Charity Events

AREAA DFW to Celebrate its Board Installation and Charity Gala Night on Saturday

By Brandi Addison / February 5, 2020 /

With more than 600 guests each year, the Asian Real Estate Association of America in Dallas-Fort Worth is hosting its annual Charity Gala Night on Saturday to celebrate the installation of its new board. The doors will open at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel in Plano at Legacy West, kicking off the event with…

Dates Set for 2016 Parade of Playhouses, Will Benefit Abused and Neglected Kids

By Leah Shafer / June 10, 2016 /

Here at CandysDirt, we write about all kinds of houses. Today, we want to tell you about a few very special houses that help abused and neglected kids, some of the most vulnerable members of our human family. Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses, which features imaginative and creative playhouses on display in NorthPark Center, will be…

Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses 2015 Will Benefit Children in Foster Care

By Leah Shafer / April 28, 2015 /

We write about a lot of houses here at CandysDirt, the places where we make our memories, build our families, and have fun. Today, we’re looking at some very special houses that directly benefit vulnerable children in foster care. The 20th anniversary Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark Center is an enjoyable, family-friendly event held every…

Lakewood RE/MAX Agents Donate Bicycles to Wilkinson Center

By Leah Shafer / December 15, 2014 /

As part of a holiday philanthropy project, two Lakewood RE/MAX agents organized a drive this month to collect children’s bicycles for The Wilkinson Center. Barbara Reeves and Lee Dirickson, realtors at RE/MAX DFW Associates, collected 45 bicycles, helmets, and bike locks from other Lakewood RE/MAX agents and their business associates, and a Wilkinson representative picked them up last…

Dallas Real Estate in 1986: We’ll Never Party Like This Again. Right.

By Candy Evans / April 19, 2011 /

As I think I’ve made clear, I am tired of talk that luxury is dead. This happens, you see, every single time we have an economic downturn. Luxury items get blamed for the shenanigans of the few who screwed it up for all of us, as they sail on down to South America, chanting, let…