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
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The Katy Trail’s Capital Campaign Enters Its Public Phase To Cross Its $8M Finish Line
While the Katy Trail has been the spot for walking, running and cycling for years, the arrival of COVID-19 since March has turned it into the most popular place to shake off the anxieties of the day. Even before the virus changed our way of life, the Trail was having more than 1M users annually. Since March that usage has increased 20%. Luckily, the Friends of the Katy … [Read more...] about The Katy Trail’s Capital Campaign Enters Its Public Phase To Cross Its $8M Finish Line
Loren Descovich Proved That The 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride Knew No Boundaries
Not everybody was running and riding in North Texas for Children's Medical Center Foundation's 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride fundraiser today. Loren Descovich was spinning away inside her basement in Colorado, where the day’s high was 62 degrees. Loren’s not your typical Red Balloon participant with kids who've benefited from all the great professionals at … [Read more...] about Loren Descovich Proved That The 2020 Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride Knew No Boundaries
What A Beautiful Day To Choose A Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s
To say it’s a beautiful day is an understatement. Perhaps for once Mother Nature is happy watching people running, walking and cycling around the area in bright red shirts. It’s all a part of the 10th annual Red Balloon Run and Ride fundraiser. Despite not being held at one gathering spot and along one route because of COVID-19, the event is taking place throughout … [Read more...] about What A Beautiful Day To Choose A Virtual Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s
2020 Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s To Virtually Take Place Saturday, April 25
Thanks to COVID-19 precautions, folks have had to adapt to new ways of living, working and playing together. You used to get together with pals at a patio bar for drinks. Now you Facetime or Zoom. Some North Texas nonprofits have had to change their POA from the traditional gathering of hundreds or thousands to rally awareness and funds. They’ve undertaken virtual … [Read more...] about 2020 Red Balloon Run And Ride For Children’s To Virtually Take Place Saturday, April 25
Baylor Scott And White Sports Therapy And Research Center At The Star Dazzles Baylor Health Care System Foundation Board Members
Breaking with the tradition of holding its quarterly board meeting at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, the Baylor Health Care System Foundation members headed their cars up north to The Star on Tuesday, September 11. The occasion wasn’t a workout with the Dallas Cowboys, but rather to see and learn about the gleaming new 375,000-square-foot Baylor Scott And White Sports … [Read more...] about Baylor Scott And White Sports Therapy And Research Center At The Star Dazzles Baylor Health Care System Foundation Board Members
JUST IN: Joyce Goss And Kenny Goss To Chair 2018 ReuNight At Haas Moto Museum
Some folks have wondered where the heck Bobby Haas has gone. Was he in some far-off land hanging out of a plane photographing magnificent creatures for his latest coffee table book? Was he masterminding a mega-gillion dollar deal that would set stocks soaring? Actually, none of the above. Instead he has been focused in an entirely new direction… literally. Bobby has fallen … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Joyce Goss And Kenny Goss To Chair 2018 ReuNight At Haas Moto Museum
Weather Woes: They Claim The Rain Cometh This Saturday
North Texas seems to be in a “Weekend Weather Woes” cycle with rainy times hitting on a regular basis those days off. Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but some fundraising activities are gonna have to find a mighty big umbrella if their events are gonna take place on Saturday. Cristo Rey Dallas’ Cristo Clay will carry on. After all, clay can be shot any old time. But the … [Read more...] about Weather Woes: They Claim The Rain Cometh This Saturday
MySweet2018Goals: Brent Christopher
According to Children’s Medical Center Foundation President Brent Christopher, “The second busiest pediatric emergency department in the whole U.S. is right here at Children’s Health. And, on the Dallas campus, it’s time for an overhaul. So, one of my top professional goals in 2018 is to help more people across North Texas know about the four-year plan getting … [Read more...] about MySweet2018Goals: Brent Christopher
Children’s Medical Center Foundation Is Prepared For Weather Questions About Saturday Morning’s Red Balloon Run And Ride
Wouldn’t you just know that the weather-guessers have been as fickle as Scarlett O’Hara filling out her dance card. Some are saying that tomorrow morning is going to be wet, windy and wild. Others are swearing that it will hit tonight and Saturday morning will be as dry and crisp as a nice bottle of Pinot Blanc. Luckily, the Children’s Medical Center Foundation’s Red … [Read more...] about Children’s Medical Center Foundation Is Prepared For Weather Questions About Saturday Morning’s Red Balloon Run And Ride
MySweet2015Goals: Claire Emanuelson
According to mom/wife/fun(d)raiser Claire Emanuelson, “SPIN more with the one and only John Terlingo at Terlingo Cycle!!!! “Get over the major trauma of Tom Thumb closing in the Village (this is going to take some real effort). “Learn what to do with these big sticks called golf clubs that my husband gave me for our anniversary. “Spend more time with my precious … [Read more...] about MySweet2015Goals: Claire Emanuelson