My Sweet Charity

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Vickie Allen

2022 Crystal Charity Ball Beneficiaries And Advisory Board Were “In Kline” For A Cool Get-Together

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There are just sometimes when North Texas takes on the feel of summertime in New Orleans. On the evening of Thursday, April 21, that was the steamy case, as the combination of 80-ish degrees and tropical humidity challenged gents in suits and ladies in cocktail dresses. Luckily for the Crystal Charity Ball Advisory Board get-together at 2013 … [Read more...] about 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Beneficiaries And Advisory Board Were “In Kline” For A Cool Get-Together

MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Advisory Board Reception

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The 2022 Crystal Charity Ball beneficiaries (The Agape Clinic, Baylor Oral Health Foundation, Behind Every Door, Educational First Steps, Family Compass, Hope Supply Co., Southwestern Medical Foundation, United To Learn and the CCB 70th Anniversary Project benefiting Children’s Health-led pediatric mental health initiative), had hardly had the chance to let the news of their … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Advisory Board Reception

2022 Crystal Charity Ball Bus Tour Made The Rounds Of This Year’s Beneficiaries

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The latest cold front wasn’t due to arrive until mid-afternoon on Thursday, February 17. For 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Susan Farris it had just been two weeks before when another weather event had forced her to make a decision to hold the general meeting of the committee on Friday, February 4, for the final presentation of the year’s beneficiaries. Despite school districts and … [Read more...] about 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Bus Tour Made The Rounds Of This Year’s Beneficiaries

Entrepreneur Impresario Mark Cuban To Dive Deep For Educational First Steps Fundraiser

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Even folks with courtside seats don’t have the chance to chat it up with Dallas Mavericks Numero Uno/Shark Tanker Mark Cuban. But after the upcoming Educational First Steps’ (EFS) fundraiser, that dynamic may just change with “Cubes” putting them on his 2022 Christmas card list. Event Co-Chairs Wasan Alfalahi and Tiffany Cuban are presenting “Diving Deep with Mark Cuban” … [Read more...] about Entrepreneur Impresario Mark Cuban To Dive Deep For Educational First Steps Fundraiser

New Board Chair And Three Board Members Named For Educational First Steps

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Educational First Steps (EFS) has a new board of directors chair and three additional board members. EFS President/CEO Vickie Allen announced that Gail Stoke will serve as board chair for a two-year term (2021-2023). A 40-year veteran in the fashion industry, Gail has also been involved with educational program through her serving on Educational First Steps board, … [Read more...] about New Board Chair And Three Board Members Named For Educational First Steps

JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director

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Following the departure of Educational First Steps (EFS) Executive Director Van Sheets late last year, EFS Programs Director Samantha Moya has served as EFS’s interim executive director. In the meantime a search got underway to find a new permanent executive director. The search paid off with former United Way of Tarrant County Senior VP of Development Vickie Allen being named … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Vickie Allen Named Educational First Steps Executive Director