Scene Around Town: American Heart Association and Grant Halliburton Foundation

As Society Editor for the Katy Trail Weekly I oversee the publication's Scene Around Town feature, which shines a spotlight on nonprofit and community events each week. In this week’s April 14 issue, I was pleased to spotlight photos featuring highlights from this past February, when the American Heart Association celebrated raising $1.9 million through the 2023 Go Red for Women campaign. Supporters and survivors gathered to spread awareness about the effect heart disease has on women as it claims the lives of one in three women per year. Also featured were images from Grant Halliburton Foundation’s 14th annual Beacon of Hope Community Luncheon where Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys and Solomon Thomas of the New York Jets shared their stories to raise funds for education, resources and support for children, teen and young adult mental health and suicide prevention in North Texas.

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

  • Please send a minimum of 4 images for consideration

  • No repeats (meaning the same person can’t be in multiple shots)

  • 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 provide a brief description of the event

  • Please send one event submission per email with the name of the event in the Subject line

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Katy Trail WeeklyCynthia SmootAmerican Heart Association, Grant Halliburton Foundation