According to Lone Star Wheelers President/Executive Director Shannon Catalano, Mike was like a little kid as we rode the specialized red and grey bike ‘round and ‘round the circle in front of DaySpring Senior Living in Plano. Quickly feeling safe and secure, Mike was game for going all the way around the building. A cheering squad at the entrance greeted us with each … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Lone Star Wheelers
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North Texas Giving Day Booster: Metro Relief
According to Metro Relief Development Director Katie Besly, Metro Relief is a mobile nexus for the homeless community, providing essential support to help people get permanently off the streets. Working on foot, we connect our friends with the resources they need most. We retrofit old Crown buses into mobile resource centers and soup kitchens that go directly to places … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Metro Relief
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Runnin’ Free Ranch
According to Runnin' Free Ranch Co-Founder Amy Dojahn, I was 3 years of age when I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and was not able to walk after the age of 10. Despite experiencing much physical pain in my childhood, I still have sweet memories of riding horses with my cousin, playing “horses” with my Breyer horse collection and reading the black … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Runnin’ Free Ranch
North Texas Finally Gets A Break With User-Friendly Temperatures For A Couple Of Weeks
Don’t want to get your hopes up, but the forecast for the next two weeks is going to be this side of unbelievable. Once the thunderstorms predicted for Wednesday subside, the temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday are only going to settle into the 70s. No, that isn’t a typo. It’s the truth. After Thursday, North Texas is in for ten days of temperatures in the … [Read more...] about North Texas Finally Gets A Break With User-Friendly Temperatures For A Couple Of Weeks
Crystal Charity Ball Midpoint Lunch Opted For A Fabulous Outdoor Setting Due COVID-19 Restrictions
COVID-19 has separated the ho-hums from the creative types due to ever-changing restrictions. Crystal Charity Ball’s annual Midpoint Luncheon was an example of the latter. Since restaurants were off-limits, that meant the annual get together would not be taking place at Salum’s on Wednesday, June 3. No problem! 2020 CCB Chair Tucker Enthoven simply invited her … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Midpoint Lunch Opted For A Fabulous Outdoor Setting Due COVID-19 Restrictions
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wildlife On The Move
According to Wildlife On The Move President/Program Presenter Eric Brittingham, North Texas Giving Day has been the driving force and main fundraising campaign that has provided additional annual support to their Animal Care Fund and Live Animal Educational Programming that has reached an audience of 435,000 people and traversed more than 150,000 miles. Over the past 5 … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Wildlife On The Move
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Groundwork Dallas
According to Groundwork Dallas Development and Outreach Coordinator Megan Davis, A Green Team youth reaches her hand up to a glowing, green leaf and rubs it between her fingers. She walks around the tree, examining the bark before putting a measuring tool around its trunk. On her tablet, she quickly inputs the information she has collected. Her name is Keriyanna, and she … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Groundwork Dallas
MySweetEssential: Katy Trail
According to Friends Of Katy Trail Board Of Directors President Charlie Shufeldt, Thank you for the opportunity to tell you why we believe our Katy Trail capital campaign is essential to the well-being of Dallas, now and in the future. For over 20 years, since the time the discarded Katy railroad line became a linear park, the Katy Trail has been an essential green … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Katy Trail
August 7 Updates: Cancellations, Going Virtual, Postponements and Reschedules
On the boot heels of 2020 Cattle Baron’s Ball’s cancellation, more notices of change of plans are coming in with September appearing to be the hardest hit. Here's today's rundown of developments: Canceled Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s Annual Hope Fashion Show scheduled for Thursday, September 24 Cattle Baron’s Ball Trailblazer party scheduled for Friday, … [Read more...] about August 7 Updates: Cancellations, Going Virtual, Postponements and Reschedules
MySweetEssential: Klyde Warren Park
According to Klyde Warren Park President Kit Sawers, Now, more than ever, parks are being used by their communities. Not only has research consistently promoted the mental health benefits of outdoor spaces, it now also concludes that, during this global pandemic, outdoor activities are actually much safer than indoor ones. Though Klyde Warren Park was unable to play … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Klyde Warren Park
July 31 Updates: At Home, Going Virtual And Postponed To 2021
While the most of the remaining August and September fundraisers are going virtual, the months of September and October are taking on a downright lean look. How lean? Well, here is a comparison of October 2019 with October 2020 as of today. Here is today’s update: At Home Nasher Sculpture Center's The Great Create scheduled for Sunday, September 13, will take … [Read more...] about July 31 Updates: At Home, Going Virtual And Postponed To 2021