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Small ways that you can make a big difference for nonprofits

Love your park … on “It’s My Park Day,” Saturday, March 2. The Friends of Oak Cliff Parks will be working at Lake Cliff and Kiest parks from 8 a.m.-noon. Volunteers will plant replacement roses at Lake Cliff Park in preparation for Oak Cliff Earth Day. And at Kiest, they will mulch the third phase of reconstruction of the historic rose garden.

Have lunch … at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center as part of the North Texas Food Bank’s 14th-annual Empty Bowls event on Friday, March 1. Pay $35 in advance or $40 at the door and eat a lunch of soup, bread and dessert provided by local restaurants. At the end of your lunch, take home a bowl hand-crafted by a local artisan. “No bowl” tickets are available for $25, and VIP tickets, which offer early entry at 10:30 a.m., cost $100. All proceeds go to the food bank’s mission of eliminating hunger in North Texas. Tickets are available at ntfb.org.

Watch a baseball game … and support our neighborhood high schools. Sunset High School’s home games this month include a 4 p.m. start against Richardson High School on Wednesday, March 13 and a 4:30 p.m. start against Skyline on Friday, March 22. Adamson plays Molina at home starting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. And the Leopards face the Bulldogs of North Dallas High School at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26.

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.