Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Donates $100,000 in funding to Non-Profit Organizations

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation honored ten different non-profit organizations with a total of $100,000 in grants during the #TogetherWe Give Concert last Thursday Night.

The grants will help support 10 organizations that have worked tirelessly throughout 2020. Each organization received a grant for $10,000 to help with their efforts in the community. Grant recipients were chosen for the funds based on their mission and impact in the community.

Check Presentation to Bonton Farms

The organizations honored at the #TogetherWe Give Concert were:

• Mission Arlington
• Buckner International
• SafeHaven of Tarrant County
• Make-A-Wish North Texas
• Do It For Durrett Foundation
• NAACP – Arlington Chapter – for educational programs
• Bonton Farms
• USO- Spousal Support program
• Tarrant Area Food Bank 
• North Texas Food Bank

For more information on the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, visit texasrangers.com/foundation.

Diaper Need Awareness Week - How Can You Help?

The National Diaper Bank Network and founding partner Huggies announced a study, Diaper Need and Its Impact on U.S. Families, revealing that one-in-three U.S. families (36%) continue to be in diaper need, or struggle to provide enough diapers to keep a baby or toddler clean, dry and healthy.

The release of the study coincides with the kickoff of Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2017), a signature initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network, which aims to generate attention, discussion, and action to help those in diaper need.  

New research includes:

• 65% of families are unaware that diaper banks offer diaper assistance in their respective community, even though the number of diaper banks has grown to more than 300 from 40 in recent years.
• Of families in diaper need, 3 in 5 parents (57%) miss work or school due to a lack of sufficient diapers required by childcare, day care or early education programs to care for a baby or toddler. As a result, parents experiencing diaper need missed an average of four days of work or school in the past month.

Diaper banks help address diaper need by collecting, storing and distributing diapers to families experiencing financial hardship. Local diaper bank programs obtain diapers through local drives, in-kind donations, and purchases of diapers with donated funds. 

How can you help?

• Support the National Diaper Bank Network and its member diaper bank programs by making a monetary contribution at nationaldiaperbank.org.
• Visit a local diaper bank or even host a diaper drive with your neighborhood, school or local organization.
• Huggies enables its rewards members to donate their Huggies Rewards Points to the National Diaper Bank Network by visiting Huggies.com/rewards.

 

 The National Diaper Bank Network has diaper banks in 47 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

 

Here is the list of diaper banks in Texas:
• ArkLaTex Blessing Center, Inc. Texarkana, TX

• Austin Diaper Bank Austin, TX

• Baby Booties Diaper Bank McKinney, TX

• Babycakes and Brunch Houston, TX

• BCFS Health and Human Services Laredo, TX

• Bluebonnet Trails ECI Diaper Bank Round Rock, TX

• Cloth for Everybum El Paso, TX

• Community Link Saginaw, TX

• Fort Bend Diaper Bank Richmond, TX

• Galveston Diaper Bank Galveston, TX

• God’s Lovely Butterflies Maternity Home Houston, TX

• Henry-Smith Family, Inc. Palestine, TX

• Hope for You, Inc. Greenville, TX

• Hope Supply Co. Dallas, TX

• Houston Diaper Bank Houston, TX

• Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. Harlingen, TX

• NACC Disaster Services Houston, TX

• North Dallas Shared Ministries Dallas, TX

• North Texas Food Bank dallas, TX

• Tarrant Area Food Bank Fort Worth, TX

• Teen Mom Empowerment Foundation Houston, TX

• Texas Diaper Bank San Antonio, TX

• The Rebecca Foundation San Antonio, TX

• Waco Diaper Bank Hewitt, TX

 

To learn more about the study through a white paper or view an infographic summarizing these findings visit this link.

August Volunteer Opportunities for Your Wee Ones

Wee Volunteer hosts monthly service projects with charities in the Dallas area. The volunteer opportunities are tailored for preschool and elementary school age children.

 

Each project typically includes a tour of the charity lead by the charity’s volunteer director or educational director.  During the tour the children learn the charity’s mission and the services provided in the area of need served by the charity. Once the project is completed the children are thanked for volunteering and for all they were able to accomplish for that charity. After completion of the project every child should be able to take away new knowledge and a sense of accomplishment as well as feeling empowered to help others.

Here are some of the fun volunteer opportunities to wrap up your Summer!

 

Meals on Big Wheels

Tuesday, August 19  10:30-12:30

Friday, August 22  10:30-12:30 

Help deliver meals on the Locomotion Party Bus. After the deliveries, you can tour the volunteer kitchen and learn about VNA Meals On Wheels!

Appropriate for children ages 2 and up.

Project Fee: $10 per person

Community Partners of Dallas

Tuesday, August 19  3:00-4:00

CPD serves over 16,000 children in the Dallas area. Learn about the programs offered by Community Partners, take a tour of the Rainbow Room and warehouse, then sort and pack supplies for the thousands of kids in need.

 Appropriate for children ages 2 and up.

Project Fee: $10 per child

 

Wee Symphony

Wednesday, August 20  3:30-4:30

Does your child like to sing or play an instrument? Does he/she take singing lessons, piano lessons or play another instrument? Lessons or not, let them practice their talents with Mommy Manders for the Elderly Residents at C.C. Young Retirement Community. Each child will have the opportunity for a solo performance and/or sing/play songs in a group.

  Appropriate for children ages 6 months+

Project Fee: $10 per child

Tarrant Area Food Bank

Wednesday, August 20  4:00-5:00

TAFB is the major source of donated food for hunger-relief charities and feeding programs in 13 North Texas counties. Their mission is to empower communities to eliminate hunger by providing food, education, and resources through innovation and collaboration. One-third of those served by TAFB and its network are children.  Learn about the area of need served by the TAFB, mission and clients, tour their warehouse and pack Birthday Bags for children in need.

Appropriate for children ages 3 and up.

Project Fee: $10 per child

 

Citizenship Counts

Thursday, August 21  11:00-12:00

Wee Volunteer and Citizenship Counts invite you and your child to the US District Court of the Norther District of Texas to learn about US citizenship and participate in a naturalization ceremony. The Judge will speak with the kids before the ceremony, and the children will then help new citizens celebrate their naturalization by giving them pre-made "I love citizenship" cards.

  Appropriate for children ages 6 and up

Project Fee: $5 per child