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Working together, the Dallas and Plano Legacy chapters of the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center raised a record $797,000 during 2014-2015 for Children’s Medical Center Foundation.

Andrea Stroh Thompson is a longtime Plano resident. Her family moved here in 1977 shortly before she started second grade at Plano’s Christie Elementary.

Beth knows that it’s a little unusual to have a “kitten super highway” in the spare bedroom of her Plano home.

A lab-mix puppy sat in the back of a cage filled with her litter mates at a dog shelter in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Among the wild, wiggling bodies, this one seemed timid and reserved. Her fur was matted, filthy with puppy muck and waste.

The international DAISY Award recognizes the extraordinary compassion, outstanding clinical skills, and personalized care exhibited by nurses each day.

The Frisco-based nonprofit Every Orphan’s Hope is hosting their inaugural Golf Classic, FORE the Orphans, on Monday, June 22. The golf tournament will be held at the immaculate TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney.

The Italian Club of Dallas will host “Festa Italia” on Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at John Paul II High School in Plano. The Italian Festival and Bocce Tournament will have something for all ages.

My Possibilities is opening the door to yet more possibilities with Kyle’s Cabin.

A photo of a tumbling mound of prescription glasses in Plano Profile’s November issue caught John Seeger’s eye. The picture went along with a story about the Plano Early Lions Club’s project called Recycle for Sight.

The Plano Race for the Cure will be held Saturday, June 13 at the Plano Campuses of Hewlett-Packard and the Campus at Legacy. Some 6,000 registered participants are expected, along with an additional 1,000 volunteers, spectators and supporters.