Friends of Rockwall County Library receive $2000 grant from Toyota

Friends of Rockwall County Library receive $2000 grant from Toyota

ROCKWALL, TX (June 16, 2022) Barbara Jackson, Vice President of Toyota of Rockwall and the Jackson Automotive Group, presented a $2,000 grant check to Milly Cundy and Edie Zehr, Second Vice Presidents and Co-Chairs Fundraising, on behalf of Friends of the Rockwall County Library on June 14, 2022.  Toyota continues to sponsor many of the […]

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs receives grant, shares hundreds of dog beds with local animal shelters

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs receives grant, shares hundreds of dog beds with local animal shelters

ROCKWALL, TX (May 14, 2022) Rockwall-based Patriot PAWS Service Dogs “paid it forward” in a big way last week after being awarded an astounding 1300 memory foam pet beds through a grant from Greater Good Charities. Patriot PAWS set aside nearly 400 of the larger beds for their service dogs in training and their Puppy […]

Rockwall-Heath Student Council leadership students donate over 120 confetti baskets to Lone Star CASA

Rockwall-Heath Student Council leadership students donate over 120 confetti baskets to Lone Star CASA

ROCKWALL, TX (May 5, 2022)  – The Rockwall-Heath Student Council Leadership Team recently collected items for, and donated over 120 confetti baskets with an estimated value of $3000, to Lone Star CASA, an organization which provides children in foster care with a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer to advocate for their best interests. Each […]

Bandidos Yanquis Pictures of Rockwall is selling t-shirts to benefit refugees from Ukraine

Bandidos Yanquis Pictures of Rockwall is selling t-shirts to benefit refugees from Ukraine

ROCKWALL, TX (March 8, 2022) “I need ammunition, not a ride.” President Zelenskyy of Ukraine won the hearts of many with a simple answer to the United States’ offer to evacuate him. The strength and resolve he and the Ukrainian citizens have shown has inspired those around the world. Bandidos Yanquis Pictures in Rockwall, TX […]

Rockwall is among several YMCA Metropolitan Dallas branch locations hosting holiday donation drives

Rockwall is among several YMCA Metropolitan Dallas branch locations hosting holiday donation drives

Angel trees and toy drives will take place at Y branches across the North Texas DALLAS, TX (Dec. 7, 2021) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas will be hosting Angel Trees and toy drives throughout the holiday season to help North Texans in need have gifts for their families at Christmas. The YMCA is providing an […]

Atmos Energy supports Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas all-day and after-school programs

Atmos Energy supports Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas all-day and after-school programs

DALLAS – Nov. 3, 2021 – Atmos Energy recently donated $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas to support all-day and after-school programs with healthy snacks, school supplies, and classroom resources for students in the Lone Oak, Greenville, and Rockwall communities.  The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas provides a broad […]

YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announces first round of planned impact from recent MacKenzie Scott donation

The gift from Ms. Scott was the largest in the organization’s history DALLAS, TX (August 20, 2021) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced today how the organization will use the first $1.5 million of the largest gift in its history from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to help the local North Texas community. “Last […]

Skyline Juniors donates to Empower 7’s Project Self Esteem

Skyline Juniors donates to Empower 7’s Project Self Esteem

ROCKWALL, TX – March 26, 2021 – Empower 7 is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous donation of hygiene supplies from Skyline Juniors, www.skylinejuniors.com. During the North Texas Invitationals, Skyline Juniors hosted a box drive to collect hygiene items for Empower 7’s Project Self Esteem.  Together, the teams collected over 4,500 hygiene items to […]

Lone Star CASA receives $10,250 donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Lone Star CASA receives $10,250 donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Donation will help further the mission of Lone Star CASA to help children ROCKWALL, TX (March 8, 2021) — Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, was selected by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and its […]

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs of Rockwall receives $22,000 donation from Ascent Protein

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs of Rockwall receives $22,000 donation from Ascent Protein

ROCKWALL, TX – January 26, 2021- This week, Ascent Protein announced a $22,000 donation to Patriot PAWS, a non-profit service organization dedicated to training service dogs to support veterans in their emotional and physical recovery. Ascent is a family-owned company based in Denver, Colorado that is well-known in the fitness and sports industry for producing […]