According to Abby Hoak-Morton, Tuesday, March 24, was a heartwarming day as the Cristo Rey Dallas campus was opened for a food bank and school supplies event, in partnership with North Texas Food Bank and Catholic Charities. More than 155 boxes of food and 100+ bags of school supplies were distributed to members of the Cristo Rey Dallas and Pleasant Grove … [Read more...] about MySweetKindness: Abby Hoak-Morton
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2020 Virginia Chandler Dykes Awardee Jennifer Staubach Gates Calls On The Steelers For Help
When Dallas City Council person Jennifer Staubach Gates accepted the Virginia Chandler Dykes Award at the TWU Dallas Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, February 20, she almost choked up. But thanks to a secret handed down from her father/former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, she rallied on and "steelered" the day. Here's a report from the field: A sold-out … [Read more...] about 2020 Virginia Chandler Dykes Awardee Jennifer Staubach Gates Calls On The Steelers For Help
JUST IN: Communities Foundation Of Texas’ Carol Goglia Named President Of United To Learn
Over the past decade, Carol Goglia has been busy on both the professional and personal fronts. In addition to being a wife, a mom of three and a breast cancer survivor, she’s also spearheaded the marketing and communications for Communities Foundation of Texas. In addition to the numerous CFT programs and events supervised by Carol, it was during the last decade that she was … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Communities Foundation Of Texas’ Carol Goglia Named President Of United To Learn
Cristo Rey Dallas’ Kelby Woodard Announces Plans That Will Take Him Back To Minnesota
Was it just six years ago that Dallas native son Kelby Woodard took up "the challenge" to create the foundation for Cristo Rey Dallas? His "small but mission-driven team" charged forward resulting into today's oasis of education in southeast Dallas with 80 faculty members, 500 students and families, 107 graduates, 24 board members, 140 corporate partners" and countless … [Read more...] about Cristo Rey Dallas’ Kelby Woodard Announces Plans That Will Take Him Back To Minnesota
JUST IN: Gunnar Rawlings To Receive Cristo Rey Dallas’ “Ignite Award”
In 2011 Gunnar Rawlings was an English teacher at Bishop Machebeuf High School and known as the First Son of Dallas, when his dad Mike Rawlings became mayor. In 2013 he signed up to help launch Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep to North Texas. Before the first students donned their uniforms, Gunnar had “led the feasibility study that laid the groundwork" as well as “recruiting … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Gunnar Rawlings To Receive Cristo Rey Dallas’ “Ignite Award”
MySweetWishList: Just Say YES
According to Just Say YES Board Member Ryan O’Dwyer, “As a board member and youth advocate, my wife Jenny [O'Dwyer]and I have proudly supported and served Just Say YES for over six years. “At the top of the Just Say YES wish list is to partner with a generous individual or business willing to sponsor our Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Graduation held later this spring. The … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Just Say YES
JUST IN: Adam Powell Named Communities In School Dallas Region President/CEO
Communities In Schools Dallas Region was created back in 1985 to address the growing number of high school dropouts in Dallas and surrounding areas. Since its establishment, it has "partnered with nine area school districts serving 64 elementary, middle and high schools that have been labeled '"at-risk.'" With such growth, "a detailed search process" was put into place for a … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Adam Powell Named Communities In School Dallas Region President/CEO
Junior League Of Dallas Presents More Than $92K To Benefit DISD Educators And Programs
For 50 Dallas Independent School District educators, Christmas came early on Tuesday, September 10, at the Junior League of Dallas (JLD) headquarters. As part of JLD's Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT) program, nearly $100,000 was presented to the recipients thanks in large part due to support from Presenting Sponsor Texas Instruments and the Agnes Cluthe Oliver Foundation. … [Read more...] about Junior League Of Dallas Presents More Than $92K To Benefit DISD Educators And Programs
North Texas Giving Day Booster: ExplorTech
According to ExplorTech Founder Gary Sullivan, After a lifetime of teaching, I spot them quickly — the child driven by curiosity, eager to conquer a good challenge. The one who can’t wait to learn, who asks a million questions, and who always comes back. I’m told I was one of those kids. But I had advantages that my students do not. My parents were both college … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: ExplorTech
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wylie ISD Education Foundation
According to Wylie ISD Education Foundation Executive Director Lori C. Villareal, The roar from the gym was almost deafening. Instead of being packed with hundreds of cheering spectators, the roaring fans in McMillan Junior High’s gym were leaf blowers attached to dozens of student-made hovercrafts. Mrs. Joanna Robertson’s 8th grade STEM (Science Technology Engineering … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wylie ISD Education Foundation
North Texas Giving Day Booster: National Black MBA Association Dallas – Fort Worth
According to National Black MBA Association Dallas-Fort Worth Community Relations Committee Chair Demetrius Washington, This past spring, billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off the student loans for his fellow class of 2019 graduates. Mr. Smith’s extraordinary gesture was widely celebrated but helped to emphasize the student debt crisis in America. According to a … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: National Black MBA Association Dallas – Fort Worth