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Society
Looking Ahead
Spring, summer, autumn, winter – any season is good for loving the Park Cities.
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Society
Junior League Dallas Exhibit Headed to State Fair of Texas
The Junior League of Dallas, celebrating its centennial, will showcase its history and present-day projects with an exhibit at the Hall of State during the 2021 State Fair of Texas.
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Lyda Hill To Receive History Making Texan Award
The Texas State History Museum Foundation selected philanthropist and business leader Lyda Hill and pianist James Dick.
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La Fiesta Gifts $225,000 to Highland Park Education Foundation
The Highland Park Education Foundation (HPEF) Thursday announced an additional gift of $225,000 from La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas from funds raised in 2020-2021.
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Society
Nexus To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Nexus Recovery Center is hosting a 1970s-themed 50th anniversary celebration in November featuring disco music and desserts.
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Events
Fun Facts for Friday! Fall Food Festivals for You!
Food festivals are back for fall. Don't miss these.
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Society
Arboretum Takes Guests Back in Time With Gatsby Garden Soirée
Guests dressed in roaring 1920’s attire for the Food and Wine Festival themed A Gatsby Garden Soirée at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
HP Tudor Featured in Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes
A classic Tudor in Highland Park will also be featured in the Turtle Creek Association’s 20th anniversary virtual tour of homes.
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Philanthropy
You Don’t Have to Wait to Give for North Texas Giving Day
The 2021 Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day follows another record-setting year, where more than 106,000 donors raised $58.8 million for more than 3,000 nonprofits.
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Society
Music of the Decades For Alzheimer’s Awareness
Vintage music, fashions, and cocktails made a comeback as The Preston of the Park Cities joined thousands worldwide for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual observance of The Longest Day® held on the summer solstice – “the day with the most light” – to fight the mental darkness of the disease.
Philanthropy
United to Learn, United to Launch
At the beginning of every school year, for the past five years, United to Learn has helped Dallas ISD students and teachers get off to a good start by making sure they have the supplies they need.
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Society
Mike and Micki Rawlings Named Honorary Co-Chairs of Heart of Teaching Campaign
Mike Rawlings, former Dallas mayor, and Micki Rawlings have been named the honorary chairs of the Dallas Education Foundation’s 2021 annual campaign – "The Heart of Teaching."
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Meal Pack Event Seeks To Turn 9/11 Anniversary Into Day of Service
The 9/11 Day organization, a nonprofit which seeks to turn the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks into a day of service, is partnering with Communities Foundation of Texas to host a meal pack event for the North Texas Food Bank.
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Society
Texas Women’s Foundation Invests $12.9 Million in Texas Women and Girls
The Texas Women’s Foundation invested $12.9 million between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 to advance its mission through research, advocacy, innovative programs and solutions, and grant making.
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Lighthouse Artspace, Immersive Van Gogh Dallas Partners with The Stewpot’s Art Program
Immersive Van Gogh, an experiential celebration of the work of renowned post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, is partnering with The Stewpot and its signature Art program.
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Coronavirus
Healthcare Workers Mark 18-month Mark of Pandemic in Texas
It's been 18 months since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Texas, and healthcare workers across the state marked the solemn event with five minutes of silence Friday.
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Turtle Creek Association Hosting Virtual Home Tour
The Turtle Creek Association will take virtual visitors on a tour of five residences on the 2021 Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes.
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