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2008 Upcoming Events and Service Projects

FEBRUARY 2008

   
02/8 - 02/10

JUNIOR FORUM CONVENTION
“Wildflower Wonderland”
Hosted by San Antonio Junior Forum
Tapatio Spring Resort
Boerne, TX

   

MARCH 2008

   
03/07 - 03/22

GALLERIA SPRING GARDEN
Benefiting Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
Dallas Galleria

 

DJF members support Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center with this fun event by volunteering to assist as ticket takers, garden monitors and egg collectors. Last year, the event saw 3,000 visitors wind through the lush garden and raised nearly $68,000 for the Center.

                                   
03/08

Gala 2008
DEEP IN THE HEART OF FRISCO…
A Western Affair
Benefiting Frisco Family Services Center

Embassy Suites & Conference Center
7600 John Q. Hammons Drive
Frisco, TX  75034

   

APRIL 2008

   
04/22

Dallas Junior Forum
SPRING FLING 2008
Belo Mansion Pavilion
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX  75201

 

DJF will host its eighth annual Spring Fling luncheon with a “Set Your Table” theme showcasing artistically designed table settings and silent auction. Attended by over 400 guests, this event raises more than $50,000 in funds to benefit various DJF service projects and to keep up with the needs of the agencies we serve.

                                   
 
 

2007-2008 Events in Review

   

SEPTEMBER 2007

   
09/08 4th Annual Bowling Classic
Sponsored by Barrett Burke Wilson Castle
Daffin & Frappier, L.L.P and National Default
Exchange, L.P.

USA BOWL, Dallas, TX
   
  Thirty-eight lanes were filled with excited teams who participated in the bowling tournament and whose entry fees benefited DJF, Hope's Door and KICKSTART.
   
 
   
09/22 2007 Addison Oktoberfest 5K &
Tom Thumb Run for the Children 1 Mile Fun Run
benefiting Wipe Out Kids' Cancer

Addison Circle Park
Addison, TX
   
  Another successful WOKC Run event! At the break of dawn on race day, DJF members handled registration duties as well as assisted at packet pick-up stations for three days prior to the event.
   
 
   

AUGUST 2007

 
08/13-08/16 Crimes Against Children Conference
Hyatt Regency at Reunion, Union Station
   
  Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) hosts this nationally renowned 4-day conference each August. This year, DJF members again served as room monitors for the many workshops offered to front-line professionals who combat crimes against children
daily.
   
 
   
08/02-08/24 Frisco Family Services Center (FFSC)
Back-to-School Program

Frisco Square, Frisco, TX
   
  DJF members, along with other volunteers, helped receive, sort, and distribute donated items for FFSC's annual Back-to-School Program. This year, FFSC provided school supplies, new clothing, new shoes, and hygiene items for several hundred needy children in the Frisco area.
   
 
   

MAY 2007

   
05/08 Neighborhood Service Council, Inc.
Mother's Day Craft Activity/Spring Party
Spring Valley United Methodist Church
   
  The last of several DJF after-school projects for the school year was our Spring Party. With the help of our members, the children got really creative potting and decorating Mother's Day plants.
   
  NSC Party
   
   

MARCH 2007

   
03/23 - 04/07 FABREGÉ SPRING GARDEN
Benefiting Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC) and The Family Place

Dallas Galleria
   
  DJF members supported DCAC with this fun event by volunteering to assist as ticket takers, garden monitors and egg collectors.
   
  DCAC
   
 
 
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Anatole France   
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