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NEWS EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS PACE's calendar has been set for the upcoming year. Watch this space for news of special events!!! PACE 2011 - 2012 ARCHIVED NEWS ITEMS One of PACE's strongest memebers,
Cecilia Wilson-Smith, along with her team,
Sisters of Strength, joined over
3,000 participants who had raised money and walked 20 miles a day for 3 days for a cure for breast cancer.
You can still donate to this worthy cause. Please contact Cecilia through The3day.org website. On the right hand side, look for "Donate to a Participant" and look for Cecilia's name as a walk participant.
The Susan G. Komen Foundation, started as a local foundation here in Dallas, helps in the research and diagnosis of breast cancer and in the support of women throughout the United States who have contracted this terrible disease. You can donate any amount - no amount is too small and may help to save your live or the life of someone you love. If you know someone who has had breast cancer or have lost someone to breast cancer, you know first hand how devastating this disease can be and you have even more reason to donate. So please donate today. The 3 day walk was held on November 4, 5, and 6, 2011.
Dallas Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition annual Run/Walk event. One of our members, Bessie Dorsey-Davis, is an active member of the Dallas, Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Although Bessie did not walk this year at the annual Run/Walk which was held on Saturday, September 17, 2011. She helped to provide accommodations for survivors in the Survivors' Tent. PACE member, Tracey Richardson joined Bessie on this amazing morning. The Survivors' Tent was stocked with orange juice, Starbuck's coffee, cinnamon rolls from the Holiday Inn Express in Arlington, Texas, fruit, and water. This writer was there and I can safely say that survivors and other participants thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful repast they were served.
The PACE annual retreat. This year PACE held its annual retreat at a local hotel - Staybridge Suites. The plans for the retreat came off without a hitch thanks to the hotel's representative Dana Taylor and the hotel staff. The retreat was held on Friday evening August 12th, and until 2:30PM Saturday, August 13th. PACE 2010 - 2011 ARCHIVED NEWS ITEMS
The Pacettes held its closing event for Spring 2011 on May 21st, 2010. The event, the Pacettes' Mother and Daughter Amazing Race was an adventure through Carrollton and Farmers Branch on the new metro light rail. Pacette members and their mothers competed for prizes by answering questions, performing challenges, and completing tasks. After the race the girls and their mothers were served a delicious lunch and dessert by members of PACE and the community honoring the girls for such an excellent year of service. Click here for pictures of that amazing event.
That special date that we have all been waiting for finally came. The PACE 2011 Scholarship Luncheon was held April 16, 2011 at Brookhaven Country Club. The country club is located at 3333 Golfing Green in Dallas. There were musical selections from two very outstanding young people who showcased their talents for the PACE members and guests. Christopher Wilson sang and played "The Impossible Dream". Adrienne Walker honored us with an operatic selection. Adrienne is one of PACE's scholarship recipients this year. The fashions for the fashion show this year was provided by Angela Woods of Double Take Designs and fashions from the models' own wardrobes. To top it all off, we had a very stirring speech given by Mrs. Dorthery West. Mrs. West was introduced to us by one of our members, Jana Prince. Mrs. West gave us an inspiring message drawn from her own past. Guests said they were all very moved by her message. Vendors this year included merchants showing clothing, hats, purses, jewelry, cosmetics, art work, and insurance services. Pictures with some of the highlights of the day's events can be seen by clicking on this link.
The PACE Multi-family Garage
Sale The March meeting of PACE was held on Sunday, March 10th at the Carrollton Josey Ranch Library. The meeting was led by Vice-President Arlene Beasley and began at 3PM. Plans for the upcoming luncheon, the garage sale, and the Pacettes Amazing Race were discussed. The luncheon plans were finalized down to the last detail. Ticket sales were also discussed Tracey Richardson passed out the final draft of the program which brought up the need to go over the program in detail. With a few elements being changed and others eliminated, the program was finalized and approved for printing The meeting adjoined at 5PM.
Special guest authors participated in the PACE
African-American Read-In
on
February 20, 2011 - Dr. Grace Allman Burke, author of "The Stranger's
Son" and Kathy R. Green, author of "Pray-ers Bear
Fruit". Both read excerpts from their
books.
This event was sponsored by the Carrollton Library and hosted by PACE. Click here for the 2011 Selected Black Caucus Recommended Booklist. . . .and here for the Supplemental List for Young Children . . . . Note: These are PDF files. If you do not have the latest PDF reader get it here.
The February monthly meeting of PACE was held on February 13, 2011 at 2 PM at the home of Jana Prince. We had a very informative meeting with more details of the scholarship luncheon being released. We are excited by the upcoming event and hope you will be also. PACE's
Stay-At-Home Tea
We want to thank you for your generous support of the PACE Scholarship Fund. With your generous
support we are able to provide
scholarships to young African American females who need help achieving
their dream of a college education
Martin Luther King Day Parade
It's a new year and we kicked things off with the 14th Annual Martin Luther King Day parade in Carrollton on January 15, 2011. The parade began at 10 AM at the Carrollton City Hall and ended at Turner Middle School where we were entertained with music and inspirational messages.
Participating in the march for PACE were President, Rachel Lewis, and members Jana Price and Tracey Richardson. Also joining PACE members were Pacettes Gabi Montgomery, Briana Montgomery, and Breeana Sawyer. Click here to see pictures of the exciting event and the program afterwards.
The annual PACE worship service was held Sunday January 9, 2011. We worshiped at the church home of member Jodi Hennington, Friendship Baptist Church, 4396 Main Street in The Colony, Texas. Service began at 8 AM. We were there at 7:45 to assemble. After worship services we journeyed to the Golden Corral in The Colony for our monthly meeting where we planned for upcoming events. Above is a picture of the members in attendance.
PACE 2010 ARCHIVED NEWS ITEMS PACE's December meeting was held at the home of member Bessie Dorsey-Davis. After
disposing of business matters, we had the most wonderful social
hour. Mrs. Dorsey-Davis arranged to have a friend of
hers, Ms Felicia Mitchell come play for us to sing Christmas carols. In addition to singing, we played games, ate
delectable food, and enjoyed a very flavorful punch specially
prepared for us by Mrs. Dorsey-Davis.
All of the members of PACE would like to thank her for her generous
hospitality. Photos have been posted.
Click here to see
them. . . . Annual Christmas Gala
PACE members and quests kicked off the Christmas Holidays with
our annual Gala.
To see more pictures and video clips of the big event, click here . . .
The Annual PACE Scholarship Luncheon in the spring of 2011.
PACE 2010 Scholarship Recipients Selected Five recipients were selected from a pool of high school seniors from different schools around the Dallas Metroplex to be the recipients of PACE's 2010 scholarship awards. Each recipient received a cash scholarship to be utilized towards educational expenses in the 2010-2011 academic year.
Christ Community Connection Scholarship Banquet Congratulations to PACE member Lilly Lawrence on receiving the "Business Honoree of the Year" from the Christ Community Connection at their Scholarship Banquet recently. The banquet was held at the Brookhaven Country Club. The keynote speaker at the banquet was Mr. Wynfred C. Watkins, retired senior VP of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Other awardees were: April Mccoy-Golfer Honoree of the year, Creekview High School, Faye Williams Smith( elementary school counselor in Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD) awarded the Bernice C. Freeman Award and Mrs. Helissa Warren received the Annie Heads Rainwater Award as Volunteer of the Year for 2010.
Quoting from the program: "Christ Community Connection is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides spiritual growth to the community using various community projects to bridge the gap between the many diverse races, cultures and traditions. (They) sponsor food baskets on Thanksgiving and Christmas for needy families. (They) also provide annual scholarships to senior high schools in CFBISD including Mary Grimes, an alternative school for students who have dropped out from the local high school and are given a chance to be productive citizens."
SEPTEMBER 2010 PACE Scholarship Fundraiser PACE participated in the Community Garage Sale on September 18, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Crosby Recreation Center, 1610 E. Crosby Road in Carrollton, Texas 75006. 10 plus families participated. Here is a snapshop of some of the PACE Members hard at work.
To see more pictures of the garage sale, click here . . . .Warning, there's music in the slideshow so don't have you're speakers up too loud.
AUGUST 2010 PACE Annual Planning Meeting On Saturday, August 28, 2010 PACE met at Josey Ranch Library, Conference Room from 10:00AM to 2:00PM to come together as a group and plan our upcoming 2010-2011 calendar year. Members came prepared to volunteer to work on committes and offer suggestions for upcoming activities for the new year. Because we were successful in conducting all of our business on Saturday, it was not necessary for us to meet again on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 2:00PM to 6:00PM to complete our planning meeting./p>
MAY 2010 New Officer Installation New officers for 2011-2012 year were installed at the monthly meeting on May 16. The officers are: President, Rachel Lewis; Vice President, Arlene Beasley; Recording Secretary, Jo Yvonne Gardner; Social Secretary, Lillie Lawrence; Treasurer Ethel Bowman; Parliamentarian, Margaret Kyle; and Historian, Roxanne Forster. Please join us in wishing our new slate of officers much success in their elected position for the next two years.
APRIL 2010 PACE 2010 Scholarship Luncheon The Annual PACE Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show, held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
This year's event supported the awarding of 5 scholarships ranging from $800 for basic PACE Scholarships to $1500 for the PACE Memorial Scholarship. Our Mistress of Ceremony was Ms. Christine Douglas Smith, a role model for young black women in the sciences. To make a donation to next year's scholarship fund please contact any PACE member or email PACE at president@pacedfw.org. You may also call Ethel Bowman at (972) 418-0180.
Jo Gardner Does Us Proud Congratulations to member Jo Gardner of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Council PTA for her selection as a Life Member of that organization. Way to go, Jo!
FEBRUARY 2010
JANUARY 2010 The DOVE Self-Esteem Workshop for Girls was held on January 23rd facilitated by PACE members Roxanne Forster and Tracey Richardson. The workshop was geared for girls ages 8 - 17. It consisted of short lecutres, hands on activites for the girls to participate in, and two short DVD clips on how the media manipulates images presented to the public. The workshop was a resounding success thanks to the support of all of the PACE members who contributed food, writing supplies, registration support, setup and take down help, and assisting the girls with their activities.
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DECEMBER 2009 Adopt-a-Family info for Christmas 2009 Mom was very grateful for the gifts PACE provided to her and her sons. The PACE Christmas Gala - The food was great. The ambience was perfect. And Disco Don provided a wonderful music mix. The gala was held in the Oak Room of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Midway Rd in Addison, TX . The silent auction brought in some very nice articles and they went for great prices. Between spa treatments and hotel stays, gourmet packages and beautiful artwork, the Christmas season is going to be a lot merrier for those who won their bids.
NOVEMBER 2009 November Meeting - The regular monthly meeting of PACE was held at Marshall's Bar BQ at 3pm on November 8, 2009 -Interim President Rachel Lewis presiding. Welcome to our two new members Kathy and Jodi.
OCTOBER 2009 PACE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RUSH was held on Sunday, October 18, 2009 What a wonderful time we had at the annual membership rush. There were six prospective members that came out to hear more about what PACE stands for and the many opportunities the organization has to offer. They were welcomed by our President, Rachel Lewis. The history of PACE and an overview of the many programs were presented by Roxanne Forster, one of the charter members. PACE's goals for the 2009/2010 year were discussed. Officers, committee chairs and members were introduced with summaries of their responsibilities and duties given. The guests introduced themselves. It was a blessing and a testimony to PACE of the way others lives have been touched through PACE. Many present had attended other PACE activities such as the African American Read-In, the Scholarship Luncheon and the Christmas Gala. There were so many compliments on each activity. Adriana Atkins, a 2002 PACE scholarship recipient, told how she received the scholarship application and what a difference it made in her life. She is an example of why PACE do what they do to give out scholarships to our female high school seniors.
PACE FALL YARD SALE The annual fall garage sale was held October 10th at the home of Jo Gardner. Members started arriving at 6AM for a day of sales and comrarderie. We weren't rained out but we nearly suffered frostbite because it was very cold. Sales were not as brisk as the wind but we still managed to make a few dollars. The Pacettes were on hand to provide face-painting and Bessie Dorsey-Davis provided us with the most delicious sandwiches. We would like to thank Jo and her boys for opening up their home (and garage) to us for this fundraising event.
AW PERRY MUSEUM CELEBRATION There was music, food, games, crafts, historic demonstrations, a petting zoo and lots of friends to see. The home was open for tours also. Admission was free to all. We hope that you went out for this joyous occasion! The "Centennial Quilt" was un-veiled. Roxanne Forster was in attendance and took photos for those of us unable to attend.
Click here to view pictures of this event »SEPTEMBER 2009 Congratulations to Bessie Dorsey-Davis on participating in the Ovarian Cancer Coalition's 9th annual 5K & 1 mile Walk/Fun Run on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Bessie is a cancer survivor and her group is trying to increase awareness about ovarian cancer. Bessie participated on a team named Bessie's Blessings. We hope that she and her team were successful in their endeavors.
Status of PACE's 510(c)(3) application. The check is in the mail! The paperwork for the 501(c)(3) exempt status has now been completed has been sent to the Internal Revenue Services for approval. Three cheers to Ethel for getting this done. Way to go Ethel!
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