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The Nation’s Largest Christmas Party for the Homeless

Saturday, December 19, 2009, Operation Care–Dallas will host the nation’s largest Christmas Party for the homeless. From 10 AM UNTIL 3 PM (CST), thousands of homeless will be bused to the Dallas Convention Center from shelters and streets around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to be the guests of honor. They will receive free medical care, food, gifts, makeovers, haircuts, shoes, entertainment, and more. An entire section will be devoted to children with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a petting zoo, crafts, shoes, coats, and toys.

This year’s theme is “Operation Coming Home”. Our goal is to assist homeless men and women in reuniting and restoring relationships with their families. During the event, our guests will be introduced to resources in job counseling, housing, education, churches, and shelters. We will also provide medical and legal assistance with the belief that this will lead them to a better quality and productive life. Operation Care will share the spirit of Christmas with thousands of homeless men, women and children regardless of race, color or creed.

This year, the Veteran’s Administration of Dallas will partner with us in presenting special honor to our homeless veterans. (Approximately one-quarter of the homeless nationwide are veterans; however in Dallas, the percentage is nearly 30 percent.) These men and women have served our country admirably, and we desire to give special tribute and encouragement to them.

We are expecting between 8,000 - 9,000 homeless men, women and children from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We have invited five other cities - Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Irving and Denton - to join us for this one of a kind Christmas Party.

Effective November 18, 2009, Operation Care Dallas proudly announces its official news and marketing team:

Jeff Crilley, of Real News PR, reported the news on TV for 25 years in Dallas, Minneapolis, Omaha and Lansing. Dallas / Fort Worth residents remember him most for his time on Fox 4 news, but he has also had appearances on CNN, CNN Headline News,  The Discovery Channel, Good Morning America and The CBS Early Show.

An award-winning journalist, local residents also know him for his book and many speaking engagements on Public Relations and how to get free publicity. 

Real News PR. is a new breed of PR firm; one run entirely by former news professionals with real life experience selecting and reporting on news and public interest stories.

Jeff Brady of Brady Media Group also has a 20 year career reporting compelling stories on TV news. He is now the CEO of a new media advocacy agency called the Brady Media Group.  This is a team of journalists and creative story-tellers focused on new platforms and new audiences who access information in a whole new way in the changing media landscape.

The Brady Media Group supplements traditional messages with newer, cheaper, more authentic ones, helping clients discover how to allow local and national media to access your knowledge base as a resource, how to develop their own viral video, and how to use the contagious new platforms of social media to expand their brand.

Aimee Iarussi, CEO of Give Gifts.com, LLC and its subsidiary, DFW Business Network, operates a large networking organization in Dallas and New York. The Network organizes networking meetings and events for local businesses and entrepreneurs to meet several times a month.  During the meetings, attendees network, mingle, share ideas, and brainstorm to build strong businesses. 

The Network consists of ten group groups that meet separately and together and is served by Business PR News. The DFW Business Network is dedicated to serving members and member businesses and helping promote and build their future.

Lisa Cooper , music instructor at at Creative Soul School of Modern Music, has joined our team to assist with writing press releases.

Lisa Cooper was a professional musician based out of Nashville before moving to Dallas in 2006 to become the Director of Communications for 90.9 KCBI radio. Through this experience, she became involved with Operation Care Dallas when she covered the event live on the air in December of 2006. She has remained involved since.

With a desire to get back to her musical roots, Lisa joined the staff at Creative Soul School of Modern Music in 2009 and now teaches young and old the joy of musical expression. Lisa and her husband Keith are very involved in community outreach and use their musical talents to serve and encourage others.

 Operation Care Dallas has released a new brochure for use in media kits, advertising and promotions.

Download the brochure now.

For Immediate release: Monday, December 8, 2008

Contact: Susie Jennings (972.681.3567/214.315.6354) or Lisa Cooper (817.505.8548)

Thousands of homeless will be the guests of honor, and thousands of D/FW volunteers are preparing to make an historical impact.

DALLAS, Monday, December 8, 2008/Operation Care Dallas/ -- This Saturday, December 13, Operation Care Dallas will host the nation’s largest Christmas party for the homeless. From 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (CST), thousands of homeless will be bused to the Dallas Convention Center from shelters around the D/FW Metroplex to be the guests of honor and receive free medical care, food, gifts, makeovers, haircuts, entertainment, and more. An entire section will also be devoted to children with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a petting zoo and pony rides, bounce houses, coats, shoes, and toys.

The Dallas Convention Center will be transformed into a winter wonderland with the theme of “Restoring Hope.” An annual tradition hosted by Operation Care Dallas, this year’s event will be the largest ever as thousands of homeless and underprivileged children will be transported by bus from Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Denton, and Irving.