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ShareFest-Texas receives the 2021-2022 Fred and Dottie Seals Circle of Service Award
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...
ShareFest Texas continues to help the under-served in the Arlington community
SHAREFEST TEXAS, an Arlington-based non-profit organization that is devoted to helping the under-served in the community via a variety of altruistic partnerships, had an impactful 2021. Organization spokesperson John Thielman says ShareFest Texas fully furnished 60...
Dodson Commercial Real Estate partners with Sharefest-Texas!
Our property manager, Penny, volunteers her time by making signs to encourage victims of domestic violence and...
ShareFest-Texas rallies local businesses and charity organizations to provide bikes for people in need
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...
Free roof on Arlington home where blaze killed toddler helps with healing
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...
Groups work to rebuild Arlington home where 2-year-old died in fire
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...
