COMMUNITY
The 33rd Annual Lakewood Home Festival will be November 13-15. The weekend includes a candlelight tour, an auction party, a holiday market and six spectacular homes, each with a unique design style. Playing off the 1980’s comedy classic “Caddyshack,” the theme for this year’s Festival is: “Lakewood Caddyshack: Gopher the Fun, Gopher the Schools.” Proceeds benefit Lakewood-area public schools. Tickets go on sale Oct. 1, lakewoodhomefestival.com.
PASL, Parents and Advocates for Slower Learners, is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to provide social opportunities for adult slow learners in our community. Visit pasldfw.com or contact Wade Mercer at WADE1@airmail.net for a list of August activities or for more information.
The SPCA of Texas runs an injured animal rescue ambulance service to help strays. SPCA will respond to calls in our neighborhood from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Field officers will evaluate injured animals and take them to the SPCA, Highland Park Animal Clinic or an emergency clinic for treatment. 214.651.7387.
The National League of American Pen Women announced a call for entries for Expressions 2009, A Visual Arts Dallas Branch Competition. The annual show is scheduled at the Lakewood Library, Nov. 12 through Dec. 5, with an artists’ reception Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m. Deadline for entries is Oct. 7, 2009. Entry is open to all artists (men and women) over the age of 18. Judge is Enrique Fernández Cervantes, curator at the Bath House Cultural Center. For the prospectus and entry form, visit nlapwdallas.org or call Susan Moss Cooper at 214.327.6648.
EDUCATION
The Woodrow Wilson High School PTA is seeking alumni donations for college scholarships. Seniors who have not received more than $5,000 from other scholarship sources will be eligible for this PTA scholarship. Anyone who would like to make a tax-deductible donation can mail it to: Woodrow Wilson PTA, 100 S. Glasgow, Dallas 75214. Woodrow alums are asked to write their graduation year and “PTA Scholarship Fund” on the memo line of the check. Donations also can be made online at woodrowwildcats.org. Call 214.327.0068 for information.
