Nonprofits and Volunteers
Two of Dallas’ biggest running events need volunteers — one is this weekend. If you are running the Dallas Running Club half marathon or even December’s White Rock Marathon, I hope[...]
03 Nov 2010
On the fourth Tuesday of each month, a group of ladies — many of whom are in their 90s — gather at the Vanderpool home to have lunch together and work for the orphans.[...]
28 Oct 2010
Cue the “Rocky” theme music and lace up the old Nikes, East Dallas dwellers. The annual J.L. Long Run one-mile fun run and 5k race is Thursday at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., respectively. [...]
04 Oct 2010
The bi-annual clothing exchange is Saturday. Oct. 2 at First United Lutheran Church, 6202 East Mockingbird from noon-5 p.m. As teenagers, my friends and I loved trading clothes bec[...]
28 Sep 2010
The November Lakewood Home Tour is a big fundraiser for neighborhood schools — last year the tour and surrounding events raised more than $75,000 for Lakewood Elementary, J.L. Long[...]
27 Sep 2010
The Donor Bridge Get up and Give campaign runs 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, connects North Texas nonprofits and allows people to pick and choose which organizations they want [...]
07 Sep 2010
Neighborhood resident Wayne Maynard recently returned from a trip to the North Pole. The 61-year old took the solo journey in an effort to raise money and awareness for Grace Fligh[...]
08 Aug 2010
The Elisa Project is a non-profit group in Dallas working to prevent and treat eating disorders, and they’re hosting a luncheon August 20th. The speaker will be Jena Morrow, author[...]
04 Aug 2010
Here at the Advocate, we are big supporters of neighborhood nonprofits. We like to highlight ways neighbors can help neighbors in the “What gives?” segment, and we also[...]
19 Jul 2010
Summer is a pain in the back sometimes. You’ve got bored kids eating all the food in the house, 100-degree temps, vacations that cause more stress than they are worth, or worse, no[...]
14 Jul 2010
Gabriel is a 7-year-old environmental entrepreneur. He started Trees For Humanity, a non-profit, when he was 4 1/2. Today, we caught up with him in front of Whole Foods in Lakewood[...]
22 Apr 2010
Every day, ordinary people — right here in our neighborhood — are doing extraordinary things. [...]
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