For Oak Cliff Back To School Festival 2016

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is hosting the second annual For Oak Cliff Back to School Festival presented by Celanese Corporation and Texas Instruments, on Saturday, August 13, from 9 AM-12 PM at Glendale Park(1515 E Ledbetter Dr, Dallas, TX 75216).

This festival aims to help parents in Oak Cliff equip their children with tools to succeed. The first 1,000 Pre-K to 12th grade students to pre-register online will receive a free backpack and school supplies; students that pre-register must check in on-site by 10 AM to secure a free backpack and school supplies. Additional backpacks and school supplies will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The festival is open to the public and will feature community resources, music, crafts, cultural performances and more!

Plus, the first 1,000 guests (parents/guardians and students) to arrive and check in at the festival will receive a wrist band for free lunch.

For Oak Cliff

The #4OakCliff Back to School Festival is a community-wide extravaganza for Oak Cliff celebrating the community, arts, health, and education.

The Festival will include:
- school supplies for Oak Cliff students
- a back to school festival with local pre-K-12 schools
- a college fair with local colleges and universities
- a job fair with job placement organizations
- a health fair with vaccinations, health screenings, fresh foods, yoga classes, and other healthy living resources
- partnerships with local churches, business, and other service organizations
- arts, music, entertainment, and creative activities for all ages
- free food from local restaurants
- voter registration and opportunities for civic engagement

Have other ideas? Reach out to the organizers to join the @[null:#4OakCliff] planning team!

Partnerships with the community so far include:
- City of Dallas Parks & Recreation Department Facilities
- Parkland Hospital
- Habitat for Humanity
- Commit
- Momentous Institute
- Leadership for Educational Equity
- Empowering Oak Cliff
- Earth Day Texas
- Weapons of Mass Empowerment
-SMU Simmons School of Education

We want YOU and your organization/business added to this list! Please reach out and share this event with all students and families you know in the Oak Cliff area.

To sign up as a performer, volunteer, sponsor or vendor, please give your info at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11sX14FcaVkH3ZamS02DivgBntqyb5i_QXQa6V6H5jhw/viewform

RSVP and register HERE

Fair Park at the Crossroads

 

 

The movement to reimagine Fair Park has begun! Join and be a part of the discussion at the upcoming event, Fair Park at the Crossroads on Saturday, March 28, from 9am-1pm at the African American Museum.

This community-focused event will include dynamic panel speakers who will speak about the Past, Present and Future of Fair Park. Most importantly they will discuss important next steps for how we can collectively change future plans for this important Dallas treasure, and the local community.

This is a must attend event that will include various community voices. RSVP here to reserve your spot.  

 

 

Dallas Startup Week

Calling all entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, techies, bloggers, nonprofits, mobile-app developers, angel investors, venture capitalists, restauranteurs, friends, Romans, and countrymen! The biggest celebration in Dallas startup history is taking place next week March 2nd - 7th.

  Dallas Startup Week is a 5-day celebration of entrepreneurship in North Texas starting on March 2nd in Downtown Dallas. Dallas Startup Week connects our expanding community of entrepreneurs and investors to opportunities for mentoring, partnership, and friendship over common goals, struggles, and achievements. Whether you're a speech pathologist starting a program to help children in education, a fashion blogger, or a mobile geek with an innovative idea for a smartphone this is the place you need to be.

 Register HERE now for your all access pass to Dallas Startup Week. You'll register via Eventbrite then be taken to Sched.org to RSVP for all the events you'd like. Be sure to bookmark the Sched.org mobile web app on your smartphone so you can keep track of your schedule of events throughout the week.

Bend For Books

For the growing community of "yogi's" out there in the DFW here is an opportunity to practice your "downward-facing dog" pose for a good cause.  V12 Yoga will be hosting a charity yoga class to benefit Big D Reads on 02/21/15 from 1:30 to 2:30.  Afterwards feel free to indulge for 20% food at Green Door Public House.  A great way to spend your Saturday!

WHY I'M VOTING

With mid-term elections taking place tomorrow everyone will be headed to the polls to cast their ballot.  Issues like infrastructure, healthcare, and education are at the forefront of everyone's minds.  Shot by Emily McCartney and the good folks over at Battleground Texas, here are a few local citizens (including yours truly) telling you why they're voting.  Check it out and remember to get out and VOTE!

The BIG REVEAL

Wednesday, October 29th @ 6:30 PM, the Young Citizens of Dallas will come together for the Big Reveal and Dallas ISD Signing Day. Over the past 2 months, they have been working on a plan that will communicate to the city and Dallas ISD their vision for Education. The plan is now complete. They are about to deliver it to the school district and key leaders around the city. Join them for this historical moment, when young professionals begin a movement to help make Dallas a better city.

RSVP HERE