Our Discover the Joy of Giving Event

For The Giving Movement and Minnie's Food Pantry this was a night to remember! This was our very first Fundraiser/Recognition event for Philantropist and our volunteers. We wanted to have an event slightly different in that we would hand ou t very special Philantropy awards to those who has helped us in our mission to feed the hungry in North Dallas.



Some of the honored guests were:



MINNIE EWING, PRESENTED THE LEGACY OF PHILANTROPHY AWARD

NIKKI BAYNE of Walmart,

MARY HARVEY

CHRISTI HARRIS

DROR SWISA

DR. RITCHIE D. and Mary Beougher of Willow Bend Dental

Chris Godwin of Nissan Mckinney

Darrell and Lisa Robertson

Felisha Jackson, faithful volunteer of the Year

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Our Discovery the Joy of Giving Event

The Giving Movement and Minnie's Food Pantry's first Annual Fundraiser and Appreciation event was a success! With the creative help of Event Planner, Hamilton Sneed, and the gracious offer of Ruth's Chris Steak house management (who allowed us to hold the event at their resturaunt) our night turned out better than we could've imagine. As the guest continued to trickle in and the rooms begin to fill, our excitment was building. We didn't know what to expect with this being our first appreciation event, but the night proved to be stellar! Everyone was so beautifully dressed. The guest band and vocalist were spectacular, and the entire atmosphere was straight out of a movie! Among the crowd of celebrates were our Star Philanthropists of the year and Volunteer of the year.

MINNIE'S FOOD PANTRY DAY OUT...

October 12Th. A very important date for two reasons! 1. We were set to have our First Annual Fundraising event, Discover the Joy of Giving where we also award Philanthropist in our Community for their faithful service 2. Oprah Winfrey was in town at the Texas State Fair, hosting her show.

As you all may know, I am self-proclaimed as Oprah's #1 Fan because I've always admired her passion for giving. I've had the pleasure of interviewing Ms Winfrey in Tampa Florida during her LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE TOUR, as well as shared a stage with her at Harpo Studio's in Chicago for a little "pre recording" fun.

When I heard Oprah was coming to the State Fair of Texas, there was no doubt I'd get front row! The tickets to her show were free. First come, first serve. My crew and I arrived around 5:30 a.m. and stood in-line waiting to enter the gates at 6:00 a.m, and we stood in line again as we waited for her show to begin at 10:00 a.m.! Even though it was standing room only, our excitement kept us energized. The show producers did a great job at show casing Texas' Pride, and the crowd was amazing! The show should be airing in the next week or so, so keep your eyes open! I'll be the one on the front row, waving my Blue Cowboy hat!

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY IN HUNGER BUSTING...

The Giving Movement & Minnie's West Plano Food Pantry is less than 5 days away from our Inaugural Discover the Joy of Giving "Fun"draiser where we will be celebrating star philanthropist in our community and their efforts to help feed the hungry through our organization. And as we prepare for this event it is business as usual at Minnie's Food Pantry, the new clients applications are increasing and we are right here to meet those demands. Today we served 34 families and 121 people!!! We are so excited that we are able to continue this service through the gracious hearts of our community support teams. If you would like to get involved come out on October 12th to help us celebrate, and join us at: Discover the Joy of Giving This event will be held at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Dallas, Texas begining at 6:00 P.M. Please contact us at thegivingmovement.org for tickets, or send us an email at esimon@thegivingmovement.org and we'll be happy to reserve your seats!