Easter Eggstravaganza and Resource Fair for Special Needs Families

Easter Eggstravaganza for Special Needs Families

4th Annual Easter Event for Special Needs Families on April 19th

by Mina Frannea

Four years ago, a mom with a special needs child decided she wanted to help other families like hers so she created Especially Needed, an organization based on a vision that a community can exist where individuals with special needs are valued, respected and included. A community made up of caring people who serve as a support system as well as mentors to children and adults.

On Saturday, April 19th from 1-3pm, Especially Needed is hosting their 4th annual Easter Event and Resource Fair for individuals with special needs and their families. All participants will have an opportunity to hunt eggs at their own pace so register for a time slot at www.especiallyneeded.org. There will also be special egg hunts for those that require wheelchair assistance.  Other activities include bounce house, pics with the Easter Bunny, games and more.

Last Chance to See Mariachi Girl

Mariachi Girl - Dallas Children's Theater

Mariachi Girl at Dallas Children’s Theater for a Limited Engagement

This NEW and exciting bilingual musical explores how one girl challenges her identity in a modern society while embracing her rich heritage. Young Carmencita (“Cita”) dreams of singing alongside her father as a proud mariachi, but her father insists that mariachi should only include men. When Cita becomes inspired by a book about a famous female mariachi, it expands her world and ideas of what is possible.

Director, Robyn Flatt, wants people to get excited about the story and see how the family overcomes their challenges. “Bursting with live, vibrant and original music, Mariachi Girl rings with rhythms and songs performed by live mariachi. It is not only the story of a young girl following her dreams, it is the story of a family struggling between allegiance to their own cultural traditions and the pressure to assimilate,” she said.

Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate

Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate, April 2-6 2014

Join the celebration around the world as Disney’s favorite characters show you how to party from different countries and cultures. Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate features a grand Valentine’s Ball where all the princes and princesses are in attendance along with many of Disney’s classic villains. Have fun with Jack Skellington in Halloweentown then go all over the globe to Carnivale in Brazil, a luau in Hawaii, and the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan.

Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate is playing at the American Airlines Center April 2 – 6, 2014.

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Mother’s Dream Quilt Project Addresses Gun Violence

Mothers Dream Quilt Project to Address Gun Violence

Moms Demand Action launches Quilt Project to address gun violence

 Quilts to Include Fabric Donated by Americans Affected by Gun Violence
 
Mothers across the country are coming together to create quilts that symbolize the human toll of gun violence in America. The “Mother’s Dream Quilt Project” takes its name from a uniform quilting pattern that will be used in all of the quilts made by Moms Demand Action members and supporters.

Buy a Sub on March 26th and 100% of Sales Goes to Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer

Wipe Out Kids Cancer

Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer and Jersey Mike’s have teamed up to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer research

 

Make a difference for kids with cancer by eating a sub at any of the 24 DFW Jersey Mike’s locations during the month of March.  Jersey Mike’s has teamed up with Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer (WOKC) for the 5th annual March Month of Giving to raise money for children battling cancer.  Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer is a Dallas-based nonprofit organization with the mission to work relentlessly for the day when all children are living cancer-free.

From March 1-31, Jersey Mike’s will donate 25 cents of every regular sub sold and 50 cents of every giant sub sold to WOKC.

On Wednesday, March 26, WOKC Day, Jersey Mike’s will donate 100% of sales to Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer.