The media is invited to UGM Dallas for interviews and breakfast where CEO, Bruce Butler, is going to new heights to reach the $500,000 goal they set for the annual one-day, online giving event known as North Texas Giving Day. Mr. Butler will be ascending to the roof of the UGM Dallas building on the night of September 21st where he will spend the night and the next day as he “Works on Meeting Our Goal.” Community members can help bring Bruce down off the roof by donating to www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Ugmdallas.
When: Thursday – September 22, 2022
6am -Noon
Where: UGM Dallas
3211 Irving Blvd., Dallas, TX 75247
Who/What:
Several partners are supporting the endeavors of UGM Dallas. Dinner the night of the 21st will be provided by Off the Bone Barbeque, breakfast will be delivered to UGM by The Original Pancake House DFW, Chef Jean Chrispin Djomo of Les Delices De France will be handing out pastries and plant based UNLIMEAT quiche, and lunch will be provided by Asian Mint. Re-Teck’s Recycle Avengers electric car and game character, Kit, will be on location handing out t-shirts. SPERE Corp.is providing a bucket lift truck to aid UGM Dallas as they bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness and raise funds. One of Dallas’ hot, new virtual kitchens, Packin’ Bowls, is supporting UGM Dallas on #NTxGivingDay by donating $1 from every online order placed on 9/22.
“Together with our Board of Directors, we set a lofty goal for North Texas Giving Day 2022. We have full confidence in our supporters and the people of Dallas to help us reach this goal,” stated Bruce Butler, CEO of UGM Dallas. “The COVID pandemic and now tough economic conditions have placed more people in situations causing them to need extra help. We have three capital projects we are asking for support on this year that will enable us to better serve the homeless of Dallas.”
During the COVID pandemic, UGM Dallas housed the homeless 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The extra usage on facilities generated the need for renovations to the bathroom facilities at Calvert Men’s Shelter. UGM Dallas is also purchasing and installing StepUP modular beds to offer therapeutic support to Veterans, the disabled and elderly who need a reprieve from the cold, hard streets. Furthermore, UGM Dallas is remodeling the cosmetology area to provide women from the Center of Hope Women & Children’s Shelter with makeovers as they enter the workplace, ongoing haircuts and styling for kids, and employable skills that will enable them to provide for themselves and their children. Click to Watch Video
For more information on UGM Dallas or to donate, visit www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Ugmdallas.