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Community Partners of Dallas: Mary Anne Dunne
Mary Anne Dunne, of Highland Park, is a senior vice president of Benchmark Bank who serves on the CPD board.
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Dallas 24 Hour Club: Shannon Shelmire Wynne
Shannon Shelmire Wynne, a Highland Park resident who works in restaurant design and operations, wants you to know more about the Dallas 24 Hour Club and its work helping addicts get clean.
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Dallas CASA: Juan Nevarez
Juan Nevarez, a petroleum engineering executive from Preston Hollow, decided to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate after attending a bilingual recruiting event.
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Friends of the Katy Trail: Alden Pinnell
When Highland Park entrepreneur Alden Pinnell isn’t founding or co-founding companies like SkinCeuticals, Picnic Surf Shapes, and The Power Station, he enjoys spending time with family on the Katy Trail.
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Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center: Courtney and Nathan Gilbert
University Park’s Courtney and Nathan Gilbert — a community philanthropist and an orthopedic surgeon — know the statistics.
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The Stewpot: Cory Bowen
“We can’t ignore homelessness and just hope it goes away,” insisted Cory Bowen, a University Park mother of three and community volunteer.
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Turtle Creek Association: Venise Stuart
Venise Stuart, a civic volunteer from Highland Park, said she proudly supports TCA’s stewardship of the Turtle Creek Corridor each year.
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The Wilkinson Center: Kent Cummings
In July, PGIM Real Estate executive director Kent Cummings attended the Adult Education Graduation ceremony at Highland Park United Methodist Church, where 100-plus graduates earned their high school equivalency or Integrated Education and Training Certifications.
Austin Street Center: Megan Burkhart
Megan Burkhart, of University Park, is a senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Comerica Incorporated. She joined Austin Street’s board — and its fight against homelessness — 10 years ago.
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The Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum: Paige Elliott
University Park resident Paige Elliott’s connection to gardening runs deep.
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Youth180: Ginny Bledsoe Martin
University Park volunteer Ginny Bledsoe Martin has been involved with teen outreach programs in North Texas since moving here in 2011, and in 2020 got connected with Youth180 through its president Keri Stitt.
Neighbors Send Love in Care Boxes
Christine Goff thought that delivering care boxes would be a small way to show those affected by Kerr County’s catastrophic flooding that the community loved and supported them. The Park Cities community was thinking a little bigger.
Hill Country Flood 2025
A River Runs Through It – A Reflection on a Beloved Place
As silent as the waters rising in the dark of the Hill Country night, there have been no words; only tear upon tear, grief upon grief.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Alumni Recall Camp Mystic Ideals
Over the past 99 years, Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, has hosted thousands of girls from 7 to 17 years old.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Volunteers Seek Healing Through Action
Neither donations nor prayer would be enough.
So, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church included service as a key component as the congregation gathered in response to the Texas Hill Country flooding disaster.
When Words Won’t Do, We Still Show Up
In the days following the heartbreaking tragedy in Kerrville, our entire community was shaken. Let’s not let this compassion fade. Let’s continue to show up for each other — not just in crisis, but in everyday life.
Mourning and Memories: Hockaday Grad Reflects on Camp Mystic
For generations of young girls, Camp Mystic has meant more than just summer days on the banks of the Guadalupe River — it’s a place of love, tradition, and belonging.
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Sisters Found Clasping Hands, Rosaries Left Lasting Image of Faith
Blair was a rising eighth grader and Brooke was a rising sixth grader at St. Rita
Tributes Come As Ribbons, Drawings, Donations
The tributes have been simple, and so is the message: the community shares the heartbreak of families who lost loved ones in the catastrophic flooding, and it will stand with them in the hard times ahead.
Patriotism Dazzles During Parade
Enthusiastic spectators waving flags and wearing red, white and blue lined the streets of the Park Cities during this year’s July Fourth Parade.