Rockwall Kiwanis donates $1,000 to Helping Hands for hungry kids

Rockwall Kiwanis donates $1,000 to Helping Hands for hungry kids

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2020) The Rockwall Kiwanis Club donated $1,000 to Helping Hands of Rockwall County today, earmarked for feeding kids. Kiwanis president Gunnar Ledermann presented the check to Helping Hands’ Director of Assistance and Referrals Tarren Oswald. Submitted photo.  Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, […]

First Presbyterian Church to host Drop-Off Donation Drive to benefit Helping Hands

First Presbyterian Church to host Drop-Off Donation Drive to benefit Helping Hands

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 22, 2020) On Saturday, May 2, First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall will hold a donation drive of desperately needed hygiene products for Helping Hands of Rockwall County.  Helping Hands is in need of: toothpaste and toothbrushes (adult and children), deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, skin/body lotion, disposable razors, sanitary pads of varying sizes […]

Got elastic? Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management requests donations

Got elastic? Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management requests donations

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 9) Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management is working with a group of ladies who are making and donating face masks for local first responders, eldercare, and healthcare facilities. Elastic should ideally be 1/4 inch wide or less, 7 inch strands or longer. If you have a large amounts to […]

Rockwall County PPE Donation Drive underway

Rockwall County PPE Donation Drive underway

Can you help support our local heroes?  (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 3, 2020) A PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) drive for first responders and hospital personnel in Rockwall County. The following items are in demand: • N95 masks • Elastic bands for sewing homemade masks • Surgical masks • Surgical gloves • Isolation gowns • […]

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary presents donation to Rainbow Room

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary presents donation to Rainbow Room

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 20, 2020) During these days of pandemic and uncertainty, the Rockwall County Rainbow Room continues to provide for kids and teens who are abused or displaced. They work in conjunction with Child Protective Services and deliver the tangibles that the kids need – hygiene products, clothes, backpacks, bedding, beds, etc. The […]

Rockwall Women in Business donates to Selah Creek

Rockwall Women in Business donates to Selah Creek

Rockwall Women In Business made a donation last night to Selah Creek for $3500 for the care and support of pregnant women and their unborn children. Selah Creek is a gospel centered residential home that is focused on bringing hope to young mothers facing an unplanned pregnancy. Pictured from left are Jennifer Ashmore, Stacy Massar, […]

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs receives $14,000 from Ascent Protein

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs receives $14,000 from Ascent Protein

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs, a national nonprofit based in Rockwall that trains and provides service dogs for disabled veterans,  recently received a $14,000 donation from Ascent Protein.  Ascent is a family-owned company based in Denver, Colorado that is well-known in the fitness and sports industry for producing clean, pure, made-in-America protein and pre-workout products. On […]

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Plush puppy sales support disabled American veterans (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 31, 2019) Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, named after its founder’s beloved yellow lab, “Raising Cane,” launched a nationwide campaign earlier this year to support Patriot PAWS Service Dogs – a Rockwall, Texas-based non-profit that trains and provides the highest quality service dogs at no cost […]