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Book Event Raised Eyebrows – and Money
The March 14th book event featuring Gregory M. Hasty and his book Oak Cliff and the Missing Pieces was a cover-to-cover success. More than 25 people attended the Kessler Community Church reading, discussion and fundraiser. They bought 16 autographed books, the proceeds of which went to Mercy Street, For Oak Cliff and Good Street Baptist Church.
The crowd was very involved in Mr. Hasty's fascinating presentation, asked a lot of questions and learned some surprising things about the area, including it's origin story beginning in the 1800s and the fact that Dallas once had the largest KKK membership in the nation. "Hearing about the people who started the different areas of Oak Cliff and what they all went through was the highlight for me," said one attendee.
"Thank you, Cynthia (Michaels) and David (Preziosi), for organizing this wonderful event," said the author.
And thank you to all who attended and participated. If you're curious about the book, you can buy it on Amazon here.
Stay tuned for more book events down the road.
2023 HOC Holiday Celebration Winners: Everyone
On December 11, close to 60 people attended the beautiful 2023 Heritage Oak Cliff Holiday Celebration at 445 Events. We had raffle winners and service award winners, but at this event, everyone was a winner. The room was decorated in sophisticated black and gold (including a black and gold Christmas tree), the hors d’oeuvres were d’licious, the company was fantastic and everyone enjoyed our special just-for-the-occasion beverage, The Cliff (vodka, cranberry juice and elderflower liqueur). Thank you, Trudy Newton, VP of Membership, for making this a celebration worth celebrating.
Congratulations to everyone reading this article for a successful HOC year; you make our community great. And a special congratulations to our service award winners: David Preziosi and Donovan Westover are our 2023 Neighborhood Champions, and Mike Matthews is our 2023 Fundraising Champion.
If you’d like to see more photos from the event, check out the photo album here (photos by 2nd2Nunn Photography).
What a success!!
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the Fall Home Tour and a big thank you to all of our amazing homeowners who opened their doors to us and all of the wonderful house sponsors, advertisers, and partners of the event!
We look forward to using the proceeds of the tour next year in the form of grants to help neighborhoods across Oak Cliff!
2023 HOC Grant Awards Recipients
The 2023 HOC Grant Awards Celebration is over, but there's still a lot to celebrate. Congratulations to all ten neighborhood association recipients, and many thanks to our VP of Grants, Cynthia Michaels (shown handing out the awards above – if you want to see more photos of the celebration, click here). We look forward to the completion of all your creative and thoughtful projects – and the improvements to our community – over the coming months. Below is a list of the recipients, their projects and the grant monies awarded. Time to start thinking about next year's applications!