Texas Women’s Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2020 Maura Award and Young Leader Award, which recognize those who have positively impacted the lives of women and girls. Nominations are open online at https://www.txwf.org/events/leadership-forum-awards-dinner/. The deadline for submissions is October 25, 2019. Award recipients will be honored at the Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner,…
What goes up, but makes prices go down? Age. At the State Fair of Texas®, senior citizens 60 years and better get into the Fair FREE every Thursday. On DART, if you’re 65 or older with a valid DART Senior Photo ID, you ride at a discounted rate. What better…
After roughly six decades connected with basketball, Del Harris has just about seen and done it all. And yet, some things in the sport still give him a thrill – like the major honor that was bestowed upon the former Maverick assistant coach during festivities for the Naismith Memorial Basketball…
The Texas Legends have announced the addition of NBA Champion and former Sixth Man of the Year Jason Terry to the team’s front office staff. Terry, a 19-year NBA veteran, will serve as an Assistant General Manager for the Mavericks’ G League team, assisting with all aspects of the basketball…
Howdy, folks! DART and the State Fair of Texas welcome college football fans to Dallas. With the fair making its annual run from Sept. 27 to Oct. 20 at Fair Park in Dallas, that means it’s time for exciting gridiron action. Your game ticket includes admission to the fairgrounds on…
Texas Nonprofit Releases Great Gatsby-Themed Gala Details Heroes for Children is inviting attendees to step back in time at their Heroes in Disguise: The Great Gatsby Gala. The Texas nonprofit organization, which provides social and financial assistance to families with a child ages 0 to 22 battling cancer, is pleased to…
Communities Foundation of Texas’ 11th annual North Texas Giving Day is back September 9-19, 2019 with 10 days of scheduled giving and free public events and service projects in Arlington, Dallas, Denton, Plano, McKinney, and Richardson. More than 2,200 North Texas nonprofits are already registered to participate. Since the event…
Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation announced the honorees of the 10th annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon, which will be held on October 3 at the Hilton Anatole. The honorees include (in alphabetical order): Jorge Baldor, Jim Farrell, Ruth Fitzgibbons, John Gallagher, Louis Harrell, Sabrina Harrison, Susannah Denney and Jeff Hensley,…
by Alicia Wanek Last night my son played in his first Varsity football game. It happened to be televised from the Dallas Cowboys’ Star Center in Frisco against El Paso’s Eastwood High School. The game garnered national attention – it was highlighted on Good Morning America this morning – and…