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Get Up And Get Doing: 2020 North Texas Giving Day Orientation

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Talk about juggling cacti! While many North Texans have been sheltered in place and/or out of work, Communities Foundation of Texas’ Chief North Texas Giving Day Officer Susan Swan Smith has been scrambling. After pulling together North Texas Giving Tuesday that provided more than $20.7M for needy nonprofits struggling to overcome the damage created by COVID-19, Susan and her … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: 2020 North Texas Giving Day Orientation

Get Up And Get Doing: Start Preparing Ho-Ho Greetings

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Despite the reality that it’s supposed to officially hit 100 degrees, chill. In less than six months it’ll be the holiday rush. Sales will be underway to be snapped up. Recipes will be dug up for those turkey and ham feasts that only seem to take place in November and December. Great! All that can wait until the cooler weathers hit North Texas. What can’t wait are … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Start Preparing Ho-Ho Greetings

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

Get Up And Get Doing: Mask Up To Be Fashionable And Safe

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Fashionistas are putting together their wardrobes for the summer season. A new accessory-must-have is the mask. Some have a mask to match their outfits. For the more country-western types, it’s denim masks. For the more personalized folks, it’s monogrammed masks. And for the no-frills types, the good old standard blue or white masks will do. But as the summer temperatures … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Mask Up To Be Fashionable And Safe

Get Up And Get Doing: Fly Me To The Moon

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With Wednesday’s no-go launch of the Live SpaceX because of unfriendly weather, the rescheduled launch for Plan B (Saturday at 2:22 p.m.*) and Plan C (Sunday at 2 p.m.*) provides time for North Texans to bone up on what the big deal is about this event. When NASA ended the Space Shuttle program in 2011 due to rising costs, its astronauts hitched rides to the International … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Fly Me To The Moon

We’ve Rescheduled! – Attorneys Serving The Community’s 34th Annual Luncheon

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According to Hope Supply Co. CEO Barbara Johnson, Hope Supply Co. and Attorneys Serving the Community have rescheduled the Attorneys Serving the Community’s 34th Annual Luncheon benefiting Hope Supply Co., originally scheduled for Friday, June 12, at the Dallas Omni Hotel. Event co-chairs are Rebecca Massiatte and Patsy Yung Micale. The event will take place on … [Read more...] about We’ve Rescheduled! – Attorneys Serving The Community’s 34th Annual Luncheon

Get Up And Get Doing: Make One Last Clean Sweep For SAWA Fashion Show And Luncheon

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Sometimes there is a ray of sunshine in the darkest of days. In the case of the past months of COVID-19 event reschedules, there was some good news. When the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fashion Show And Luncheon was postponed from its spring date to Tuesday, September 15, it provided more time to collect clothes for its runway presentation at the Meyerson and the Chic … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Make One Last Clean Sweep For SAWA Fashion Show And Luncheon

We’ve Rescheduled! – Community Partners Of Dallas’ yCPD Field Day

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According to Community Partners of Dallas President/CEO Paige McDaniel, "The young professionals group of Community Partners of Dallas (yCPD) has rescheduled it 6th Annual yCPD Field Day from Saturday, May 16, to Sunday, September 13, from 1 – 5 p.m. at The Rustic, located at 3656 Howell Street in Dallas. We are so grateful to this year’s Co-Chairs Kate … [Read more...] about We’ve Rescheduled! – Community Partners Of Dallas’ yCPD Field Day

Get Up And Get Doing: Your Nose Is Showing

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Back in the olden days — no, not before COVID-19 took over — but way back in the days when the pill box hat was the top hat of the day, there was an expression: “Your slip is showing.” It was a nice way of telling a woman that her perfect look was suffering from her slip having inched south of her hemline. In today’s masked-up world, a person is supposed to wear a mask … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Your Nose Is Showing

Get Up And Get Doing – Go Fish

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Recently there’s been a rumor or two floating about the possibility of beef being in short supply. Like most rumors nowadays, it will probably result in a panic run on meat. On the other hand, it might not be a bad time to go in the other direction and try a fish dish like salmon. What’s that? Cooking salmon is probably too complicated and would result in a fishy smell … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing – Go Fish