A Century of Impact and a Bright Future Ahead! 

As we welcome 2025, we reflect with deep gratitude on the incredible strides we made together in 2024. Your leadership and generosity empowered communities across North Texas, transformed lives through the Women of Tocqueville Fund, and strengthened bonds through gatherings like WOT Connections, DINE! and impactful advocacy efforts. 

This year is particularly special as United Way of Metropolitan Dallas celebrates its Centennial! Together, we honor 100 years of transformative impact in North Texas while looking ahead to the meaningful work still to come. We hope you will join us for these upcoming opportunities:

• Celebrate this year’s Social Innovation Accelerator fellows as they practice their final pitches at Demo Day on January 29 and compete for a spot at The Pitch.

• Volunteer for Reading Day on March 7 with 1,000+ community members to promote literacy and a love of reading in 1,000+ local classrooms. Women of Tocqueville will host two schools–one in Collin County and one in Dallas County–and we hope you will join us! 

• Connect with fellow WOT and incoming Social Innovation Incubator participants on March 19 at their Debut Night at Dallas College, sponsored by the Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children.

• See the impact of your WOT Joy! contributions at the WOT Virtual Baby Shower on April 4.

• Vote for your favorite Social Innovation Accelerator fellow at the 10th anniversary of their culminating event of the year, The Pitch on April 9.

And please save the date for our Centennial Celebration event on November 15, where we will come together as a community to commemorate this extraordinary milestone, reflect upon 100 years of impact in North Texas, and look forward to our second century of service. 

Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our shared mission as we embark on this exciting year. With your brilliance and compassion, we will continue to Celebrate Impact, Ignite Innovation, and Empower Our Future. 

With heartfelt gratitude, 

Mandy Austin, Michelle Horton, and Michelle Thomas 

Women of Tocqueville Tri-Chairs 

Last chance to register! United Way Capitol Day 

Feb. 25-26

Register today to join us at Texas United Way Capitol Day, Feb. 25-26 in Austin. This impactful day of advocacy, connection and democracy in action is a powerful opportunity to speak up for policies that directly affect our community. For more details and travel information click here. The deadline to register and book your hotel is Jan. 31.

Join us for the Social Innovation Accelerator Demo Day 

Wednesday, January 29 

Demo Day is a critical step in United Way Metropolitan Dallas’ 10-month Social Innovation Accelerator program. The event features fast-paced pitches from the 10 social entrepreneurs as they vie for a spot at The Pitch, where they will compete for prize money and the title of “Social Innovator of the Year.” Click here to RSVP today to secure your seat. 

Teens United Service Project

Sunday, January 26 

Join us for a teen only service project, from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, January 26 at the United Way offices. Teen volunteers will assemble literacy kits in preparation for Reading Day and earn two service hours. Teens United is an engaging group for teens ages 13 to 18 who seek to make a difference in North Texas and inspire the next generation to be part of the change through volunteerism and education. Contact Lauren Parker to RSVP for the service project or learn more about Teens United today.  

VOLUNTEER WITH UNITED WAY 

Support Early Literacy at United Way Reading Day

Friday, March 7

United Way Reading Day presented by Atmos Energy supports early reading by showing kids that books are fun, accessible and engaging. As part of our Aspire United Volunteer Series presented by Texas Instruments, Reading Day is a unique way for volunteers to encourage early literacy, which is directly connected to our focus areas of education, income and health—the building blocks of opportunity. Click here to secure your volunteer spot today.

SAVE THE DATES

Incubator Debut Night
Women of Tocqueville Fund
Wednesday, March 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Dallas College

Please join us for Incubator Debut night hosted by the Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and Children, where we will celebrate the social entrepreneurs as they pitch their bold solutions to strengthen education, income and health. Let us know you're joining us at RSVP@unitedwaydallas.org.

WOT Virtual Baby Shower 

April 4  | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Virtual

United Way Women of Tocqueville members will gather virtually on April for their fifth-annual baby shower, celebrating 100 expectant and new moms from community partners including Abide Women’s Health Services, Ascend Dallas, AVANCE, Delighted to Doula, Family Care Connection, Lumin Education, and Metrocare Services. To RSVP, please contact RSVP@unitedwaydallas.org. 

The Pitch
Wednesday, April 9 | 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Toyota Music Factory
Join us Wednesday, April 9 for The Pitch powered by PNC and Amazon, as change-seekers like you come together to advance our shared vision of a stronger, more equitable North Texas. To RSVP, please contact RSVP@unitedwaydallas.org. 

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