Wednesday, April 25th at the Hurst Conference Center we all celebrated Mayor Linda Martin as this year’s Distinguished Leadership Award! It was a special opportunity to learn about all that makes up her past which in turn created the amazing community leader that she is. Once again – Congratulations Mayor Martin!!!

This year’s NLF Awards luncheon was chaired by Chelsea Rose, with the City of Colleyville. She and her small but might team, we able to create a fun and well-planned event! Next time you see Chelsea, give her a “Hey Ohh” and a hug to thank her for all of her efforts!!! Besides our Chief Party Planner Chelsea Rose, thanks are also shared with Mary Frazior-HEB Chamber, Trasa Coburn-6 Stones, Ryan Tiglas-Paycom and John Fletcher-Fletcher Consulting. They’ve did a lot of work to make this event happen and run smoothly!

We also need to thank all of the communities and businesses who sponsored this event. They are each special in that they get involved and create partnerships that make a difference for our businesses and community. They are a reason “We Win Together”

EDUCATION SPONSOR:

TCC NE Campus

VIP Table Sponsors:

Great Plains Bank

Linebarger Attorneys at Law

United Way of Tarrant County

Table Sponsors

Beyond the Known International

Birdville ISD

City of Bedford

City of Colleyville

City of Euless

City of Grapevine

City of Hurst

City of Keller

City of North Richland Hills

City of Southlake

Fletcher Consulting Public Relations

Frost

Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

HEB Chamber of Commerce

Howard Shotwell

Medical City Alliance

Oncor

Texas Health HEB

Now's the time - Mark Your Calendar - Save the Date

All Events and Meetings to be held at the Hurst Conference Center. Breakfast meetings open at 7:45 a.m. and the program will begin at 8 a.m..

We ask each of you to consider inviting someone you know who would benefit from the networking and information provided by the NLF to the next meeting you attend and ask them to become a part of this longstanding regional group of business and community leaders!

It is now tine to look forward and make your reservations for the NLF May 7^th Breakfast. We are excited to continue the tradition (well, we did it last year and we are doing it again, so a two year tradition) of hosting the recipients of the NLF Foundation Scholarship winners, giving out $47,259 this year to 29 students – thanks to those of you who support the Annual Awards Luncheon and the Heart of North Texas, along with the Hamm Foundation!

This year we will also have Brian Dameris from the Dallas Mavericks Broadcast fame speaking to the students about setting their sight on their goal – and going for it using his path as a great example of “if you have a will, there is a way”! His journey can also be inspirational to every business leader in the room.

This is a “feel good” breakfast that reminds us of the phenomenal opportunity in our region with these future leaders for our business and our communities. You will not want to miss it so put May 7th, 7:45 a.m. on your calendar and make plans to attend this NLF Breakfast at the Hurst Conference Center. And thank you to our sponsor – Great Plains Bank!

If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to myself or any of the NLF Board members. We look forward to continuing to work with you and for you in 2024 – One Degree at a Time!

Be Safe & Be Kind (because life's too short to be otherwise!),

RaDonna

RaDonna Hessel, 2024 Chairman of the Board