Involvement in Our Community

North Texas Kids is proud to be an active member of the community. We have recently participated in, or served as a sponsor for, the following events:

• 2009 March for Respect
• 2009 Stephanie's Day
• 2009 Homeless Walkathon
• 2009 Heroes for Children 5k
• 2009 North Texas Race for the Cure
• 2009 Sci-Tech Discovery Musuem
• 2009 Communities in Schools of North Texas
• 2009 CITY House
• March 2008 March For Respect, Dallas
• February 2008 Sister To Sister Women's' Heart Health Fair, Dallas
• January 2008 Sponsor of the Texas Winter Games, Frisco
• October 2007 NTK Publisher Minette Riordan honored by Altrusa International, Richardson as the winner of the Outstanding Women of Today, Small Business category.
• June 2007 Worked with Studio Movie Grill and Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus to sponsor 4 area non-profits
• April 2007 Event Co-chair for The Classics Fairy Tale Ball
• March 2007 Spoke at the career fair for the Open Doors Foundation
• 2006/2007 Junior League of Plano Kids in the Kitchen
• 2006/2007 Frisco Family Services Annual Gala "Bandanas and Bowties"
• 2006/2007 American Cancer Society Relay for Life
• Fall 2006 Dog Tales Healthy Kids Expo
• 2006 - Sounds of Class
• 2006 - Plano Race for the Cure
• Fall, 2005 - CCK's Minette Riordan appears on WFAA TV!

  Click on the image to watch the whole interview (2.8Mb Quicktime).

• October 1, 2005 - Sounds of Class Concert, Richardson
• April 23, 2005 - Tom Hicks Elementary Spring Carnival
• March 12, 2005 KLTY Women's EXPO at the Plano Centre
• February 28, 2005 Taste of Plano
• October 8-9, 2004 Kids Count Expo, benefiting The Collin County Childrens Advocacy Center, Plano Centre
• September, 2004 Parrot Head Phestival, benefiting The Ronald McDonald House at Haggard Park
• June 2004 Race for the Cure, benefiting the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• May 2004 Costco Children's Miracle Network
• May 2004 Taylor's Angels 5K Run/Walk, benefiting Taylor's Angels Memorial Fund
• March 2004 Plano Book Festival, benefiting Collin County Adult Literacy Council

In addition to event sponsorship and involvement, North Texas Kids offers philanthropic support for the following organizations

• The Classics, Plano
• CITY House Plano, Texas
• Frisco Family Services Frisco, Texas
• Taste of Plano Scholarship Program Plano, Texas
• Race for the Cure, benefiting the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Heroes for Children 5K Run/Walk
• Plano Chamber of Commerce Women's Division Homecoming Gala

and membership in

• Frisco Chamber of Commerce
• Plano Chamber of Commerce
• Frisco Business and Professional Women