Day at the Zoo

Saturday, October 3, our local Thrivent chapters got together for a day at the Dallas Zoo. LINC North Texas was invited to participate and be recipients of food and supplies for our emergency food pantry at New Hope Community Center.

It was a beautiful day to be at the zoo and hanging out with our friends from Thrivent. It was a great chance for us to reconnect with people and also get to know some new folks too. We got to spend some time walking around the zoo, checking out the animals, riding the tram, and eating an amazing bbq lunch! We look forward to continued partnership with Thrivent in the future.

Community Happening in Far East Dallas

LINC is seeing the beauty of community in Far East Dallas.

In late July, a fire broke out in a local apartment in the community. This was the second fire to take place at this complex in the last 4 months. 24 families lost everything or nearly all. Since there have been 4 community meetings, mediated by LINC, to bring about what is needed in the apartment community, and now in the Far East Dallas community.

The last meeting was inspiring to see. Not only were the fire victims represented, but also neighborhood associations, the Ferguson Road Initiative, local churches, and individuals of the community with a heart to help their neighbors. The night concluded with a decision to hold a community wide garage sale benefiting the families of the apartment fire.

Since, things have been getting into gear for the garage sale, which will take place on November 7th. I’m so excited to be a part of this community and see it put together an event like this. The community is really coming together, but with an event like this, we will need as many people who want to be a part of something great! We will be holding our next meeting to plan the garage sale this Thursday October 15 at 6:30, at New Hope Community Center.

Here are a few pictures from our last community meeting: