ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 5, 2025) Community members, local dignitaries, and YMCA representatives gathered last week to celebrate a milestone moment for Rockwall’s future: the official check presentation from HomeBank Texas to support the expansion of the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA. The occasion marked HomeBank Texas’ $500,000 lead gift to the YMCA’s capital campaign—arriving just as the Rockwall […]
Celebratory gathering at Culpepper Cattle Co. highlights $500,000 gift and inspires community support ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 2, 2025) – Community and business leaders gathered in the lounge at Culpepper Steakhouse ahead of Labor Day weekend to celebrate a milestone relationship between HomeBank Texas and the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. HomeBank owner and chairman of […]
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 […]
It was Parents’ Weekend during our daughter’s freshman year at college. The ladies cross-country team had arranged a dinner for their parents. As we dined on ravioli at a local restaurant, it dawned on me that I was sitting in the middle of a statistical anomaly. Every team member had a parent there and of […]
…and not be disappointed. Part I: The Mount Hopefully if you are one of those special people with a newfound interest in amateur astronomy and have gotten this far, you know the Golden Rule of Telescope Purchase. For those of you starting here, the Golden Rule is: DO NOT BUY A TELESCOPE AT A DEPARTMENT […]
The Wylie ISD has partnered with Wylie is H.O.P.E. and the City of Wylie to help bring joy to the children in the community through the Annual Reach for a Star gift assistance program. Stars containing a wish list for a child may be picked up in the WISD Educational Service Center during normal […]