CREATIVE ARTS CENTER OF DALLAS

SERVES: Dallas area artists and wannabe artists

The Creative Arts Center (CAC) of Dallas is an East Dallas-based nonprofit that provides a home base for neighbors who want to discover or develop their artistic leanings. CAC has been offering a slew of class options at its two-acre campus near White Rock Lake for more than 50 years. From ceramics to fused glass to photography to jewelry making, if you want to learn it, someone probably teaches it.

DONATE: Art supplies, scrap metal, tile for the mosaic department, or donate online at creativeartscenter.org

CONTACT:

2360 Laughlin 214.320.1275 creativeartscenter.org

White Rock Lake Foundation

SERVES: in cooperation with the Dallas Parks Department, White Rock Lake Park and those who enjoy it, White Rock Lake Foundation, which just celebrated 25 years, partners with the City of Dallas to raise awareness and monetary support for White Rock Lake. When founder Jeannie Terilli moved back to Dallas more than 25 years ago after a stint in Colorado, she began making frequent visits to White Rock Lake. “I saw what a mess it was — trees over the dam just hanging, and trash and stuff growing out of the lake,” she remembers. “The hike and bike trails, everything needed to be fixed.” The organization led the effort to dredge the lake in the 1990s and has continued to campaign for bond issues and raise money to beautify the lake.

GIVE: Join the foundation at any level, from $35 for individual member to $2,500 corporate memberships, which include invitations to all events and having your company’s name on publicity materials.

CONTACTS:

Jeannie Terilli

P.O. Box 140277

Dallas, Texas 75214

214.821.2077 whiterocklakefoundation.org