#TXVoices: Shawn Hohnstreiter, a Career Volunteer
Shawn Hohnstreiter helps everywhere help is needed. Volunteering comes naturally to the Indiana native who believes citizens have a responsibility to give back to communities in need. What started at an early age by remodeling...
#TXVoices: By the Numbers, Texans Bringing Light to the World’s Poorest Areas
See a problem. Find a solution. Fix it. This pioneering spirit still resides deep in the heart of Texans today. It certainly moved me to act 10 years ago when the United Methodist Committee on...
Five Minutes With Kathryn Jacobs, SafeHaven President & CEO
“I am a social worker,” says Kathryn Jacobs. Jacobs, who was named North Texas Social Worker of the Year in 2017, is also an innovator, a leader and humanitarian, who speaks three languages and has...
#TXVoices: Barbara Bronstein, Founder, Second Servings Houston
Barbara Bronstein is rescuing food one meal at a time and on a mission to fill stomachs, not landfills. For more than 30 years, Bronstein has resided in Houston where she had attended her fair...
Shop ‘Til You Drop for a Great Cause at Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market
The signature red carpet rolls out November 14-17 at the NRG Center. The Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market began as a church bazaar and has turned into the second-largest fundraising event support the Houston Ballet Foundation...
Texas Essentials: Musician Christine Albert, Swan Songs Founder
Swan Songs gives the gift of music to terminally ill Texans as a final farewell before transitioning. Austin-based musician Christine Albert has made a living for more than four decades as a singer and songwriter,...
Five Minutes With Caroline Kraddick, Singer & Kidd’s Kids Chief Happiness Officer
Caroline Kraddick’s love of music and heart for philanthropy help keep her father’s legacy alive. As the daughter of Dallas-based radio DJ Kidd Kraddick and named after Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Kraddick grew up surrounded...
Five Minutes With Cami Hawkins, Marathon Kids’ CEO
With youth inactivity reaching epic levels, Cami Hawkins, CEO of Marathon Kids is on a mission to get kids moving. Hawkins wears many different hats---healthcare professional, philanthropist, fitness enthusiast, CEO, volunteer and mom. Hawkins is...
Five Minutes With William Lee Martin, Comedian & Philanthropist
“What we believe is there is nothing more precious than a child’s smile,” says William Lee Martin. Growing up in Blue Mound, Texas, Martin was a skinny, buck-toothed kid who was painfully afraid of speaking...
