According to Texas Health Resources Foundation President Laura McWhorter, "Children have a very special place in our hearts. Nothing can compare to the way a child’s smile lights up a room, or the way a little one’s giggle can make your day. "However, joy quickly turns to heartbreak in situations where children don’t have what they need – particularly food and mental … [Read more...] about MySweetWithList: Texas Health Resources Foundation’s THRIVE
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JUST IN: 2023 Celebrity Chef Fundraisers Will Have A “Yen” For Chinese Cuisine Thanks To Chef Martin Yan
While Chinese food is yummy whether it’s takeout or dine-in, it’s a total mystery for most DIY-ers. Luckily 13th Annual Celebrity Chef Co-Chairs Effie and Brian Dennison and Michelle Chase and Elliot Zimmer are helping to solve that dilemma. They’ve arranged to have TV personality/cookbook author/restaurateur/YouTube host Chef Martin Yan as the celebrity du jour on Wednesday, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2023 Celebrity Chef Fundraisers Will Have A “Yen” For Chinese Cuisine Thanks To Chef Martin Yan
North Texas Giving Day Booster: North Texas Food Bank
According to the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) President/CEO Trisha Cunningham, “No one deserves to be hungry, but unfortunately, across the 13 counties served by the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), nearly 700,000 people are experiencing hunger – including one in five children who do not know where their next meal will come from. The area served by NTFB has the 5th highest … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: North Texas Food Bank
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Promise Of Peace
According to Promise of Peace Founding Director Elizabeth Dry, “Promise of Peace (POP) Gardens establishes urban food gardens in neighborhoods and schools to give community members access to quality Earth to Table education and nutritious locally grown food. Over the past 13 years, we have established 12 food gardens across North Texas, and delivered high quality education … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Promise Of Peace
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue
According to Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue (TBC Animal Rescue) Co-Founder Karen Cadis, “North Texas Giving Day is Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue’s largest fundraiser of the year and the most successful! We have participated for seven years and each year our donations have increased. Last year we raised a record $23,122.89 lifesaving dollars including $5,000 in matching … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue
VNA Kicks Off Its Fiscal Year By Adding Five New Members To Its Board Of Directors
The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas' (VNA) fiscal year started last Friday, and along with it came five new board members to provide “fiduciary and strategic direction for the non-profit that helps people age with dignity and independence at home.” Board Chair Eugenia King announced that the new members are Christian Evans, Dr. Robert L. Fine, Christi Morrow, Luke Pak … [Read more...] about VNA Kicks Off Its Fiscal Year By Adding Five New Members To Its Board Of Directors
CitySquare’s Block Party To Celebrate What Started Only As A Vision To Overcome Poverty
It appears that Saturday, October 1, is going to be a very busy night. The black-tie crowd will be fundraising at the Meyerson for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gala and the Hyatt Regency Downtown Dallas for the SPCA’s Fur Ball. But for those whose tuxedos are on sabbatical, there’s another event whose very name brims with non-stuffy festivities. It the 2022 CitySquare … [Read more...] about CitySquare’s Block Party To Celebrate What Started Only As A Vision To Overcome Poverty
2022 Soup’s On! Luncheon’s Secret Ingredient Was “Peanut Butter” Thanks To A Helping Of “Curry”
Leave it to those charging-ahead sisters Thella Bowens and Carolyn Jefferson to turn out people with zeal for The Stewpot Alliance's "Soup's On!" fundraiser on Tuesday, April 12. Their recipe for success was the area's most giving chefs sharing and souping their yummies in addition to having a hit-out-of-the-park speaker/FitMenCook founder/peanut butter loving Kevin Curry at … [Read more...] about 2022 Soup’s On! Luncheon’s Secret Ingredient Was “Peanut Butter” Thanks To A Helping Of “Curry”
2022 Can Do! Luncheon Celebrated Awardees With A Refreshingly Well-Done Program
Emerging from a couple of years of North Texas fundraising hibernation, many have been admitting it’s been tough getting back into the swing of things. Luckily, Wilkinson Center’s 10th Anniversary Can Do! Luncheon on Monday, April 4, at the Dallas Country Club eased the transition and perhaps set a new game plan for others to follow. While luncheon fundraisers in years gone … [Read more...] about 2022 Can Do! Luncheon Celebrated Awardees With A Refreshingly Well-Done Program
JUST IN: SAWA’s 2022 Fashion Show And Luncheon Has Added More Shopping For Its 1,500+ Goodies
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon Chair Nikki Webb’s cup runneth over. Or, perhaps in her case it should be, her closet is jammed to the max. With the loads of outfits and accessories being held over from last year’s COVID-canceled Dallas' Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary fundraiser chaired by Kim Hext, Nikki already had a healthy serving of clothes to … [Read more...] about JUST IN: SAWA’s 2022 Fashion Show And Luncheon Has Added More Shopping For Its 1,500+ Goodies
JUST IN: Thursday’s Inaugural Non-Profit And Faith-Based Roundtable Regroups To April 14
With evening weathercasters looking at their radar and looking sorta nervous about the next 48 hours of a frigid blast, word has just arrived from Texas Charitable Foundation Credit Union Executive Director Tracey Cline that "due to the inclement weather forecasted for this Thursday, February 24, and keeping your safety top of mind, we have decided to reschedule our 'Inaugural … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Thursday’s Inaugural Non-Profit And Faith-Based Roundtable Regroups To April 14