Rainbow Days Provides 700 Dallas-Area Homeless Children with New Backpacks and Uniforms

In partnership with the MoneyGram Foundation and numerous individual and corporate donors, Rainbow Days will provide new backpacks, school supplies and uniforms to more than 700 homeless children living in 18 different local homeless, domestic violence and transitional shelters. Rainbow Days hosts this private event for homeless children at the Dallas Market Center so they can celebrate going back to school with fun activities, including bounce houses, face painting, carnival games and refreshments. The event evokes excitement about the new school year and builds confidence by providing each child with a new backpack filled with school supplies and a new uniform.

 “Every child deserves to experience success in school. The Back-to-School Celebration is not just about the backpacks, supplies and uniforms they receive; it is about enhancing the children’s belief in their future, building their self-confidence and celebrating the importance of education,” shared Sherri Ansley, CEO of Rainbow Days.

 

Since 1992, the Dallas Market Center has partnered with Rainbow Days to host this annual event by donating space and services each year. At the event, Prevent Blindness Texas will provide free vision screenings to Back-to-School Celebration attendees.

 

Further, Rainbow Days would like to recognize the generosity of our donors, sponsors and volunteers who help make this event and entire project possible: Dallas Market Center, MoneyGram Foundation, Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Family Foundation, Markel Corporation, Dallas Women’s Foundation, Aimbridge Hospitality, ORIX Foundation, Citi, Bank of America, Texas Instruments, Women of St. Michael All Saints Episcopal Church, BVA Group, Southwest Airlines, Holy Smokers Men’s Group, National Charity League, Young Men’s Service League, Brennan’s Heart, Kevin Orzen from Global Experience Specialist (GES) and more!

 

Founded in 1982, Rainbow Days has a mission to help children and youth in adversity build coping skills and resilience to create positive futures. Through support groups, camps, mentored events and tangible items, Rainbow Days serves over 11,000 at-risk children and youth in the Dallas area annually.

Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show Returns to Market Center

The Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, the largest and most prestigious fine art show in the Southwest, will once again feature an exciting roster of more than 80 international exhibitors when it makes its return to Dallas. The highly anticipated show returns to Dallas for the 5^th year and has become the art and antique event of the season, attracting notable guests, respected dealers, and some of the most prestigious fine art, antique and jewelry collectors in the world.

 

Adding to its cultural appeal, the DIAAJS is partnering with several local charitable groups. This year's show will benefit with Texas Cultural Trust, Dallas AfterSchool, The Women's Council of the Dallas Arboretum.

 

The Dallas Market Center, host of the 2014 Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, is celebrated as the world's most complete marketplace, where buyers come from around the world to shop the collections of retailers.

 

The DIAAJS will take place on November 6-10, 2014 at the Dallas Market Hall. For additional information, please visit www.dallasfallshow.com. General admission to the Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show is $20 for a four-day pass.

 

JLD Rummage Roundup

Head ’em up, and move’em out! The third annual Junior League of Dallas (JLD) Rummage Roundup will ride into Dallas Market Center April 27 – 29, 2012 and feature gently used items, ranging from clothes and housewares to toys and electronics, all sold in garage-sale manner. The Rummage Roundup is made possible by the Junior League of Dallas Community Service Fund, and all profits from the Roundup will be donated to more than 40 local non-profit agencies.

On Friday, April 27, the JLD will have a hoedown with the Rummage Roundup V.I.P. Preview Party from 7:00-10:00pm, providing early access to shop designer items before the public. Tickets are available for online advance purchase here for $35, or at the door for $45. Snacks and sips will be served and attire is “Cowboy Chic.”

Rummage Roundup will be open to the public on Saturday, April 28 (7:00am-4:00pm) and Sunday, April 29 (9:00am-4:00pm) with an entrance fee of $3.

And, you won’t want to miss the $5 Bag Sale on Sunday afternoon! Pay $5 for a Rummage Roundup tote and fill to the brim! There is no limit to the number of bags you can purchase. Following the Roundup, all unsold items will be donated to Genesis Women’s Shelter.