Archive for the ‘Volunteer’ Category

The Patriot Guard Riders were initially formed to ensure that the grieving families of military personnel killed in the line of duty did not have to deal with misguided protesters at the funerals.

The PGR has been so well received, that they now attend any military funeral where their presence is requested. This is an excellent group to be involved with whether you are on 2, 3 or 4 wheels.

Get involved by reviewing their post below:

“Once again we are calling for all Riders (those on two, three or FOUR wheels!) who desire to accompany the funeral coach and family when we bring our Heroes home from local airports. If you desire to participate in these types of missions, please respond to me with your availbility on weekdays, weekends, or you can do both. This list will be provided to the Mission Ride Captain and he/she will contact you to see if you are able to support the Mission. If you can’t, you will remain at the top of the list until you can. This way, ALL Riders desiring to participate in these Missions will be given that opportunity. If you rode the last one, you probably won’t be riding the next one. The purpose of this course of action is to minimize the number of bikes and cages making this most dangerous of our movements. The Ride Captain will look at the route, day and time and determine the maximum safe number of vehicles he wants to utilize. He will then go to the list of Riders and begin e-mailing or calling until he get the number desired. Please be patient, you will be contacted until you are able to participate and then you will role back to bottom of the list.

God bless all as we ride to Stand Tall and Silent,

Rick

Deputy State Captain
rjcrabb@sbcglobal.net
rick.crabb@co.ellis.tx.us
www.partriotguard.org”

Dallas Margarita Society Happy Hour @ Wish Ultra Lounge Friday Sept. 28th 5:30-9:00 features “Party with a Purpose”

Your $5.00 charitable donation to Dallas Children’s Charities provides you admission to the club along with the Buffet and Drink Specials.

Join them Friday Sept 28th at Wish Ultra Lounge located on top of FADIS Mediterranean Grill on south bound Central Expressway service road, south of Knox St.

Complimentary Buffet. 6:00-8:00
Drinks Specials 5:30-9:00

The Heard invites those interested to apply for the Fall season.

Trail guides lead school groups, scout troops, families and individuals on both weekdays and weekends. Attendance at all training sessions is preferred (9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 28, Sep. 11, Sep. 18, Oct. 2, Oct. 9 and Oct. 23) as new material is covered in each session.

Event Phone: 972-562-5566, ext. 234 (registration)

Two years ago about 10,000 Katrina evacuees showed up in Dallas which did not have a plan to handle them. Today, the City of Dallas says it will be prepared this time for up to 25,000 evacuees.

The action plan for Dallas involves all buses from Galveston and Houston to be routed to a reception center in Mesquite which can then be dispatched to one of 20 shelters in the area, including the Dallas Convention Center which was the command base for the evacuees from Katrina.

Additionally, the Dallas Red Cross has trained thousands of volunteers in shelter management.

OutTakes has a call for 2 volunteers for this years film festival. All interested parties should contact Carolyn Fusinato at: productions@outtakesdallas.org

If you are a homeowner in Dallas County, you might be eligible for a tax refund.

More than TEN THOUSAND Dallas County taxpayers have paid double the tax they owed in the past few years. It appears that in 2005, the County began sending tax bills to both the mortgage companies and property owners. Many owners didn’t realize this was a duplicate bill and paid it.

Find out if you over payed by calling the Dallas County Tax Office at 214.653.7811. There are six people on staff handling nothing but refunds.

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If you are a fan of Dallas native Stevie Ray Vaughan and have experience in Photoshop, the Memorial Ride can use your help on a volunteer basis. Contact Shon via the site at: www.srvrideandconcert.org for more details.

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Gladys Swan with Scott Pierce and Karen X at The Writer’s Garret
Friday, 13 July 07 at 7:30pm

Kick back and relax after your hectic workweek with wine, cheese, poetry and prose! The readers are coming from near and far, so don’t miss out as Gladys Swan of the Taos Writing Salon, Austin’s Scott Pierce and Dallas’ own Karen X provide readings of their most recent works.

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Never let it be said that we aren’t equal opportunity offenders…

You can always get a bit of the wild side out — but I caution you, you need a motorcycle. Preferably American made.

The Scorpions M/C will be having their 39th anniversary party at their clubhouse this Saturday night on July 14th. Band is Jimmy Jewel, free food and the festivities should begin around 7pm.

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