Scene Around Town, Katy Trail Weekly (April 30, 2021)

As the Katy Trail Weekly’s Society Editor I oversee the publication's Scene Around Town feature, which shines a spotlight on nonprofit and community events each week. In the April 30-May 6 issue, I was pleased to spotlight The Magdalen House relocation and expansion of their no-cost recovery services for alcoholic women. North Texans answered the call to “Eat a sub, help Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer” (WOKC) with a record-breaking $745,250 in donations raised for the Dallas-based charity through the 12th annual Jersey Mike’s Subs Month of Giving / Day of Giving campaign in March. The majority of the funds were raised with the Day of Giving on March 31, when all 56 DFW-area Jersey Mike’s generously donated 100% of sales – not just the profits – to WOKC.  In addition, Jersey Mike’s Franchise Systems matched DFW’s donations, bringing this year’s total to nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. Nexus Recovery Center is creating a Mother's Day Pop Up Flower Shop and are taking orders until May 6. Lastly, the 13th Annual Day At the Races, will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This Kentucky Derby-themed hybrid event (both live-streamed and in-person) benefits the Turtle Creek Conservancy and raises funds to support 20 acres of rolling lawns, over 1,500 trees, a beautiful creek, and a home for flora and fauna just north of downtown Dallas.

Have an event you’d like to submit? Here’s what you need to email me:

  • Events are featured with either 2 shots or 4 shots so send the appropriate number of images

  • Horizontal shots are preferred. If you send me vertical shots, just know that they will be most likely be cropped to horizontal

  • No repeats

  • You must ID the people in each photo (left to right)

  • Tell me the name of the event, the location of where it was held, and the charity it benefited (if there is one)

  • Please send one event submission per email.

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Freelance WorkCynthia Smoot