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NorthPark Center to Host Family Philanthropy Festival
NorthPark Center will take park in Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day 2019, the nation’s largest community-wide giving event.
Nonprofits
Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott to be Honored Woman of the Year
Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott will be honored as the Les Femmes du Monde Woman of the Year.
It’s Time to Order Your Railcar for The Trains at NorthPark
While supporters can buy railcars throughout The Trains at NorthPark season, the deadline to purchase in time to have a car on the tracks for opening is Oct. 5.
Nonprofits
Preston Hollow Resident Named Texas Women’s Foundation Chair
Texas Women’s Foundation has named Preston Hollow resident A. Shonn Brown as chair, serving from 2019-2021.
North Dallas Bank & Trust Grants Dallas Cancer Patient with Ultimate Wish
Earlier this month, NDBT partnered with Make-A-Wish North Texas to host a surprise “princess send-off party” for Sha’Khia at NDBT’s headquarters, located at 12900 Preston Road.
Society
Former Real Housewife to Co-Chair A Night for Nexus
Save the date and join Alesia CoffmanTurner and Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Dallas’ Cary Deuber as they chair A Night for Nexus benefiting Nexus Recovery Center on Friday, Oct. 25 at The Joule.
North Dallas Bank & Trust Grants Ultimate Wish
Earlier this month, NDBT partnered with Make-A-Wish North Texas to host a surprise “princess send-off party” for Sha’Khia at NDBT’s headquarters, located at 12900 Preston Road.
Society
AWARE Announces Grant Recipients
AWARE funding applications were submitted from nonprofit organizations located in Dallas and Collin County that are working on the front lines in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.
STEAM
University Park’s STEAM Station Blends Learning and Fun
The interactive STEAM cart is packed with MagnaTiles, TinkerToys, Keva Planks, Zoobs, and Squigz to aid in childhood education and development.
Jewish-Sponsored Retirement Community Nears Completion
Located on 10 acres in the Midtown Park development, The Legacy Midtown Park will be the only Jewish-sponsored rental retirement community in Dallas.
Goodbye Hollywood, Hello Dallas
Charles “Charlie” Solomon Jr. loves the weather in Los Angeles. “It’s always 68,” he said during a phone interview – him in Hollywood and me in what is considered to be Texas’ milder weather.
Did You Know Jayne Mansfield?
After authoring "Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?” for The Hollywood Reporter, Erik Liberman is looking to do a book on the blonde bombshell from the Park Cities.
Preston Hollow Resident Biking to Alaska for Cancer Research
Scroll Julie DeLaRosa’s Facebook page and notice her farmer’s tan darkening with each photo.
Beating Heat and Robocalls
It’s that infernal part of the year when Dallasites scramble to exit for a bit of respite before the pace quickens.
Volk Focuses His Lens on Dallas
Leonard Volk has loved photography since Jan. 3, 1950. That day, he bought his first “good” camera – a Leica IIIc – in Limburg, Germany, during 14-months he spent traveling after graduating from Yale in 1949.
Moody YMCA Board Member Honored
Daniel Drabinksi, a financial advisor at MassMutual Dallas-Fort Worth, is a longtime member and volunteer at the Moody Family YMCA in the Park Cities.
Philanthropy
Local Couples to Chair New Friends New Life Luncheon
Luncheon Co-Chairs and Shelly Slater and Clayton Huffstutter, of Park Cities, and Christa & Ketric Sanford, of Preston Hollow, are teaming up to lead what supporters hope will be one the most successful luncheons to date.
Philanthropy
Donations Needed for Holiday Gift Bag Project
The public is encouraged to drop off full-size items such as shampoo, lotions, toothpaste, bar soap, and more at the community center until August 2.
“Count Her In” Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
The campaign aims to influence 300,000 Texas women citizens to register to vote, seeking to increase by the number of Texas women who are registered.