ACM Recaps and Photos: Great Outdoor Archery Event with Team Luke and Team Justin

On Saturday, April 18th Luke Bryan and Justin Moore returned to host the 3rd Annual ACM & Cabela’s Great Outdoor Archery Event at the Rangers Youth Ballpark in Arlington, during the ACM Party for A Cause Festival.

Event hosts Luke Bryan and Justin Moore pose for photo at the ACM & Cabela's Great Outdoor Archery Event
Photos by Larry Busacca, Getty Images

Country music stars including Josh Abbott, Rhett Akins, Luke Bryan, Casey Donahew, Tyler Farr, Brantley Gilbert, Lucas Hoge, Dustin Lynch, Justin Moore, Eric Paslay, Chase Rice, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Austin Webb along with Dallas Cowboys offensive guard Zack Martin, “Duck Dynasty” stars Jep Robertson and Willie Robertson, plus Cabela’s pro staff archers Wade Middleton and Kristy Titus participated in this archery exhibition featuring 3D and traditional targets.

Team Luke poses with trophy

Team Luke and Team Justin competing head-to-head as Team Luke won by a score of 519 to 459.  Team Luke artists included Luke Bryan, Lucas Hoge, Austin Webb, Kristy Titus, Tyler Farr, Dustin Lynch, Rhett Akins, Willie Robertson and Jep Robertson.  Team Justin included Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice, Casey Donahew, Zach Martin, Josh Abbott, Jamie Lynn Spears and Eric Paslay.

Jamie Lynn Spears participates in the ACM & Cabela's Great Outdoor Archery Event

Rhett Akins beat Cabela’s Pro Staff Archer Kristy Titus by one point to win the Top Archer trophy.

 

Make-A-Wish North Texas partnered with Cabela’s to bring young adults Emily (Team Luke) and Bryson (Team Justin) to the event pairing them each with the teams to participate in the event.

Luke Bryan and Make-A-Wish participant Emily Kemper discuss strategy.

 

Hollywood Domino Dallas Announces Celeb Co-Hosts for Inaugural Fundraiser

Hollywood Domino Dallas announces actors Kristin Davis, Vanessa Hudgens and Jesse Metcalf as the 2014 Celebrity Co-hosts for the inaugural fundraiser on Saturday, November 8 from 7:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at The Empire Room in the Dallas Design District.

 

Please join event co-chairs Ayaan Ahmed, Ashley Burghardt, Sally Evans, Priya Bhola Rathod and Reese Threadgill, for this first annual event, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish^® North Texas.  Nine-year old Julia Brown of Dallas will serve as a Make-A-Wish® North Texas ambassador for the evening and will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet with co-host Vanessa Hudgens.

With the theme of Casablanca, the old Hollywood-inspired evening will include cocktails, seated dinner, games, auction, and live entertainment.  During the evening, Davis and Hudgens will enjoy a friendly competition of the Hollywood Domino board game, which puts a unique twist on the classic game by creating a movie reel of dominoes based on the film genre. 

 

Founded in 2008 by entrepreneur, producer and actress Daya Fernandez as a fun competition among her celebrity friends, Hollywood Domino is a star-studded event which calls upon Hollywood’s elite, working hand in hand with corporate partners, to help support non-profit organizations around the world.

 

Individual tickets and sponsorship packages are on sale now through www.hollywooddominodallas.com.

Chi Omega Awards Beneficiaries of 2013 Christmas Market

The 2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market wrapped up Thursday, February 20, 2014, with a check presentation at the home of Phil and Melissa Wise from 6-8 p.m.

2014 Chi Omega Christmas Co-Chairs Sara Koda and Allison Cox

The Dallas-area Chi Omega Alumnae, along with representatives from the 10 honored beneficiaries, gathered together to celebrate the 2013-year, as well as the past 36 years of giving to Dallas-area non-profits.  Originally pledging $205,000, the 2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market, held November 20-23, raised $282,626! This will allow for the Chi Omega Alumnae to give even more money to each beneficiary.

 

Market chairs Ashley Chapel and Beth Arnold presented checks to Chi Omega Education Corporation, Community Partners of Dallas , Foundation for the Education of Young Women, Healing Hands Ministries, Just Say YES, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of North Texas, North Texas Food Bank, Sky Ranch, Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas and Chi Omega Collegiate Scholarships. A representative from each beneficiary shared touching stories and the different ways the donations would be allocated within the organization.

2013 Chi Omega Christmas Market Co-Chairs Ashley Chapel and Beth Arnold, North Texas Food Bank Senior Gifts Manager Lauren Holloway and Denise Jernigan

Guests included Jana Beth Eidson, 2012 Market Co-Chair Denise Jernigan, Melissa and Phil Wise, Jennifer Shultz, Karen Elaine Gray, Jamie Fuller, Celia Boisfontaine, Peggy Bessellieu, Joanna Clark, Margie Wright, Sue and Dan Bailey, 2014 Market Co-Chairs Sara Koda and Allison Cox, Linda Paulk, Lauren Holloway, Paige McDaniel, Lynn Murtha, Charlotte Sullivan, Carol Heller, Bitsy Carter and Amy Timmerman.

 

The 2014 Chi Omega Christmas Market is set for November 19-22, 2014, in Centennial Hall at Fair Park.

Wish Night 2013

Wish Night® 2013

Hilton Anatole Hotel
May 18, 2013

6:00 pm

A hero is not always made of steel or a caped crusader in the middle of the night. Sometimes a hero is simply a child going through life’s greatest obstacles, with a smile on his face. Or maybe it’s the person who helps to make those smiles possible. This year, Make-A-Wish North Texas calls upon all its heroes to celebrate another wonderful year of magic. Join us as we take you through a night full of wonder, action and adventure as we celebrate you and each courageous child. For without you, we would not be able to give these children their super powers to battle through their illnesses. Wish Night is the signature black-tie gala for Make-A-Wish North Texas. Since inception, Wish Night has granted more than 1,350 wishes for children in North Texas battling life-threatening medical conditions.

WILL YOU BE THEIR HERO?

Wishes come in all shapes and sizes, but the average cost of a wish is $7,400. Your support of Wish Night 2013: A Night For Heroes provides children with hope for better times, strength for the tough times and the joy of experiencing the present.

Click here to purchase your tickets.

View the online auction catalog here.

Cold Stone Creamery Hosts World's Largest Ice Cream Social

           

TODAY marks Cold Stone Creamery's 10th Annual World's Largest Ice Cream Social

Benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation!

From 5:00-8:00 PM, Cold Stone Creamery stores Nationwide will give away a FREE 3-ounce serving of the featured creation designed by a Wish Kid...

Sprinkled With Wishes!

(Sweet Cream Ice Cream, moist Brownie, Rainbow Sprinkles, and rich Fudge!)

Since 2002, Cold Stone Creamery has supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation in its mission to change the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions. This year their goal is to raise more money than ever before! 

So, join us in this indulgent event to cool off with some ice cream and support a great cause!

For store locations, please visit www.coldstonecreamery.com.   

Earn your magic wand at Make-A-Wish training

Make-A-Wish Foundation® of North Texas

Wish Granter Training

August 28, 2010
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Make-A-Wish Southwest Regional Office

1407 Texas Street, Suite 101 - Fort Worth, TX 76102

Come earn your “magic wand” and meet the Program Services staff that you will be working with as you start to grant wishes.

To register or for more details, please contact Jennifer Trotter at jtrotter@northtexaswish.org.

The sole purpose of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of North Texas is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, in order to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. We want to provide children with the hope for better times, the strength for the tough times and the joy to experience the present.

Our goal is to be a unique part of the treatment process. With doctors providing the medicine, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation supplying the magic, we strive to create miracles in the lives of some very special children.

The Limelight: The Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas

The Limelight is on the Make-A-Wish Foundation that traces its beginnings to one boy's wish to be a police officer. Today, more than 160,000 wishes have been given & granted to children fighting life-threatening illnesses. Our very own chapter in North Texas, focuses on helping those in our immediate geographic territory.

Children may wish to visit their favorite beach or amusement park, meet their favorite athlete or movie star, or even wish for a tree house. Whatever their hopes may be - families, medical professionals, volunteers, and donors avidly work together to make these wishes come true. We are very lucky to have such a dedicated staff here in North Texas, working each and every day to bring each child's dream to life.

Learn more: Make-A-Wish-Foundation