community
The Family Place raised a record-breaking $1.04 million through its annual Partners Card campaign, which ran Oct. 28-Nov. 6. The event involved hundreds of local businesses that offered discounts to those who shopped with the Partners Card. The Family Place, which has its nonprofit resale shop in Preston Hollow, provides resources for domestic violence victims who have fled dangerous living conditions and are working to restart their lives, usually with no money and few possessions.
North Haven Gardens continues its free series on proper lawn watering, following the city’s latest restrictions. The “Water Right” workshop is 10-11 a.m. Feb. 18 at the garden center, 7700 Northaven. For details, call 214.363.5316 or visit nhg.com.
The Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 at University Park United Methodist Church, featuring speaker and Pinnacle Home Health community liaison Sheila Ricketts’s lecture on “A Matter of Balance.” The church is at 4024 Caruth, and admission is free. For details, call 972.620.7600.
Myrna Schlegel and Kim Schlegel Whitman, a mother and daughter from Preston Hollow, received the 10th annual Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award from Texas Woman’s University of which they are alumni. The award will be presented during a luncheon Feb. 16 at the Belo Mansion. It is given annually to community leaders in Dallas who have helped improve the quality of life and promote education.
education
Marsh Middle School students received the First Place Sweepstakes Award at the Thomas Jefferson High School Debate Tournament in December where 13 junior high teams competed. Alex Almaguer and Mia Patterson took first place, and Brianna Baird and Lindsey Pinckard took second place. The top speaker awards went to: Mia Patterson, first place; Lindsey Pinckard, third place; Alex Almaguer, fourth place; Trent Christensen, seventh place; and Brianna Baird, eighth place.
