According to Explorium Denton Children's Museum Executive Director Dinora Padilla-Avina, “One play date at a time is the best investment for the mental health of the future of our tiniest citizens! Explorium Denton provides opportunities for children and families to play and learn together as our effort to maintain children’s mental health. As we all know, the pandemic … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Explorium Denton Children’s Museum
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Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
While many think of Dallas as a place where skyscrapers rule with jets passing overhead and highway traffic sounds filling the air, there is an oasis just ten miles southeast of the CBD area on the edge of the Great Trinity Forest — the Trinity River Audubon Center. Sure, you’ve heard the stories how its 120 acres were transformed from an illegal dump site into an … [Read more...] about Trinity River Audubon Center Is Heading Back To The Prairie For Its Songbird Supper’s Meal In The Meadow
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dogs Matter
According to Dogs Matter volunteer online marketing and foster operations leader Taylor Stensrud, “Founded in 2014 by Stephen Knight, Dogs Matter is the only dog fostering program in the country that helps to temporarily house dogs during the owner’s stay at treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. Finding a temporary home for your dog while going to treatment is an issue … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Dogs Matter
JUST IN: 2020 La Fiesta Co-Chairs Reveal Over-The-Top Efforts Resulted In A Legacy Fund
2020 La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Co-Chairs Mary Deaver and Fran Matise had spent the past two years working on the annual fundraiser. That was no different than any of their predecessors— a year to prepare plans and a year to execute. The difference was the epic pandemic hit. But the two blondes, who had bravely looked so hopeful in the early days of the 2020 pandemic, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2020 La Fiesta Co-Chairs Reveal Over-The-Top Efforts Resulted In A Legacy Fund
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hope Restored Missions
According to Hope Restored Missions Board Member and volunteer Kathy Smith, “Hope Restored Missions was formally formed in the spring of 2019. Our mission is to restore hope for those experiencing homelessness and those facing housing insecurities in our community and throughout the world. We perform a street outreach each month to distribute toiletry items, information … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hope Restored Missions
North Texas Giving Day Booster: ExplorTech
According to ExplorTech Executive Director Gary E. Sullivan, Ed.D., “'Necessity [purpose] is the mother of invention.' An invention is an idea, that’s all. But an idea can be driven by vision, and vision, in turn, can be driven by hope. This is the beauty of combining the hope of an educator with the curiosity and purpose of an inventor. It is my hope that our remarkable … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: ExplorTech
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Parkinson Voice Project
According to Parkinson Voice Project Continuing Education And Digital Media Coordinator Katy Graves, “An estimated 12,000 individuals are living with Parkinson's Disease in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and ninety percent are likely to experience difficulty with speaking. Left untreated, speech issues can develop into life-threatening swallowing complications. “Parkinson … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Parkinson Voice Project
North Texas Giving Day Booster: CAWP Cares
According to CAWP Cares CFO Laterrica Blalock, “Every human being needs the minimal list of elements to achieve a decent lifestyle. Food, shelter, education, and health care are some of the most fundamental human needs. Despite all the progress and technological development, America still faces the problem such as illiteracy, lack of shelter, and other basic … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: CAWP Cares
SMU Launched Its $1.5B Campaign With Dallas Hall Serving As A Backdrop At High Noon
If the Olympics organizers are ever shopping for a special events expert, SMU VP of Development and External Affairs Brad Cheves should be their go-to-man. For Friday’s announcement of the wallet-busting, $1.5B "SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow" campaign, he and his team managed to pull off a mega launch utilizing the university's iconic Dallas Hall as the backdrop for … [Read more...] about SMU Launched Its $1.5B Campaign With Dallas Hall Serving As A Backdrop At High Noon
JUST IN: SMU Launches Biggest Fundraising Campaign Yet With A Goal Of $1.5B
With the SMU Mustang Band, cheer squad and Peruna standing by to celebrate, Southern Methodist University officials just kicked off the public phase of an ambitious, $1.5 billion fundraising campaign in front of the school's iconic Dallas Hall. "SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow" is the third and largest fundraising campaign under President R. Gerald Turner, who said … [Read more...] about JUST IN: SMU Launches Biggest Fundraising Campaign Yet With A Goal Of $1.5B
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place
According to Our Friends Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, “Surviving on the street is not a life skill young women should have to learn. “Our Friends Place empowers an underserved population in Dallas of single young women who experience abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness to excel, grow, and flourish. These unique strength-based and solution focused … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place