Student Perspectives: A Sharper Focus
The Dropout Epidemic in Dallas County
The Dallas Commission on CHildren and Youth (DCCY) will be presenting this unique report based on student feedback on Thursday, January 19th from 9-10:30am. For more location and RSVP information please click here. |
Our Children's Future Luncheon
 Are you new to Rainbow Days and would like to learn more about how to get further involved? Then, please join us for next Our Children's Future Lunchon Tuesday, February 28th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a quick "lunch and more" where you can meet staff and board, hear a powerful testimony from a program participant and discover ways to get plugged in as a volunteer or donor. To sign up to attend the lunch, please contact Sarah Page. |
Easter EGGstravaganza
Call for Eggs and Volunteers
 The Easter Bunny will be hopping over to Rainbow Days on Saturday, March 24 for the 20th Annual Easter EGGstravaganza. We need volunteers, plastic Easter eggs filled with trinkets and goodies, Easter candy and other donations to help us make this event a success. Volunteer spots are limited, please sign up now to reserve your spot! To sign up as a volunteer or for donation specifics , please contact Mitzi White. |
 The 2012 Pot of Gold Luncheon presented by AT&T is just 3 short months away. Sponsorships range from $1,250 and higher. Sign up now to reserve your table and help Rainbow Days celebrate 30 years of service to children. For sponsorships, please contact Tiffany Beaudine or to donate a silent auction item, please contact Sarah Page. |
| Volunteer Appreciation Social
 "Volunteers are love in motion!" ~Author Unknown
Calling all of our wonderful volunteers! Please join us for a "Volunteer Thank you Social" on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Rainbow Days offices. Drop in, enjoy light refreshments, mingle, a photo slideshow, meet CEO/Founder Mrs. Cathey Brown and receive a special thank you gift made by the children we serve! RSVP to Mitzi White by Monday, February 20th.
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Leadership Connection Reunion
 On Dec. 20th, Rainbow Days provided a Leadership Reunion for participants of our first Leadership Connection camp this past June 2011. Student participants and their families were invited to Rainbow Days offices for a reunion and pizza party. Families had the opportunity to tour our offices, learn about our agency, and to watch a PowerPoint from our summer camp. Leadership Connection t-shirts were distributed to encourage youth to join us again for our next Leadership Connection camp in the summer of 2012. We had 23 attendees total including 10 former students, parent/guardian(s), several younger siblings who plan to attend camp this summer as well as contacts from Metrocare and Richardson High School. A returning participant shared that he continues to faithfully wear the silicone Leadership Connection bracelet he received at camp each and every day. |
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Pinkston High School Senior Assembly
 The CC Team, Brandon Dawson, and music DJ, Chad Fields of Beat Breakerz, Raised The Roof from the first floor at Pinkston High School's Senior Assembly on Thursday, December 15th. The Pinkston Student Council invited the CC Team in to encourage unity and to inspire the seniors to stay in school and graduate in 2012. Dance music provided by Beat Breakerz brought 103 Seniors and 20 faculty and staff members into the school auditorium to get excited about graduation. The students and faculty were encouraged to display their best swag in front of their peers and the opportunity to win Rainbow Days t-shirts especially designed for Pinkston High School. |
Eddie Coker in Concert benefiting Rainbow Days
Do your kids love to sing and dance? Then, you won't want to miss this special concert with Eddie Coker, children's performer and long-time supporter of Rainbow Days. This special "benefit concert" will celebrate Rainbow Days' 30th Anniversary and involves lots of audience interaction - especially with the "little human" kind. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at Fellowship Bible Church Dallas for a fun outing your whole family will love! Please check back with us soon for details on how to reserve your tickets. |
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Neiman Marcus
Special thanks to our friends at Neiman Marcus for their generous grant of $15,000 in support of the Family Connection program. Neiman Marcus volunteers have been an important part of our program for several years. We are so appreciative of their financial support and partnership with our mission. Thank you Neiman Marcus for demonstrating your "Give. Share. Care." philosophy so tangibly with the children that we serve! |
Anonymous Donor Supports Outdoor Adventure Camp
 Thanks to an extremely generous anonymous donor, over 200 children residing in area shelters will be shouting with glee this summer as they enjoy a full week of Rainbow Days annual Outdoor Adventure Camp. For many of the children, just getting the opportunity to experience traditional outdoor camp activities like swimming, hiking, crafts, team building games and more, this is one of the brightest highlights of their entire summer. We are extremely grateful to our faithful donors whose support who will bring countless smiles to these children's faces this summer. |
Kids in Distressed Situations & Toy Industry Foundation
 We are performing handstands and shouting out with a big THANK-YOU to Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) and the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) for their donation of toys this past year. Rainbow Days is proud to have partnered with K.I.D.S and TIF for the past 6 years; however this year, they went above and beyond! With a donation of over $17,000 worth of toys the Family Connection Team was able to gift TWO toys to each homeless child who attended the Saturday with Santa Family Outing. Both agencies are a perfect collaboration for Rainbow Days as we all make it our mission to help provide children with a new sense of hope and assist in increasing their self-worth. Rainbow Days is very appreciative of our partnership with both agencies and their tremendous efforts. Thank you K.I.D.S. and TIF for helping to make our Christmas celebration even more memorable and special for our children! |
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