Santa just sent a note. Instead of taking it easy to recover from his Christmas around-the-world deliveries, it seems that he and the elves have been adding up all the results from Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Health for Holiday 2020 with the NorthPark Center elves. The old bearded fellow wrote that he was amazed to see the numbers in spite of the COVID-19 restrictions. … [Read more...] about JUST IN: More Than $130,000 Results from Women’s Auxiliary To Children’s Health For Holiday 2020
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PNC Bank Comes On Board To Sponsor Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series
The first bravo of 2021 goes to PNC Bank. Thanks to its support of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), PNC will be the presenting sponsor of the DSO’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series for 2020- 2021. And why not? Such a program. After the COVID-19 life sunk in, the DSO launched the Series in September producing ten concert videos that were available to music lovers … [Read more...] about PNC Bank Comes On Board To Sponsor Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series
Dallas Zoo And Highland Capital Management Kick Off The New Year With Penguin Days Special
To greet the new year in typical black-and-white attire are the Dallas Zoo penguins. They’re eager to have everyone come visit the animals that have been staying at home all through the months of the pandemic. Just to show how much they want folks back on the path to visiting, they’ve gotten together with Highland Capital Management to provide a discount special — $8 per person … [Read more...] about Dallas Zoo And Highland Capital Management Kick Off The New Year With Penguin Days Special
December 29 Update: Going Virtual And Going To Be Free
Not everyone has gone on hiatus during the holiday week. There have been a couple of changes on the upcoming fundraising horizon including the following: Going To Be Free Vogel Alcove's Day 1 DFW’s Virtual Experience originally costing $10 is now free Going Virtual The Senior Source’s Spirit of Generations Luncheon scheduled for Friday, January 29, at the … [Read more...] about December 29 Update: Going Virtual And Going To Be Free
MySweetFlashMob #5: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
This flashmob isn’t exactly a flashmob, but it was a gathering of rock and roll legends back in 1985. The idea was to get people to know that third world countries were suffering from hunger. That situation not only continues 35 years later, but it’s also hitting home today with a multitude of North Texans finding themselves going without. Many of these people would have never … [Read more...] about MySweetFlashMob #5: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Catherine And Gino Sabatini Showed Their Thanks In A Million Ways For Saving Their Son Roman’s Life
Catherine and Gino Sabatini didn’t just write a thank-you note when it came to the health of their son Roman Sabatini. But first, the backstory. It was back in 2018 when 16-year-old Roman started having headaches, rashes and a lingering cough. At one point during a Colorado ski vacation, he complained of stomach pains. Scared that it was a case of appendicitis, he was rushed … [Read more...] about Catherine And Gino Sabatini Showed Their Thanks In A Million Ways For Saving Their Son Roman’s Life
JUST IN: Credit Union Of Texas’ $1.5M Gift Completes Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County’s $10M Capital Campaign
After the year that’s been, it’s time for the good news to come rolling in. This time it’s landed at the Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County (CACCC). Credit Union Of Texas (CUTX) has just provided a $1.5M donation to complete CACCC's $10M capital campaign for the “construction of an additional 44,000-square-foot center facility in McKinney that will specifically focus … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Credit Union Of Texas’ $1.5M Gift Completes Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County’s $10M Capital Campaign
JUST IN: Community Partners Of Dallas Receives 15th Annual ExxonMobil Chairman’s Gift Of $50,000
Santa came early for Community Partners of Dallas. Instead of reindeer pulling up to their headquarters bearing gifts, it was a gas-fueled delivery of $50,000 from North Texas’ own Exxon Mobil Corporation. It seems that for the past 14 years, Exxon Mobil Corporation’s ExxonMobil Chairman’s Gift has annually provided a “holiday gift supporting and highlighting the work of … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Community Partners Of Dallas Receives 15th Annual ExxonMobil Chairman’s Gift Of $50,000
Jan And Trevor Rees-Jones’ Saving “The Most Important House In Texas” Has Some History Itself
Trevor Rees-Jones is certainly no newcomer to the Park Cities. As a youngster growing up at 3615 Centenary in University Park, he played at the Caruth family’s nearby farm that is today’s home for luxury homes and Communities Foundation of Texas. The future Eagle Scout/Dartmouth grad/oil giant told a group at Communities Foundation of Texas back in 2014 that he and his friends … [Read more...] about Jan And Trevor Rees-Jones’ Saving “The Most Important House In Texas” Has Some History Itself
Perot Museum Scores A Double Holiday Surprise For Munchkins Thanks To Lockheed Martin
Today's word is "double." In addition to the double match going on at the North Texas Food Bank for $200,000, the Perot Museum Of Nature And Science is going to have a double benefit for the kids during the holidays. Thanks to a $65,000 donation from Lockheed Martin, “space-themed masks and single-use, take-home science activity kits for children” will be available on a … [Read more...] about Perot Museum Scores A Double Holiday Surprise For Munchkins Thanks To Lockheed Martin
Last Call: 2020 Crystal Charity Online Silent Auction Bidders And Bargain Hunters Ramp Up
Oh, baby! Just as predicted by those savvy silent auction vets, the 2020 Crystal Charity Ball online silent auction bids are just now popping out of this digital world. Be still my heart! Goodness! Just take a gander at the trip category. Looks like North Texans are aiming to take off for other parts! But not to worry. The bargains are still there for the … [Read more...] about Last Call: 2020 Crystal Charity Online Silent Auction Bidders And Bargain Hunters Ramp Up