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Advocating Education In The Philippines

November 25, 2020November 18, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Community, Computer Learning Centers, education, Park Cities, Peace Corps, Rotary Club of Park Cities, The Little Children of the Philippines

Bud Naifeh of the Rotary Club of Park Cities couldn’t have known when he started a project to advance computer literacy and education in the Philippines just how vital those skills and resources would be in the time of COVID-19.

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Homeless Teens Need Happy Birthdays, Too

November 18, 2020November 13, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Becky Gould, Community, COVID-19, Homeless Teens, National Charity League, Park Cities, Park Cities NCL, The Birthday Party Project, University Park United Methodist Church

Since 2001, mothers and daughters in the Park Cities have worked together to give back to their communities as members of the National Charity League (NCL).

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Couple Seeks To Help Bridge Education Disparities

November 16, 2020November 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Chris Popolo, Communities Foundation, Community, Dallas ISD, Education Disparities, Highland Park High School, Joe Popolo, preston hollow, Teach for America, Teach For America DFW

A Preston Hollow couple helped get technology resources for Dallas ISD students in a big way this fall by matching gifts to Teach For America DFW up to $50,000.

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What Goes Into Boxcar Design?

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, events, North Park, RMHD, Ronald McDonald House, Supporters, Trains at NorthPark

Every holiday season for the past 33 years, Ronald McDonald House of Dallas has made model train dreams come true.

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On the Fence About Cartoons?

November 6, 2020November 4, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments art, Cartoons, caruth park, Community, Fence Toons, Illustrating, Max Dillard, Park Cities, University Park

Since attending college at the University of Texas, University Park resident Max Dillard has drawn cartoons.

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Talking Health Care For Texas’ Sake

November 5, 2020November 8, 2020 Margaret Spellings 0 Comments America’s Health Rankings, Community, COVID-19, Health Care, Margaret Spellings, news, Texas, Texas 2036

For years, Texans have known through difficult personal experience that health care in Texas has challenges. Over the last six months, those issues have hit home for millions more.

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Natalie Dossett: Pandemic Has Changed Philanthropy, ‘For Better or Worse’

November 4, 2020November 3, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Community, Dallas, Greater Dallas Chapter of Association of Fundraising Professional, Natalie Dossett, Nonprofits, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser, philanthropy, society

Whether it’s raising funds for Episcopal School of Dallas, Planned Parenthood, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Visiting Nurse Association, or the Ronald McDonald House, Bluffview resident Natalie Dossett said the one constant is that Dallas is a city that loves to give.

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New Hope Cottage CEO Helps Children Get ‘Best Possible Start’

October 26, 2020October 23, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments CEO, Community, Cottage, Hope Cottage, New Hope, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Remarkable Women

Teresa Lenling brings experience designing and advancing education programs as vice president of school and community engagement at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to her new role as CEO of Hope Cottage.

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Club Does More to Stay Connected

October 12, 2020October 23, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Community, connected, Mindy Stenger, Pandemic, preston hollow, Preston Hollow Women’s Club, Relationships

After the pandemic forced regularly scheduled events to go virtual, the Preston Hollow Women’s Club leaders decided they needed more meetings, not fewer.