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Dallas CASA Magically Transforms Annual Champion Of Children Award Dinner Into 40th Anniversary Celebration

Sep 28, 2020 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

It was just a year ago that the Dallas CASA crew was preparing for its 40th anniversary of providing advocates for children in the protective care of the state. There were all types of ideas being investigated on how to make it a memory-maker of a year with in-person activities. Then all those plans tumbled when COVID-19 arrived this spring. But Dallas CASA President/CEO … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA Magically Transforms Annual Champion Of Children Award Dinner Into 40th Anniversary Celebration

MySweetEssential: Dallas CASA

Aug 24, 2020 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Dallas CASA President/CEO Kathleen LaValle, 2020 has brought profound challenges to all our lives. But even as the COVID-19 pandemic tightened its grip on our world, Dallas CASA’s advocacy on behalf of abused and neglected children did not take a break. It’s been people like Dallas CASA volunteer Janet who have shown the essential nature of our work. … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: Dallas CASA

JUST IN: 25th Annual Parade Of Playhouses Will March On At NorthPark With Tickets Available Only Online

May 25, 2020 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

For the past 25 years, Dallas CASA's Parade of Playhouses has marched in place to raise funds for Dallas CASA and to find backyards for the mini-mansions. And this year won’t be different. Well, it will be a little different. The collection of ten playhouses will still be on display at NorthPark for 17 days from Friday, July 10 thru Sunday, July 26. They’ll also be viewable … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 25th Annual Parade Of Playhouses Will March On At NorthPark With Tickets Available Only Online

Canceled Event SOS: Dallas CASA’s Cherish The Children Luncheon

Apr 22, 2020 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Dallas CASA Executive Director/President Kathleen M. LaValle, The decision to cancel Dallas CASA’s annual Cherish the Children luncheon, planned for Friday, April 3, was disappointing, but ultimately out of our control. Our community had been looking forward to honoring Dallas CASA’s former Executive Director/President Beverly Levy with the Caroline Rose Hunt … [Read more...] about Canceled Event SOS: Dallas CASA’s Cherish The Children Luncheon

Dallas CASA’s Young Professionals Partied It Up For The 5th Annual CASABlanca

Feb 13, 2020 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

While more than 2,000 Junior Symphony Ball guests were in jeans and boots raising funds for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's programs at Gilley's on Saturday, February 1, the Dallas CASA Young Professionals were all gussied up over at The Hall on Dragon to play games and dance the night away for Dallas CASA. Here's a report from the field: More than 400 of Dallas’ most … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA’s Young Professionals Partied It Up For The 5th Annual CASABlanca

Dallas CASA Launches A New Training Program To Help Volunteers Recognize Sexually Exploited Children

Feb 11, 2020 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

To a SRO crowd Dallas CASA launched a new training curriculum on Thursday, January 30, at its headquarters. Well known for its advocacy of children who have been removed from unsafe homes, this new program targets children in foster care who have been trafficked or are at high risk of being sexually exploited. Developed through a partnership between LA-based Saving … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA Launches A New Training Program To Help Volunteers Recognize Sexually Exploited Children

NorthPark’s 2020 Collection Of Ambassadors And Their Nonprofits Were Honored At The Mansion

Feb 5, 2020 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

A world away from the Washington arguing, North Texas nonprofits and their “ambassadors” were being honored on Wednesday, January 22, at the Mansion on Turtle Creek. The occasion was NorthPark Center's 2020 NorthPark Ambassadors dinner that necessitated reserving the main dining room and the Veranda. Just before the 40 guests arrived Restaurant Director Ryan Harvey spied … [Read more...] about NorthPark’s 2020 Collection Of Ambassadors And Their Nonprofits Were Honored At The Mansion

Dallas CASA’s 2019 Champions Of Children Award Dinner Raises ‘Money For The Honeys’

Jan 13, 2020 1:30 PM by Glenn Hunter

"What are we doing tonight, Cynt?" Greg May, co-chair of Dallas CASA's 2019 Champion of Children Award Dinner along with Hannah May, Janice and Richard Davis and Virginia and Edward Schaefer, shouted the question out from the lectern to Cynt Marshall, a Dallas CASA board member. Shot back Cynt from the audience at the Omni Dallas Hotel: "We're raisin' money for … [Read more...] about Dallas CASA’s 2019 Champions Of Children Award Dinner Raises ‘Money For The Honeys’

JUST IN: Texas Women’s Foundation’s Annual Leadership Forum And Awards Dinner Plans Revealed

Dec 16, 2019 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Texas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner Co-Chairs Laura Maxwell and Nina Vaca have just announced that the fundraiser presented by AT&T will take place at the Omni Dallas Hotel on Thursday, April 30. The keynote speaker will be “Tech Boss Lady” author Adriana Gascoigne, who is founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Girls in Tech. With 43 chapters … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Texas Women’s Foundation’s Annual Leadership Forum And Awards Dinner Plans Revealed

Champion Of Children Award Dinner Patrons Celebrated The Upcoming Dallas CASA Fundraiser’s Being Sold Out

Dec 13, 2019 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Champion Of Children Award Dinner Co-Chairs Janice and Richard Davis, Hannah and Greg May, Virginia and Edward Schaefer had a lot to celebrate at the event's patron party on Monday, November 4, at Samuel Lynne Galleries. In addition to having Mayor Eric Johnson and his wife Nakita Johnson as honorary co-chairs and Jessica and Dirk Nowitzki receiving the Judge Barefoot Sanders … [Read more...] about Champion Of Children Award Dinner Patrons Celebrated The Upcoming Dallas CASA Fundraiser’s Being Sold Out

17 Dallas CASA Playhouse Winners Are Announced At NorthPark Center

Aug 15, 2019 1:30 PM by Glenn Hunter

"No way!" Daniel Patyrak cried out excitedly. Daniel's wife, Staci Patyrak, had just been announced as the winner of the Imaginasium playhouse, one of 17 playhouses being raffled off at NorthPark Center on Sunday, July 28, to benefit Dallas CASA. The Patyraks had snapped up $40 worth of raffle tickets earlier in the day. And the fanciful toy house by Ridgmont Commercial … [Read more...] about 17 Dallas CASA Playhouse Winners Are Announced At NorthPark Center

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