by Dawn Franks | Jun 1, 2022 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
Someone once said, “Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful things can be.” Indeed, leaves and grass turn green almost overnight, and flowers pop out of tree branches and up from beds. But, here, in this part of Texas, spring is short-lived. The warmer days we’ve...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 20, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation
The PARADE Magazine has been a part of my Sunday newspaper reading for more years than I can remember. Tucked in the largest paper of the week with advertisements and the comics, it was my earliest introduction to many things cultural. Started in 1941, PARADE magazine...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 6, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation
As a kid, summertime meant more time to read the stack of books I brought home from the library each week, swimming with my grandmother early in the morning, horseback riding and westerns at the drive-in movies. My parents didn’t seem to work all that hard to keep me...
