The Dallas Margarita Society, which operates as Dallas Children’s Charities (DCC), has donated $15,000 worth of toys to four Dallas-area charities.
DCC gave 11 pallets of toys to the Woodall Foundation; Plano Santa Group/Collin County Assistance Center; Christian Community Action; and Metrocare Services/Big Texas Toy Run. The charities will give the toys to children throughout the Dallas area during the holidays.
The group also provided four laptops to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Medical Center for use by young patients. Children can check out the laptops while at the hospital.
“We’re getting an early start on giving this holiday season by providing toys for local charities to pass on to kids,” said Tony Strong for Dallas Children’s Charities. “It’s all leading up to the annual Dallas Margarita Society’s Charity Ball November 20.”
The Dallas Margarita Society will host its 34th annual Dallas Margarita Ball on Saturday, November 20, benefiting Dallas Children's Charities.
The ball is the world’s largest black-tie gala, attracting some 11,000 people each year. It is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N. Olive in downtown Dallas.
In 2009, The Dallas Margarita Society/Dallas Children's Charities raised nearly $1,000,000 for the benefit of charities which work directly with at risk children in North Texas, including over $200,000 in toys, almost $400,000 in additional in-kind donations, and $132,000 in corporate and individual sponsorships. For more information go to www.dallasmargaritasociety.com or www.dallaschildrenscharities.org.
This year’s ball on Saturday November 20, 2010 features music on three levels of the hotel. The annual silent auction is jam-packed with exciting items. This year’s auction catalog is online for the first time, and includes travel and hotel packages, jewelry, art, furs, restaurant certificates, sports tickets and collectibles from some of sport’s most famous athletes.
Sponsorship packages, which include tickets to the ball, start at $500. Sponsorship details are at http://www.dallasmargaritasociety.or g. To view a Dallas Margarita Society video go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9jyBsW9JAg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL.
Organizations receiving assistance through the years include: AIDS Services of Dallas, Bethesda Young Life, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Calumet Community Center, Camp John Marc, Children United, Inc., Dallas Can! Academy, Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, Dallas County Juvenile Department, Dallas Housing Authority, Happy Hill Farm, I Have A Dream Foundation, LEAP Foundation, Leukemia Society, Love for Kids, Inc, Love Life Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, North Texas Food Bank, North Texas SIDS Alliance, Our Children's Center at Irving, Salvation Army, The Arc of Dallas, The Family Place, The Rise School of Dallas, United Cerebral Palsy, Wipe Out Kids' Cancer, Woodall Foundation, YMCA of Metro Dallas and YWCA of Metro Dallas.
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About Dallas Children’s Charities
The Dallas Margarita Society, Inc. (d.b.a. Dallas Children's Charities) provides disadvantaged Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex children with gifts at Christmas time and helps community organizations that work directly with underprivileged children. The Charity Ball is believed to be the largest annual invitation-only charity black tie gala in the world, with over 11,000 guests, providing gifts for more than 7,000 disadvantaged children each year.
The Dallas Margarita Society hosts fundraising happy hours throughout the year, an annual golf tournament in early summer and the Charity Ball early in the holiday season. At the Ball, guests bring toys or sponsor gifts with cash. Generous sponsors provide operating support and scholarships to numerous community organizations. All fund-raising activities and events are donated to D/FW children's charities. www.dallaschildrenscharities.org
