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April Community Event: Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival


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Do you love artwork, music, food, and entertainment? If so, save the date for this upcoming community event: the 36th annual Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival!

 

With over 200 artists from local, regional, and even national areas, this free event is one of Fort Worth’s largest and most popular every year. Enjoy new entertainment venues, dancers, musicians, exhibitors, and food vendors during this outdoor event on April 20-23, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

The event itself is free, and a great way to support our local community! Read more

Vital Solutions Charity Golf Tournament


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Attention golf lovers: our featured community event this month is an upcoming charity golf tournament taking place in Fort Worth, hosted by Vital Solutions!

Vital Solutions is a non-profit 501c3 organization with the goal of bringing accessible healthcare to impoverished communities in Kenya. Non-governmental, non-sectarian, and not-for-profit, Vital Solutions provides direct assistance to people and communities in need through accessible healthcare.

The 2nd annual ‘Golf for Kenya’ charity golf tournament is taking place on Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Waterchase Golf Club: 8951 Creek Run Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76120. Read more

Catalina Wine Mixer at Fort Worth Boat Club


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Looking for something a little out of the ordinary for date night? The Ladder Alliance of Fort Worth is hosting a Catalina wine mixer event to fundraise for the organization:

Enjoy live music by Brad Thompson, adult beverages, entertainment, a beautiful sunset, and delicious food at the Fort Worth Boat Club on August 27th!

WHEN:

Fri, August 27, 2021

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

WHERE:

10000 Boat Club Road

Fort Worth, TX 76179

Tickets start at just $25, with sponsorship opportunities available. All proceeds will go to The Ladder Alliance: an established 501(c)(3) organization that provides women victims of domestic violence and low-income women with the tools to lead self-sufficient, successful, and independent lives. Read more

“Cycle a Round on MS” Sporting Clays Tournament


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The Medford Team is always happy to share local community events that positively benefit individuals, groups, or organizations in need. Coming up in March, Health’s Angels Bike MS Cycling Team is hosting a clay shooting tournament in Fort Worth, benefitting the National MS Society!

About the Event:

This fun-filled day will include lunch, drinks, a raffle and prizes, and of course, some healthy competition among friends!

Both experienced and inexperienced shooters are welcome. Participants are required to bring their own guns, and, due to the national shortage of ammunition, they are recommended to bring their own shotgun shells. Mulligans or do-overs will be available for $5 each and can be purchased on-site. Teams will consist of 4 participants, and those that attend individually will be assigned to a team the day of the event. Please note that shooters under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The winning teams will be awarded prizes, as will the top male and top female shooters of the day. Read more

Susan G. Komen Greater Fort Worth “More Than Pink” Walk

Mark your calendars! The Susan G. Komen Foundation is hosting a walk/run fundraiser in our local Fort Worth Community!

The MORE THAN PINK Walk® is Komen’s signature fundraising event kicking off with a 1 Mile or 2.8 Mile Walk. It’s a day of coming together to share stories, laughter, encouragement, and tears to raise money that saves lives. You can become a part of a community of people ready to take action against breast cancer.

The Walk will kick off with a new, inspirational opening ceremony that will celebrate anyone who has ever faced a breast cancer diagnosis. Read more

The Humane Society of North Texas “Trick Or Trot” 5k Run/Walk for Pets (and Their Humans!)

Attention all dog-lovers! Don’t miss the upcoming “Trick or Trot” 5k Run/Walk hosted by the Humane Society of North Texas! This is great excuse to dress up yourself and your dog and get active—all while supporting a great cause.

The timed 5K run or untimed 1-mile walk and fun run will be dog-friendly, so be sure to bring your fur-baby along! This Halloween-themed event will feature awards for the top finishers in male and female in the 5K run in each age group, vendor booths, music, and more. Read more

It’s Time for the 28th Annual Trinity Trash Bash!

Medford Design-Build loves sharing local community events! We’re excited to spread awareness about the upcoming Trinity Trash Bash.

Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) is hosting it’s 28th Annual Fall Trash Bash on Saturday, September 21 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM!

This bi-annual community event (occurring once in the spring and once in the fall) is purposed to clean up trash and debris that accumulates along the Trinity River throughout Fort Worth. Families, friends, and organizational groups come together as motivated volunteers to help clean up the riverbanks. This year, the fall bash will include 8 different clean-up locations: Read more

2019 Cowtown Great American Cleanup, 5K Run & Earth Party

 
 

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The Keep Fort Worth Beautiful foundation is hosting the 34th annual Cowtown Great American Cleanup, coming up on March 30th! Each year, thousands of volunteers – including organizations, businesses, and individuals – come together to pick up litter from local parks, streets, creeks, and other public areas. In 2018, these hard-working volunteers removed over 140,000 pounds of trash from their communities!
 
 
You can select from a list of cleanup locations or choose your own (within the City of Fort Worth) and then register as an individual or as a group. All registrants will receive gloves and bags. T-shirts are limited to the first 7,000 registrants.
 
 
If you are looking for a place to make a difference, but aren’t sure where to go, join one of our cleanup hubs. These are pre-selected sites throughout the city open to individuals and groups who want to join: Read more

Fort Worth Community Event: 2018 Neighborhood Litter Stomp

 
 

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Our featured community event for the Month of October is the Neighborhood Litter Stomp! This event is a citywide volunteer litter clean-up hosted by Keep Fort Worth Beautiful. Every fall, the organization host the clean-up event, encouraging local residents and businesses to focus on beautifying their surrounding community. It’s free and for a good cause, so get your friends, family and neighbors together and help clean your local park, school or block!
 
 
The clean-up event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, from 8:00 AM – 11 AM. Register by October 7th to reserve your spot!
 
• Register as an individual or a group.
 
• All registrants will receive gloves and bags.
 
• T-shirts are limited to the first 2,000 registrants.
 
• Select from a list of cleanup locations or choose your own.
 
If you are looking for a place to make a difference, but aren’t sure where to go, join one of the cleanup hubs. These are pre-selected sites throughout the city open to individuals and groups who want to participate in the cleanup:
 
Echo Lake Park
 
Eugene McCray Park
 
Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods
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Tour the Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Community Garden


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Did you know that tens of thousands of families and individuals struggle with hunger across North Texas each day? Now you can help make a difference with the Tarrant Area Food Bank! The TAFB invites social service agencies, faith-based organizations, community service groups and the general public to tour a working community garden and learn how community gardens help feed those who are hungry across the community.

Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Community Garden program operates the TAFB Learning Garden in Fort Worth for training and demonstrations. Produce grown in the garden is distributed to local agencies serving those in need. The TAFB Learning Garden showcases a wide variety of gardening techniques, materials and planting methods to inspire others to start their own gardening projects. Read more