WHAT: The Dallas Bar Association’s Community Involvement Committee is holding its annual Christmas in July program, which collects donations to benefit local charities. This year’s recipients are Austin Street Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, North Texas Food Bank and The Family Place.
The DBA’s Community Involvement Committee, led this year by Co-Chairs Art Cavazos, of Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Bryan Elwood, of Dykema Cox Smith, provides volunteers for community projects and activities such as Habitat for Humanity and annual food and clothing drives. Committee project chairs include Melissa Bellan, of Jordan, Houser & Flournoy, LLP, and Karen Keltz, of Keltz Law.
Items neededinclude: men’s/women’s clothing, nonperishable canned food items, hotel/travel sized toiletries, gently-used luggage/duffle bags, school supplies, bed and bath linens, home décor items and kitchen supplies.
WHEN & WHERE: Donations will be accepted on Friday, July 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Belo Mansion. (2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX, Locke Room). The charities will send trucks to pick up the donated items that afternoon.
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