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ESD Tennis Buddies Up to Teach Down Syndrome Athletes

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Amber Billops 0 Comments Buddy Up, Down Syndrome, Downs, Episcopal School of Dallas, ESD, ESD Tennis Buddies, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, Volunteer, Volunteering

Dallas’ growing Buddy Up Tennis program had a need. Episcopal School of Dallas had facilities and people who could help.

Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Want To Make a Difference? Consider a Summer of Service

May 7, 2021May 13, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, CDC, Community, community service, COVID-19, Dallas area, Dallas ISD, DISD, GIVINGPEOPLE, Kirsten Brandt James, Project Transformation, Project Transformation North Texas, summer, summer camps, Summer of Service, Volunteer

I clearly remember that feeling of the last day of school and the summer before me — one filled with swimming lessons, Girl Scout camp, and all kinds of fun activities that my mom would find for us.

Community Preston Hollow

Check Out These Much-Improved Tennis Courts at Netherland Park

August 26, 2020August 13, 2020 Morgan Pryor 0 Comments Boy Scouts, Community, COVID-19, Dallas City Parks, Dylan Piper, E.D. Walker Middle School, Netherland Park, preston hollow, Robert Hamman, Troop 80 Boy Scouts, Volunteer

Troop 80 Scouts hope to see more play after rehabbing, repainting, restriping surfaces at Netherland Park.

Park Cities Sports

Crowds Cheer as Special Athletes Live Out Their Hoop Dreams

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, HPISD, Park Cities, Special Olympics, Sports, Volunteer

Costumed comic book heroes greeted the basketball teams entering the main gym at Highland Park High School, but it was the players and volunteers who were super.

Community Preston Hollow

Where Pooches Wander, Duck Team 6 Comes to the Rescue

February 26, 2020February 25, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments animals, Community, Dallas, dogs, DT6, Duck Team 6, preston hollow, Volunteer

A late-night joke among volunteers likening their weeks-long search for an elusive pet to a Seal Team 6 mission provided an odd name for their dog search and rescue effort.