According to Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Board Member/Hispanic Heritage Celebration (HHC) Chair Mario Quintanilla, “The Dallas Arboretum is excited to present the fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5, a wonderful way to spend the Labor Day weekend. There will be live musical performances including Havana NRG … [Read more...] about MySweetOpportunity: 4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Regina Montoya
Healing Hands Luncheon Letters Are Ready To Hit Mailboxes To Support HHM Health Programs
This afternoon it was business as usual at Healing Hand Ministries (HHM). Parents were shepherding their youngsters in for vaccinations; a couple of women in niqabs were walking from nearby apartments in Vickery Meadows for their appointments; adults were rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations; and a pregnant woman was leaving after receiving a good checkup … [Read more...] about Healing Hands Luncheon Letters Are Ready To Hit Mailboxes To Support HHM Health Programs
JUST IN: All For The Hall Dallas Rescheduled With Brooks And Dunn For September 22
Way back in September of 2019, Anne and Steve Stodghill hosted a party for about 100 guests in the backyard of their sprawling estate in Preston Hollow. The occasion was to announce that a special fundraising concert called All for the Hall, benefiting the education programs of Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, would be coming to Dallas for the first time. The … [Read more...] about JUST IN: All For The Hall Dallas Rescheduled With Brooks And Dunn For September 22
JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award
The recipient of the Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award has been announced and it’s a timely one. 2021 Can Do Luncheon Chair Jan Worrall has just revealed that the award will be presented to Get Shift Done. If Get Shift Done is new on your North Texas nonprofit list, it was birthed as a result of the past year’s pandemic. Founded by Patrick Brandt and Anurag Jain, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award
Dallas Fed Leader Talks Up Education At 10th Annual Aberg Center For Literacy Breakfast
Lagging literacy rates are a drag on economic productivity, crimping growth in a nation's GDP, or gross domestic product. That was a main message from Robert S. Kaplan, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, at the 10th annual Legacy of Literacy Breakfast presented by L&B Realty Advisors on Tuesday, October 8. Kaplan's warning was delivered, … [Read more...] about Dallas Fed Leader Talks Up Education At 10th Annual Aberg Center For Literacy Breakfast
Lisa Troutt Put Brook Hollow In The Winner’s Circle For The 2019 Sweetheart Ball
While the British may boast of the Royal Ascot’s stiff-upper-lip finery and class, 2019 Sweetheart Ball Chairman Lisa Troutt transformed Brook Hollow Golf Club into an homage to the Sport of Kings benefiting the cardiology research and programs at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas on Saturday, April 6. It made such perfect sense. Lisa's … [Read more...] about Lisa Troutt Put Brook Hollow In The Winner’s Circle For The 2019 Sweetheart Ball
12th Annual Best Buddies Dallas Gala Had The Bomb Factory Looking Better Than Ever
Sure, Best Buddies was founded in 1989 by Kennedy family member Anthony K. Shriver to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But in North Texas, it's been Shriver pals Jan Miller and Jeff Rich who've been the nonprofit's top champions from the get-go. The dynamic husband-and-wife team proved that nothing has changed on Saturday, … [Read more...] about 12th Annual Best Buddies Dallas Gala Had The Bomb Factory Looking Better Than Ever
Business Council For The Arts Luncheon Honors Nine Individuals And Organizations With The 2018 Obelisk Awards
Twin trumpets sounded with a flourish, inviting an estimated 450 guests into lunch at the Belo Mansion and Pavilion in downtown Dallas on Friday, November 16. It was a fitting start to the 30th annual Obelisk Awards, which are presented by the Business Council for the Arts to herald individuals and institutions serving arts and cultural organizations in North Texas. Once … [Read more...] about Business Council For The Arts Luncheon Honors Nine Individuals And Organizations With The 2018 Obelisk Awards
Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Kicked Off The 2018 Women Distinction Luncheon At Regina Montoya’s And Paul Coggins’ Home
Earlier in the day the hint maven Heloise provided tip on how to clean the U.S. flag. It was especially timely since the day was September 11. She recommended different types of cleaning the flag. A Boy Scout who had earned his badges 30+ years ago protested. The Stars and Stripes were never to be cleaned. They were to be retired. In attending the Girl Scouts of Northeast … [Read more...] about Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas Kicked Off The 2018 Women Distinction Luncheon At Regina Montoya’s And Paul Coggins’ Home
MySweetCharity Opportunity: Dallas CASA’s Champion Of Children Award Dinner
According to Dallas CASA's Champion of Children Award Dinner Co-Chair Paul Coggins, "I’d like to invite you to join me at Dallas CASA’s Champion of Children Award Dinner on Thursday, November 15, at The Fairmont Dallas. We’ll be honoring The Meadows Foundation with the Judge Barefoot Sanders Champion of Children Award for its commitment to children in Dallas County and … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: Dallas CASA’s Champion Of Children Award Dinner
League Of Women Voters Of Dallas’ 22nd Annual Susan B. Anthony Luncheon Honors Ruel Hamilton And Others In Getting The Vote Out
With such elected officials as State Rep. Helen Giddings and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins in attendance, the League of Women's Voters of Dallas held its annual 22nd Susan B. Anthony Luncheon with a major turnout at Lakewood Country Club on Thursday, February 8. In addition to honoring Ruel Hamilton and others, it provided an opportunity encourage a voter turnout for the … [Read more...] about League Of Women Voters Of Dallas’ 22nd Annual Susan B. Anthony Luncheon Honors Ruel Hamilton And Others In Getting The Vote Out