July News from Thanks-Giving Square

News from Thanks-Giving Square and The Thanks-Giving Foundation | July 2017

For 50 years, people around the world saw our city through the lens of the Kennedy assassination. Through that tragedy, modern-day Dallas was born. A great city. Those of us who love this city always knew there was so much more to Dallas than what happened on that day in 1963. Now, the year following that, this oasis, Thanks-Giving Square, began to come to life. This place is not really a park. It is a piece of the soul of our city. The idea was that we needed a gathering place. A place for unity of people of all backgrounds, of all religions, of all races. A place to say thank-you. A place of thankfulness.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, July 8, 2016 prayer vigil at Thanks-Giving Square

On Friday, July 7th our community will pause to remember the tragic events that took place in Dallas one year ago with great loss of life.

The world was watching as we came together in thoughtful prayer to make our community whole again.

Please join us at 10:00 am at Thanks-Giving Square to remember, reflect and pray together for those individual lives and for our community that will never be the same. During this last year Faith Forward Dallas has been addressing some of the elements that contribute to re-building the soul and strength of the community. They have done this through marches, vigils, cross cultural dialogues, and bridge building initiatives.

The program will include reflections from faith leaders, city officials, police, families of the fallen, and community members.

Click here for more event information.

New furniture arrives at
Thanks-Giving Square

We are excited to announce that we received support for all chairs in our 40 Chairs for 40 Years campaign! We are grateful to the many donors who contributed to this project and provided colorful new seating for visitors to Thanks-Giving Square.

On Saturday, June 17th several volunteers gathered at Thanks-Giving Square to unpack and assemble the new chairs and tables. Each chair received a special identification label along with a custom patron charm. The orange aluminum charms share messages of gratitude, honor, and celebration. The furniture has been placed in several areas throughout the garden, moveable so that users can arrange seating for a variety of gatherings or to find the perfect shady spot. A few minutes after the furniture made its appearance it was already being enjoyed by guests!

We invite you to visit Thanks-Giving Square to see the new chairs. For those wanting to contribute, we will continue to accept donations for future orders of chairs.

Learn more about this project

Upcoming Events

Save the Date

Interfaith Council Speaker Series: Dr. Jeff Gusky "Finding Hope in Time of Terror"

September 11, 2017

Event Calendar

Day of Service

Thanks-Giving Square's Interfaith Council met on
June 12 for a day of service at Metrocrest Services Group in Farmers Branch. Volunteers assisted clients who are shopping in the pantry, restocked shelves, sorted food items, and helped process donations and deliveries received by the pantry.

Learn more about the
Interfaith Council

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