Articles | Sharefest Texas https://sharefest-texas.org Provide Hope to the Under Served Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:55:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://sharefest-texas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-20210916_LOGO-32x32.jpg Articles | Sharefest Texas https://sharefest-texas.org 32 32 ShareFest-Texas receives the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-receives-the-2021-2022-fred-and-dottie-seals-circle-of-service-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharefest-texas-receives-the-2021-2022-fred-and-dottie-seals-circle-of-service-award https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-receives-the-2021-2022-fred-and-dottie-seals-circle-of-service-award/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:54:49 +0000 https://sharefest-texas.org/?p=4562 ShareFest-Texas is proud to have been recognized with the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award.  This award is in recognition of our efforts to engage the youth in Arlington Independent School District and the University of Texas at Arlington in the important work we do for our community.  We are proud members of Kiwanis and appreciate their support of ShareFest-Texas and their recognition through this award!

The post ShareFest-Texas receives the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> ShareFest-Texas is proud to have been recognized with the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award.  This award is in recognition of our efforts to engage the youth in Arlington Independent School District and the University of Texas at Arlington in the important work we do for our community.  We are proud members of Kiwanis and appreciate their support of ShareFest-Texas and their recognition through this award!

The post ShareFest-Texas receives the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-receives-the-2021-2022-fred-and-dottie-seals-circle-of-service-award/feed/ 0 ShareFest-Texas rallies local businesses and charity organizations to provide bikes for people in need https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-rallies-local-businesses-and-charity-organizations-to-provide-bikes-for-people-in-need/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharefest-texas-rallies-local-businesses-and-charity-organizations-to-provide-bikes-for-people-in-need https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-rallies-local-businesses-and-charity-organizations-to-provide-bikes-for-people-in-need/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:36:24 +0000 https://sermansandbox.com/?p=4249 In a quintessential definition of the term “Pay It Forward,” Arlington’s John Thielman founded the non-profit organization ShareFest-Texas, which brings organizations and people together to help those in need in the greater Arlington area. During this unprecedented time, Sharefest has launched a project to put bikes in the hands of people who need transportation to go to work.

The post ShareFest-Texas rallies local businesses and charity organizations to provide bikes for people in need first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> In a quintessential definition of the term “Pay It Forward,” Arlington’s John Thielman founded the non-profit organization ShareFest-Texas, which brings organizations and people together to help those in need in the greater Arlington area. During this unprecedented time, Sharefest has launched a project to put bikes in the hands of people who need transportation to go to work.

The post ShareFest-Texas rallies local businesses and charity organizations to provide bikes for people in need first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> https://sharefest-texas.org/sharefest-texas-rallies-local-businesses-and-charity-organizations-to-provide-bikes-for-people-in-need/feed/ 0 Free roof on Arlington home where blaze killed toddler helps with healing https://sharefest-texas.org/free-roof-on-arlington-home-where-blaze-killed-toddler-helps-with-healing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-roof-on-arlington-home-where-blaze-killed-toddler-helps-with-healing https://sharefest-texas.org/free-roof-on-arlington-home-where-blaze-killed-toddler-helps-with-healing/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:09:57 +0000 https://sermansandbox.com/?p=4241 John Thielman, a family friend and community leader, began making calls and found plenty of groups willing to help. Thielman said he heard about No Roof Left Behind and decided to nominate the Condrons. When they became finalists, he began enlisting the help of churches and other groups to vote for the family. He said that the help continues to pour in from many sources: restaurants that are donating some of their proceeds, contractors providing services for free or reduced cost and volunteer organizations that want to help with tasks such as landscaping and painting. He is hoping that the repair work will be complete by the end of October.

The post Free roof on Arlington home where blaze killed toddler helps with healing first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> John Thielman, a family friend and community leader, began making calls and found plenty of groups willing to help.

Thielman said he heard about No Roof Left Behind and decided to nominate the Condrons. When they became finalists, he began enlisting the help of churches and other groups to vote for the family.

He said that the help continues to pour in from many sources: restaurants that are donating some of their proceeds, contractors providing services for free or reduced cost and volunteer organizations that want to help with tasks such as landscaping and painting. He is hoping that the repair work will be complete by the end of October.

The post Free roof on Arlington home where blaze killed toddler helps with healing first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> https://sharefest-texas.org/free-roof-on-arlington-home-where-blaze-killed-toddler-helps-with-healing/feed/ 0 Groups work to rebuild Arlington home where 2-year-old died in fire https://sharefest-texas.org/groups-work-to-rebuild-arlington-home-where-2-year-old-died-in-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=groups-work-to-rebuild-arlington-home-where-2-year-old-died-in-fire https://sharefest-texas.org/groups-work-to-rebuild-arlington-home-where-2-year-old-died-in-fire/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:08:31 +0000 https://sermansandbox.com/?p=4239 John Thielman, a longtime friend of the Condrons, has led an effort to rebuild the home, on Land Rush Drive in north Arlington. The Condrons had no homeowners insurance and were so grief-stricken that they were having difficulty forming a plan to rehabilitate the home, he said. Thielman, who is active in community groups and his church, First United Methodist of Arlington, found plenty of support to undertake the project. “I’ve got a very strong faith,” he said. “I know people are really good out there. I just ask, and within 15 seconds people are saying yes.”

The post Groups work to rebuild Arlington home where 2-year-old died in fire first appeared on Sharefest Texas .]]> John Thielman, a longtime friend of the Condrons, has led an effort to rebuild the home, on Land Rush Drive in north Arlington. The Condrons had no homeowners insurance and were so grief-stricken that they were having difficulty forming a plan to rehabilitate the home, he said.

Thielman, who is active in community groups and his church, First United Methodist of Arlington, found plenty of support to undertake the project.

“I’ve got a very strong faith,” he said. “I know people are really good out there. I just ask, and within 15 seconds people are saying yes.”

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