Lovers Lane United Methodist Church will host a day of meal packaging from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, benefiting Feed My Starving Children. In 2010, Lovers Lane UMC packaged 107,784 meals that fed South American children. This year, they hope to feed more than 130,000. This enjoyable service event was so popular last year that more than 500 volunteers […]
Dallas Animal Services, located at the northeast corner of Interstate 30 and Westmoreland, is hosting a December adoption special. Adopt any shelter pet any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this month and pay only $30. The shelter is open 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Dallas Animal Services says, […]
The Rockwall County Library will be closed Dec. 23-26. December display cases at the library will feature items from the Daughters of the American Revolution and the wood burning picture plates of Ann Goyne. A Rockwall County Helping Hands Food Pantry collection bin is available year round in the library lobby for canned goods, staples […]
(Dallas) Dec. 1, 2011 – Staib Wealth Management, located at 17304 Preston Road, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252, was recently invited to participate in the True Blue Business Recognition Series, a program that publicly recognizes exceptional companies and business owners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are “doing business right.” Scott Sams, morning show host […]
(Wylie East High School) Lights, camera, action, cue music, props are broken. The last two aren’t as well-known but they are what make the show a great production. Without the “techies,” the show couldn’t go on. The technology students are responsible for building sets, cuing lights and music and ensuring that all props and stage […]
(Rockwall) One of the hottest spots in Rockwall nowadays – for the 30+ crowd in particular – appears to be the new lakeside Allure Restaurant Bar & Grill at Chandler’s Landing Marina on Karaoke Thursdays, as well as on Friday and Saturday nights with live bands. Nearly 100 people squeeze into Allure’s Bar & Grill every […]
Park Place Lexus, the official “Drive For Toys” sponsor of the GRACE Christmas Cottage, kicked off the 2011 toy drive collection Nov. 10 at the Grapevine dealership. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse provided inspired appetizers, joyous spirits and special holiday champagne tasting by their Master Sommelier, Barbara Werley. The GRACE Christmas Cottage provides provides gifts for the […]
(Wylie) In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center is thrilled to announce that the santuary won $25,000 from Chase Bank’s Community Giving Program. The initiative enabled Chase to award about $3 million to 100 local charities across the country as voted on by Facebook users. “Thanks to the continued support of In-Sync’s friends, families, and fans, […]
Nov. 30, 2011 (Dallas) Ryan, LLC, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America and the seventh largest corporate tax practice in the United States, was recently invited to participate in the True Blue Business Recognition Series, a program that publicly recognizes exceptional companies and business owners in […]
Helping Hands of Rockwall County thanks Victor and Phuong Willis of Willis Jewelers for hosting their annual North/South contest benefiting the nonprofit assistance agency. This year the event kicked off the agency’s annual Toy Drive that serves less fortunate children of Rockwall County. Helping Hands serves children from 0-16 years of age, providing three new toys […]