Community

  • Started a series of weekly parties for WAAF cadets
  • Participated in Dogs for Defense dog show
  • Developed Latin American Liaison Committee
  • Opened Thrift Shop to raise funds for the community
  • Purchased the Fort House and raised funds for its restoration
  • Launched the Junior League Charity Ball to fund projects
  • Established Volunteer Bureau
  • Sent 10 Waco teachers to lectures on understanding Communism
  • Funded the Handbook of Waco and McLennan County
  • Added guidelines to PTA booklet, “You and the Law”
  • Held environmental awareness course
  • Initiated “Ecology Corner” for Waco newspapers
  • Purchased 15 dumpsters for paper recycling
  • Funded Information and Referral Service
  • Assisted Baylor Oral History Dept in establishing the “History of the Women in Waco”
  • Conducted Funding and Grantsmanship Workshop
  • Conducted Investing in Volunteers Seminar
  • Funded and produced a slide-tape presentation of Volunteer Opportunities in the community
  • Provided funds for the salary of the Curator of Education at the Centex Zoo and for equipment and supplies necessary for the education program at the Zoo
  • Provided funds for Family Secrets Magazine
  • Participated in the initiation of the renovation of the Waco Theater for The Hippodrome
  • Participated in the Texans’ War of Drugs Conference
  • Provided funds for the development of a training program for volunteers for Inner City Ministry
  • Provided $50,000 as our 50th Anniversary Gift to the City of Waco for the Planning and Construction of a public children’s playground and park on land adjacent to the Cameron Park Clubhouse
  • Provided funds for the Recyclable Resource Center at MCC
  • Sponsored Dinamation Dinosaur Exhibit – “Dinosaurs Makin’ Tracks”
  • Provided funds for “Environmental Education: Building a Sustainable Community”
  • Provided funds for the Police Activities League (PAL) a project of the Waco Police Dept
  • Hosted the Dinamation Exhibit “A Journey through Time”
  • Provided funds for Cameron Park Zoo “Treetops to Know”
  • Initiated Junior Volunteer Program
  • Initiated Moonlight Moves Project
  • Provided funds to Heritage Square project
  • Provided funds to Parkdale Elementary for playground equipment
  • Established an endowment fund for community projects and expenses & maintenance of The Clifton House
  • Hosted a community breakfast for non-profit organizations
  • Provided funds to the Camp Fire Boys and Girls’ Youth Volunteer Center for their Gift of Giving Program
  • Provided funds to Waco Housing Authority Corp. for an Outdoor Challenge Program
  • Provided funds to Rebuilding Together of Greater Waco, Inc to underwrite the cost of purchasing materials and supplies to rebuild homes owned and occupied by families with children and/or adolescents living in the home and to underwrite the cost of the agency’s annual insurance policy
  • Provided funds to Waco Humane Society and Animal Shelter to purchase puppets and educational tools for the “Kids and Kritters” program to teach elementary school children animal safety and responsible pet care
  • Provided funds to Waco Lions Park for the purchase of two new canopies to cover the pony carts and the boats
  • Hosted Kaleidoscope Children’s Exhibit for community children
  • Refurbished the Kiddie Land Caboose and repainted the carousel
  • Gave $2000 00 Critical Needs Funds to Rebuilding Together Greater Waco to purchase supplies and materials to repair two homes in the Waco Community
  • Organized & hosted 1st Annual Waco Heritage Bike Race to provide funds for community projects
  • Established Done-In-A-Snap volunteer project & provided 27 different community agencies with  annual volunteer hours
  • Provided funds to the Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council “Girls Can Do Anything” project
  • Provided funds to The Cameron Park Zoo for the “You and the Zoo” project
  • Provided funds to Boys and Girls Club of Waco
  • Provided funds to Mission Waco for Cross Culture Experiences project
  • Provided funds to “Camp Independence,” a project of Pathways Community Counseling
  • Provided funds and Volunteers to Sponsor Neon Drunk Driving Simulator
  • Provided funds to Cameron Park Zoo for Zoo Adventure Camp Scholarships
  • Provided $25,000 to Cameron Park Zoo for the “Junior League of Waco Butterfly Garden ”
  • Hosted a Community Speakers Event presenting “2003 Disney Teacher of The Year ”
  • Hosted the Waco Heritage Bike Race, including a Kid’s Bicycle Rodeo and poster contest
  • Provided funds to McLennan County Community College Foundation for an Educational Entertainment program at the Bosque River Stage Amphitheater for disadvantaged children
  • Provided funds to Central Texas Community Development Corporation for field trips