ED March 2007 News and Notes

community

The Presby Presenters Toastmasters group meets every Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill. The non-profit public speaking club was founded to help members overcome public speaking fears and develop and enhance their leadership skills. Newcomers are welcome. Meeting rooms and lunch plans change weekly; contact Lynda Waters at 214-288-7959 or LyndaWaters@texashealth.org for information.

 

City Pet Rescue, an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing dogs and cats from area kill shelters, needs foster homes for puppies, dogs, kittens and cats. To give a pet a second chance, call 214-515-9934, e-mail info@citypetrescue.com, or visit citypetrescue.com.

 

Boys & Girls Club Dallas is looking for alumni to join the BGCDallas Chapter. Alumni meet monthly to brainstorm new and creative ways to contribute to their clubs. For information call Carolyn Jordan at 214-821-2950.

 

business

Kitchen 1924 is contributing to Lakewood Elementary School by donating 10 percent of its sales on the third Thursday of the month, to the school’s PTA. Kitchen 1924 is located at 1924 Abrams in the Lakewood Shopping Center.

 

people

The Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce has named neighborhood resident Charlotte Herr its 2007 chairman. In this capacity, she will spearhead the summer cultural arts summit, September economic summit and late fall healthcare summit. Herr is a senior financial consultant with Stephens Inc., an investment banking and brokerage firm.

 

District 107 State Rep. Allen Vaught has been appointed vice chairman of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. This committee oversees bills that concern criminal law, probation and parole, and criminal procedure in Texas courts. Vaught served as a United States Army Reserve Captain and fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is managing attorney of Franklin, Cardwell & Jones, P.C.

 

New officers have been named to head the Dallas Parks Foundation (DPF) in 2007. Lakewood resident Craig Reynolds will serve as president. Reynolds is a principal at Brown Reynolds Watford Architects and a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Also newly named as DPF treasurer is neighborhood resident Robert Parks. Parks is a former member of the Dallas Park and Recreation board, and is a manager with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). 

 

students

J.L. Long Middle School announced results for its recent Reflections Competition. Of 84 entries, the works of 10 students will represent the school at the district council level. They are Jenna Zarraga, Christian Muratalla, Immanuel Saldana, Kia Forte, Maria Guerrero and Marcos Reveles, visual arts; Zachary Youpa, musical composition; Ward Weber and Brian Tepera, photography; and Elisabeth Cremeens, literature.

 

Lakewood Elementary has released names of winners from its annual Reflections Art Contest. Of 33 participants from the school, 12 advanced to the council level: Mack Reed, Katherine Deniger, Andrew DeRouen, Neali Lambert, Oscar DeLaughter, Ashley Watson, Max Zotos, Michael Tepera, Ruby McLemore, Harrison DuBose, Katherine Pound and Jeffrey Patton. Of those students, Oscar DeLaughter and Neali Lambert also advanced to the area level of competition.

 

Bishop Lynch High School boys’ swim team recently won first place in the TAPPS Division 1 North Region swimming and diving championships. The team won 10 out of 12 events. Two-event winners were Tony Rau and Tim Moore, and single-event winners were Jon Horak, Malin Kenny, Kyle Dupuis and Michael Masters. Masters set a new school record of 5 minutes, 10.08 seconds in the 500 freestyle.

 

Bishop Lynch High School girls’ swim team finished in fourth place in the recent TAPPS Division 1 North Region swimming and diving championships. In one-meter diving, Nichole Burgess finished second, Shana Brockman, third, and Abbie Sheffield, sixth. Alex Brown won fifth place in swimming’s 200 individual medley, and Danna Callahan placed fifth in the 200 freestyle and sixth in the 100 freestyle.

 

Students from St. John’s Episcopal School took home top honors at the recent Dallas-area Episcopal School Spelling Bee. After volleying 20 words in the final round, fifth-grader Kevyn Brook Anderson spelled “dichotomy” to win first place at her very first spelling bee. Emilie Frank, an eighth-grader at St. John’s, won second place. Both students went on to compete at the regional bee.

 

volunteers

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at the Senior Source is looking for volunteers age 55+ to volunteer with more than 230 non-profit agencies in Dallas and Collin counties. RSVP matches your skills, needs and desires with a volunteer job. Volunteers are generally needed for three hours, one to two days a week. 214-823-5700 or rsvpd@TheSeniorSource.org.

 

Young Life needs volunteers to help provide food, daycare and arts and crafts for its monthly meetings. The group also seeks mentors for pregnant or parenting teen moms in the community. For information call Kristin Klungvedt, 214-773-4348.

 

The Child Abuse Prevention Center needs volunteers to work with children of divorcing parents one Saturday morning a month during its Families First seminars. The CAP Center also has openings for volunteers in the Parent Aide Program. Volunteers work in the home with parents and families at risk for child abuse and neglect. Training is provided. 2902 Swiss. Contact Ashly, 214-370-9810.

 

Women’s Chorus of Dallas has many volunteer opportunities, including ushering at concerts, helping with mailings, answering the phone and helping with office work and committee participation. 214-520-7828 or twcd.org.  

 

East Dallas Community Garden needs volunteers to help plant, tend and harvest crops and take produce to area food banks. Individual garden plots are also available. 972-231-3565 or gardendallas.org.

 

Globe Aware, a nonprofit organization promoting cultural awareness and sustainability by conducting humanitarian assistance programs in Latin America and Asia, is in need of volunteers who can translate Spanish and conduct Internet research to prepare various projects that will be implemented abroad. 214-823-0083 or info@globeaware.org.

 

Meals on Wheels, a program run by The Visiting Nurse Association, seeks volunteer drivers in our neighborhood. Drivers make weekday deliveries a few mornings a week or month, picking up meals at the Lakeview Christian Church, 9100 Diceman. 214-689-0639.

 

Heart House Dallas, a free after-school program for low-income children, has a variety of volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals. Work as an after-school mentor, homework tutor, coach, office helper or in other available capacities. For information contact Jayna Wallach at 214-750-7637 or jwallach@hearthouse.org, or visit hearthouse.org.