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Party Hopping
At Metrocare’s 13th annual Meal for the Minds Luncheon, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott spoke about the loss of his youngest brother to suicide and the importance of mental health care.
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TWU Presents Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award
Texas Woman’s University presented the Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award to Arcilia Acosta, CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction CEO.
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The Dallas Foundation Raises $1.5M For Dallas-Area Nonprofits
This year, the Dallas Foundation raised almost $1.5 million to support 51 charities throughout the Dallas area.
Good Shepherd Students Raise $22,283 for Kids Heart Challenge
The Kids Heart Challenge, formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart and held annually at schools across the country, teaches youth about keeping their hearts and brains healthy, whole-body wellness, and the importance of helping others.
Philanthropy
S.M. Wright Foundation Celebrates Reopening of Resource Center
The S.M. Wright Foundation partnered with Allie Beth Allman and Associates to reopen the South Dallas Community Clothing and Resource Center.
Finding A Match
More than 325 people signed up as prospective bone marrow donors during a recent registration drive for the 4-year-old son of Highland Park Middle School teacher and coach Adam Lopez.
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American Red Cross Tiffany Circle Luncheon Focuses on Environmental Issues
Josh Lockwood, the American Red Cross vice president of climate change and sustainability, flew in from Chicago for the Dallas Tiffany Circle Spring Social, hosted on April 28 at Trammel Crow’s home in the Turtle Creek neighborhood.
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Eric Nadel’s Birthday Benefit Raises $100,000 For Grant Halliburton Foundation
Announcer for the Texas Rangers baseball team, Eric Nadel, celebrated turning 70 on June 2, 2022. For the 10th year, Nadel spent his birthday helping others by turning his birthday party into a benefit for the Grant Halliburton Foundation's Thrive Program.
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Texas Women’s Foundation Elects New Board Members
Texas Women’s Foundation has elected three new members of its board of directors who will serve three-year terms from 2022-2025
Touchdown Club of Dallas, Runway for Rise Benefit Rise School
The Ashford Rise School of Dallas recently received $2.325 million from the Touchdown Club of Dallas and several of its members.
Bash on the Boardwalk Benefits Children’s Health
Bash on the Boardwalk recently kicked off the Red Balloon League’s annual Cape Day on Thursday, April 28, which honors patient superheroes at Children’s Health who fight courageously against illness and injury every single day.
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Savor The Symphony Benefits Dallas Symphony Association
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra hosted their annual "Savor the Symphony" event at the Ritz-Carrolton Dallas April 21.
Wortman Takes Home Seay Award as Moody Family YMCA Celebrates
As that Y.M.C.A. song tells it, “No man does it by himself.” But one might take home a special honor after helping ensure the neighborhood Y isn’t “short on (its) dough.”
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AWARE Affair 2022 Goes ‘Soaring to New Heights’ to Fight Alzheimer’s
With “Soaring to New Heights Fighting Alzheimer’s” as the theme, ticketholders headed to Dallas Love Field for AWARE Affair 2022 on April 8 at the Star Skyline Hangar at the Braniff Centre.
St. Michael’s Women’s Exchange Announces 2022 Grant Beneficiaries
Proceeds from St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange, a charity gift shop in Highland Park Village, this year will help fund grants totaling $500,000 to 70 beneficiaries.
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‘Together We’ Awards Recognize 3 HP/PC Groups
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, and Highland Park United Methodist Church received awards at last week's ceremony and symphony performance.
New Trees Make Polk TAG Center One of the ‘Cool Schools’
School days at K.B. Polk Center for Academically Talented and Gifted are spent preparing for the future. On a recent spring Thursday, that meant planting 57 trees to bring cooler tomorrows.
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No Horsing Around, But a Pegasus? That’s Perfect
Henry, a bejeweled horse borrowed for this year’s Dallas-themed Mad Hatter’s Tea on April 20, may have been a ‘mane’ attraction as he walked into the Dallas Arboretum.
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Pop Fizz Clink! A WiNGS Fling Overflows With Empowerment
Pop Fizz Clink! A WiNGS Fling, a champagne-inspired brunch presented by Ebby Halliday Foundation, delighted the senses while raising funds to help WiNGS fight poverty, impact generations, and empower women through life-altering changes.