Community
The Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at University Park United Methodist Church. The program is provided by Dr. Elymra Encarnacion, a movement disorders specialist at Baylor Health Center. Call the society at 972.620.7600 for more information.
The Catholic Foundation awarded $733,000 in grants to 21 Dallas area organizations and schools in the Diocese of Dallas totaling $1.43 million for 2012. Jesuit College Preparatory School received $18,000 for energy conservation windows as a part of the foundation’s goal to help update campuses and facilities.
Education
W.T. White, Hillcrest and Thomas Jeffersonhigh school students will participate in a regional academic decathlon Jan. 25 and 26 at Emmett J. Conrad High School. The Preston Hollow students will compete alongside students from eight other Dallas ISD schools. The Dallas ISD teams are competing with Richardson, Plano, Highland Park, Garland and Rockwall.
People
Elizabeth Solender of Preston Hollow received the top honor, the Circle of Excellence Award at the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network annual convention in Chicago. Solender brings her background in nonprofits and real estate to her role in CREW. She is president of commercial real estate and consulting company Solender/Hall, Inc.
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