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Community Philanthropy Preston Hollow 

College Students Host 30 Days of Service To Serve Dallas Communities

July 1, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments 30 Days of Service, Alex Quian, Alkami Technology, Andy’s Frozen Custard, Blucora, Boys & Girls Club of Collin County, Brady Boyd, CW33, Emerging Leaders Program, JetSuite, SMU, Topgolf

Some of the projects that will take place during July include building care kits for the homeless and hosting an appreciation meal for veterans.

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Community July Fourth Park Cities 

The Parade Is Coming

June 25, 2019November 15, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments Community, Food Bank Giving, Fourth of July parade, Frances “Francie” Moody-Dahlberg, Moody Foundation, North Texas Food Bank, Park Cities, Rotary Club of Park Cities, SMU

Each year, the Rotary Club of Park Cities selects one impressive, difference-making resident to serve as grand marshal for the Fourth of July Parade, the largest single-day event in Highland Park and University Park.

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Park Cities Schools 

GALLERY: Go 2019 Scots

June 21, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Class of 2019, education, Go Scots, graduation, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities, schools, Scots, SMU

Highland Park High School celebrated on May 31 the graduation of its 2019 senior class at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. Graduates crossed the stage and received their diplomas clad in traditional Highland Park blue and gold.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Society 

GALLERY: Professional Advisors Seminar

June 19, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Communities Foundation of Texas, events, Gallery, SMU, society, society

Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) and Southern Methodist University (SMU) hosted their annual seminar for professional advisors.

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Living Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

SMU’s Cancer Researchers Found a Way to Make Chemotherapy More Effective

June 18, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Cancer, cancer research, CD4, Center for Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery, John Wise, Pia Vogel, SMU

The approach could pave the way for a more effective way to treat cancers that are resistant to treatment.

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Community Park Cities 

Hegi Family to Texas Discovery Gardens Flora Award

June 18, 2019November 15, 2019 Keyuri Parab 0 Comments AT&T Performing Arts Center, dick davis, Flora Award, Flora Gala, Hegi Family, Interfaith Family Services, SMU, Texas Discovery Gardens, The Crystal Charity Ball, The Senior Source and Communities Foundation of Texas, The Stewpot, UT Austin, UT Southwestern

The event benefits Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park, where children and adults discover and learn to sustain the natural world.

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Community Preston Hollow 

Hegi Family Members to Receive Flora Award From Texas Discovery Gardens

June 18, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments AT&T Performing Arts Center, dick davis, Flora Award, Flora Gala, Hegi Family, Interfaith Family Services, SMU, Texas Discovery Gardens, The Crystal Charity Ball, The Senior Source and Communities Foundation of Texas, The Stewpot, UT Austin, UT Southwestern

The event benefits Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park, where children and adults discover and learn to sustain the natural world.

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

SMU to Host College Prep Programs for Students

May 29, 2019November 15, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments College Prep Programs, Lisa Kays, SMU, SMU Global and Online

Courses are designed to prepare students for the ACT and SAT, as well as develop organization, project management, and financial skills.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

SMU Graduate Student Wins National Costume Design Award

May 24, 2019November 15, 2019 Keyuri Parab 0 Comments Black Theatre Network, Costume Design, Design, fashion design, Judy Dearing Award, Judy Dearing Student Design Competition, SMU, SMU Meadows School of Arts, Southern Methodist University, Yvonne Johnson

Johnson won with her designs for the Meadows Opera Theatre production of “Our Town” at SMU and “A Raisin in the Sun” at Tarrant County College.

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Business Food Living Park Cities 

The Biscuit Bar Opens in Park Cities

May 21, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments biscuit, Dallas, Park Cities, restaurant, SMU, the biscuit bar, University Park

All you “knead” is love, and a new University Park eatery is doing that with just six simple ingredients in its biscuit recipe.

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

SMU Pollock Gallery Extends Reach

May 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments exhibition, May Show: Looms, Partial Shade, Pollock Gallery, SMU, SMU’s Pollock Gallery, Sofia Bastidas, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park

May Show: Looms, an exhibition of works by eleven artists, is coming to Sweet Pass Sculpture Park in Dallas May 25 through July 14.

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