(December 9, 2012) It was a magical, fun night at the 2012 Helping Hands Festival of Trees as more than 360 people came together in the spirit of this wonderful holiday season for a common cause – the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate of our community. The November […]
(ROCKWALL – December 5, 2012) Join the First Annual Downtown Rockwall Toy Drive , hosted by the Rockwall Old Town Shoppes to benefit local children through Rockwall County Helping Hands. From 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 13, bring a new unwrapped toy and look for one of their friendly elves to assist you with […]
Caring neighbors (FATE – December 5, 2012) Kerry Wiemokly (left) and Brian Braun unload boxes of food collected for the Helping Hands Food Pantry by the Woodcreek Neighborhood in Fate. Their efforts brought in about 2,205 pounds of food for the pantry, according to Sherry Hamm, the non-profit agency’s Director of Assistance and Referral. If […]
Rockwall Police Department golf tournament benefits Helping Hands Toy Drive (Rockwall – November 27, 2012) Join the Rockwall Police Department Saturday, December 8 for the Santa Snow Fight, a two-man scramble golf tournament benefiting the Rockwall County Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the Rockwall […]
(Rockwall ISD – November 26, 2012) Mrs. Sauerwein’s class at Reinhardt Elementary School recently won a contest for the most food collected for donation to Helping Hands’ Thanksgiving baskets. Sauerwein is pictured donning her turkey outfit. She had so much fun she made up a danced called the “Gobble baby, gobble baby.” The donated food filled […]
(Rockwall) November 26, 2012 – Bring the family to experience the magic of the 3rd annual Festival of Treesthat will brighten this joyous holiday season beginning Sunday, November 25 with a showcase of extraordinary trees at the Hilton Bella Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard, and continuing through Friday, November 30 with a dinner and auction. […]
Rockwall’s restored train station is site of Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive (Rockwall – November 21, 2012) Rockwall Crossing Orthodontics is celebrating the season in a special way – by participating in the Rockwall County Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive, and hosting an Angel Tree in the lobby of the dental depot. Bart Miller DDS, MS and […]
Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive in full swing (Rockwall – November 21, 2012) Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor is decked out for the holidays with festive food, Date Night specials and an Angel Tree benefiting the Rockwall County Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive. Help a local child in need by selecting a tag off […]
(Rockwall ISD – November 16, 2012) Grace Hartman’s Youth Advisory Council organized a food drive to benefit Helping Hands. YAC is made up of students from 5th and 6th grades and they participate by giving input on nutrition for the Hartman campus. The students went on the school’s daily news program to inform students of […]
(Rockwall) November 7, 2012 – Rockwall post office employees are sponsoring their Annual Holiday Food Drive from Monday, November 5 through Saturday, November 10, to help residents in our community who are in need. During the week, they are asking residents who have Rockwall carrier mail delivery to place non-perishable food items by their mailboxes […]