PETPAUSE young at heart

Would you believe that BOB, best furry friend of East Dallas resident STEVE STEHR, is 10 years old? That’s 70 in dog years, yet he doesn’t look a day past puppyhood. What’s your secret, Bob? His owner says that though he’s been alive a decade, he has the heart of a puppy, full of love and joy.

WHAT GIVES?

Small ways that you can make a big difference for neighborhood nonprofits

TUNE IN TO THE SOUND of “Infinite Possibility: A Night of Music, Art, and Women Helping Women”. East Dallas-based singer and songwriter Jill Allison Bryan will host the event

Bryan’s “Dancing in Limbo” CD release party coupled with an art auction featuring 13 local female artists — to benefit Women for Women International, an organization that helps women in war-torn countries rebuild their lives. Another neighborhood resident, KERA “Think” host Kris Boyd, will emcee the benefit on Saturday, Mar. 27 at 7 Senses in the Dallas Design District. “Many of my friends happen to be very talented female artists, and I’ve always thought it would be wonderful to somehow collaborate with them,” Bryan says. “The idea for this event born of that notion while I was recording my CD.” Find ticket information infinitepossibilityevents.com.

OR CHUNK YOUR OLD CELL PHONE in a donation box at Lakewood Whole Foods or inside Lakewood Elementary School, Hillbrook. The contribution can help school in a big way, says member and mom Kim Schaefer, is leading the effort. “We have earned as much as $50 for one phone often get between $20 and $30 for Blackberries we collect,” she says. added bonus, Schaefer says, is that proper recycling and restoring of old phones protects our environment. “Who can argue with that combination?”

KNOW OF WAYS that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.