In The Community
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North Texas Kids is proud to be an active member of the community. We have recently participated in, or served as a sponsor for, the following events:
- 2009 March for Respect
- 2009 Stephanie’s Day
- 2009 Homeless Walkathon
- 2009 Heroes for Children 5k
- 2009 North Texas Race for the Cure
- 2009 Sci-Tech Discovery Musuem
- 2009 Communities in Schools of North Texas
- 2009 CITY House
- March 2008 March For Respect, Dallas
- February 2008 Sister To Sister Women’s’ Heart Health Fair, Dallas
- January 2008 Sponsor of the Texas Winter Games, Frisco
- October 2007 NTK Publisher Minette Riordan honored by Altrusa International, Richardson as the winner of the Outstanding Women of Today, Small Business category.
- June 2007 Worked with Studio Movie Grill and Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus to sponsor 4 area non-profits
- April 2007 Event Co-chair for The Classics Fairy Tale Ball
- March 2007 Spoke at the career fair for the Open Doors Foundation
- 2006/2007 Junior League of Plano Kids in the Kitchen
- 2006/2007 Frisco Family Services Annual Gala “Bandanas and Bowties”
- 2006/2007 American Cancer Society Relay for Life
- Fall 2006 Dog Tales Healthy Kids Expo
- 2006 – Sounds of Class
- 2006 – Plano Race for the Cure
- Fall, 2005 – CCK’s Minette Riordan appears on WFAA TV!
Click on the image to watch the whole interview (2.8Mb Quicktime).
- October 1, 2005 – Sounds of Class Concert, Richardson
- April 23, 2005 – Tom Hicks Elementary Spring Carnival
- March 12, 2005 KLTY Women’s EXPO at the Plano Centre
- February 28, 2005 Taste of Plano
- October 8-9, 2004 Kids Count Expo, benefiting The Collin County Childrens Advocacy Center, Plano Centre
- September, 2004 Parrot Head Phestival, benefiting The Ronald McDonald House at Haggard Park
- June 2004 Race for the Cure, benefiting the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- May 2004 Costco Children’s Miracle Network
- May 2004 Taylor’s Angels 5K Run/Walk, benefiting Taylor’s Angels Memorial Fund
- March 2004 Plano Book Festival, benefiting Collin County Adult Literacy Council
In addition to event sponsorship and involvement, North Texas Kids offers philanthropic support for the following organizations
- The Classics, Plano
- CITY House Plano, Texas
- Frisco Family Services Frisco, Texas
- Taste of Plano Scholarship Program Plano, Texas
- Race for the Cure, benefiting the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Heroes for Children 5K Run/Walk
- Plano Chamber of Commerce Women’s Division Homecoming Gala
and membership in
- Frisco Chamber of Commerce
- Plano Chamber of Commerce
- Frisco Business and Professional Women




