in Dallas — Lakewood, on what we (all of us who live on it) pretty much agree is the greatest street full of amazing families who all look out for each other. I came home from running a quick errand yesterday and this hand-painted picture was on my doorstep with a note that … [Read more...] about MySweetKindness: Kristi Bare

Loren Descovich Proved That The 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride Knew No Boundaries

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Not everybody was running and riding in North Texas for Children's Medical Center Foundation's 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride fundraiser today. Loren Descovich was spinning away inside her basement in Colorado, where the day’s high was 62 degrees. Loren’s not your typical Red Balloon participant with kids who've benefited from all the great professionals at … [Read more...] about Loren Descovich Proved That The 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride Knew No Boundaries

MySweetKindness: Jo Trizila

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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

Join The #WhiteRibbonRally By Dressing Up Your Own Frontyard For Healthcare Workers

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Lawn art has taken on an entirely different meaning in recent weeks. Whether it’s chalk messages on sidewalks or homemade signs posted on sticks, the messages are offering hope and support for passersby. But recently white ribbons have appeared around trees. They’re all a part of WFAA’s #WhiteRibbonRally to “express gratitude and support of Dallas healthcare … [Read more...] about Join The #WhiteRibbonRally By Dressing Up Your Own Frontyard For Healthcare Workers

2020 Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s To Virtually Take Place Saturday, April 25

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Thanks to COVID-19 precautions, folks have had to adapt to new ways of living, working and playing together. You used to get together with pals at a patio bar for drinks. Now you Facetime or Zoom. Some North Texas nonprofits have had to change their POA from the traditional gathering of hundreds or thousands to rally awareness and funds. They’ve undertaken virtual … [Read more...] about 2020 Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s To Virtually Take Place Saturday, April 25