8th Annual Plano International Festival

The Plano International Festival is an annual, multicultural celebration for families to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world and is a free family friendly event. The Festival will be held on Saturday October 13 in downtown Plano’s Haggard park from 11am-5pm.

The Saving Seed: Growing a Financially Healthy Family Tree

by Liz Mangelsdorf

“We must give to others and the world.  It is not ours to own and we must leave a positive impression as we pass by on our journey.”

Local entrepreneur, mother and community leader takes her passion to the presses.  Ashley Parks, CFP®, has released her new book: The Saving Seed: Growing a Financially Healthy Family Tree to help families and communities uncover what financial roots they have and how to model positive financial behaviors with their children.

Ashley is actively involved in her community and feels deeply that we are all products of our surroundings.  We all have a personal root system that has been developing throughout our lives.  Ashley’s career has offered her amazing insight into the personal lives of individuals that she comes in contact with on a daily basis.  That insight, along with her own personal journey, spurred her to put her passion on paper.  The stories and personal experiences over her career motivated her to write a book geared towards helping families gain not only personal well-being, but financial well-being too.  The Saving Seed is Ashley’s gift to others.  Her philosophy on life is one of becoming self and becoming greater than our temporal world suggests.  “What can we do that will positively impact others and allow us to grow?”