Real Estate Philanthropy
Moments after news alerts announced that shots were fired at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, May 24, the country reacted. Some were angry; some were devastated; some tried to find someone to blame. And some — like the agents with Keller Williams Realty — found a way to help. “We certainly are helping,”…
Christine McKenny launched the Gingerbread Stroll in 2010 with perennial philanthropist Lynn McBee, raising much-needed funds for children’s charities. The event, which auctions off chef-created gingerbread houses in partner retail stores throughout Highland Park Village, celebrated 10 years last year. Christine says that year 11 is going to be even better. “It is difficult to…
HEY Y’ALL, IT’S GO TIME. The Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses is officially live as of 10 a.m. today, Friday, July 9! This year there are eight playhouses total and they’re RIDICULOUS. Like so cool. Raffle tickets are $5 each and available for purchase online. This annual event is a huge fundraiser for Dallas CASA,…
It was the middle of the pandemic in 2020 when the Dallas Mavericks were looking for an opportunity to do good. (As always.) But they wanted to do something fresh, new, and maybe even a little playhouse-y. The Mavs were familiar with Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses and they were all in on supporting that…
Back in the day, Amy Butscher would take her two daughters to NorthPark Center to tour the Parade of Playhouses. They’d buy their raffle tickets, select their favorites and hope they’d win. Over the years they never took home a playhouse, but they loved the experience and it became an annual tradition. In 2003, Butscher…
