For the 2023-2024 Club Year we are determined to perform a service project at each of our third Tuesday meetings. The service project for October 17, 2023, was inspired by Deana Sprinkles, who often hikes with a local crew that cleans up parks as they hike. During these clean up hikes they often come across […]
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The Altrusa Club of Dallas held their organizational meeting on October 1st, 1928. The club was organized by Elizbeth Gardner from Austin. Grace Fitzgerald was elected as the first President. She was a lawyer, representing several corporations on an annual retainer basis. She passed her state bar exam with honors at the age of 22 […]
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Please join us on March 9, 2023 during our annual Women’s History Month Luncheon to Honor Women in the Police Force. Wendy Sheriff, Homeless Liason to the Garland Police Department is our speaker. We will honor women actively serving on local police forces. A silent auction will be available, as well as nut and honey […]
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Want to see something really cool? Below is an image of the original application for organization of the Dallas club, made in October, 1928. All of the original members of the Dallas club signed this request when Dr. Helen Johnston was President of the National Association (this was before Altrusa was an international organization), Jennie […]
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This is a fun piece that can be used as an accent at the start of a meeting! Thou shalt not come to meetings late, nor for the benediction refuse to wait. Thy hungry stomach cannot be fed until the Altrusa blessing has been said. And when the reports are sounded out, thou shalt listen […]
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Altrusa Club of Dallas Foundation, inc. is happy to announce that the recipient of the 2020 Military Scholarship is Elizabeth DellaDonna, from Cleveland, Ohio. Elizabeth enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2013 and upon completing boot camp, Marine combat training, and Military Occupational Specialty school, she received orders to the Marine Barracks in […]
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Altrusa International of Dallas, Texas, Inc. hosted our annual fundraising event on March 4, 2020, at the Wyndham Dallas Suites – Park Central. Special guest speaker Dave Lieber, “Watchdog” columnist from the Dallas Morning News, was highly entertaining and kept attendees laughing with stories of his early days as a New York transplant in Texas. […]
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Our February 18 meeting dedicated to Days for Girls was the result of a wonderful collaboration with the North Richland Hills chapter of Days for Girls. We might not know how to sew or craft but we sure can pack things into kits! Sandra Hardin, the organizer for the North Rich-land Hills Days for Girls […]
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Sue Powell and Sheryl Sclater awarded Leita Marsh Scholarships for Pharmaceutical Studies to Sanchari Data and Victor Lopez. The scholarships were awarded at our February 4, 2020 meeting. The Leita Marsh Scholarship Fund was established in 1997. Read more about the fund here.
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Stephanie Mason, an SMU law student, and Melissa Velasco, an El Centro Community College paralegal student, were the recipients of our Edith DeBusk scholarships for the 2019-2020 Club year. The scholarships were awarded at our February 4, 2020 meeting. Sabra Klein was the Chair. The Edith DeBusk Scholarship Fund for Legal Studies was established in […]
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