Did you watch models wear the latest fashions on the runway this season? Don’t worry, neither did I. But luckily I didn’t have to. This Saturday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Greenhill School students will be sporting the latest trends for a “Winter Wonderland” charity fashion show in the Greenhill library. The cost is $5 for Greenhill students and $8 for general admission. All proceeds benefit the Family Place. Another incentive to trek to Addison? The first 50 people who arrive will receive a Neiman Marcus gift bag and discounts from Vineyard Vines and the Melanie Gayle boutique.

Every day, newspapers are filled with articles about violence, crime, and general upheaval. While those stories are undoubtedly newsworthy, I gather from the disdain the American public shows for the media that you’d like to see more positive stories grace our pages.

We hear you.

Preston Hollow People would like to recognize the person who donated the most time, energy, and resources in 2011 as its People Person of the Year. However, we need your help. Let us know who you think deserves our inaugural volunteerism award by nominating someone right now. Winners will be announced in our Feb. 3 edition.

The Parents’ Association of St. Mark’s School of Texas pulled some strings for their 2012 Celebrate event. Ben Stiller will be the celebrity guest of honor, and The Spazmatics will perform for the Feb. 18th function.

Located at the Omni Hotel, the event includes  food, music, and an auction, with all proceeds benefiting The Parents’ Association Endowed Teaching Fellowship Fund.

If you’ve ever wondered what the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce was all about, now’s your chance to find out. Enjoy drinks and appetizers from 5 to 7 p.m. at the chamber’s holiday open house at 10707 Preston Road.

There’s no cost to attend, but guests are asked to bring toys or childcare items for the Dallas Police Department’s Santa Cops program.

Don’t know what to cook for dinner tonight? Just say no to your own kitchen, and head over to Purple Cow in Preston Royal Village for Kramer Elementary Spirit Night. From 4 to 9 p.m., mention the Kramer Colts and 15 percent of your bill goes to the school.

Head of school Joan Hill and students assembled hygiene kits last week for Community Partners of Dallas.

Lamplighter students helped provide comfort to abused and neglected children by assembling hygiene kits and donating them to Community Partners of Dallas.

“It’s fun helping other people,” said Azal, a first-grader at Lamplighter.

Azal captured the feeling of students who donated, assembled, and delivered hygiene kits for children that are removed from their homes. The kits included shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.

Joan Hill, Lamplighter’s head of school, explained why the school is interested in being so involved in the community.

“Through our efforts with Community Partners, we are hoping to ease a difficult situation for a young child,” she said. “Lamplighter is committed to working to improve the lives of children in small ways each day.” Read More…

It’s pretty easy to find places to recycle paper products. But if your house is brimming with discarded electronics, the locations that accept those extremely expensive hunks of plastic are limited. Happily, Kramer Elementary is holding a technology recycling fundraiser today.

Feel free to drop off your old cell phones, game consoles, MP3 players, computers, and just about anything else with an on-off switch at 7131 Midbury Drive. The school is also accepting silver, gold, and platinum jewelry, because we all know how those precious metals can really clutter up a living space.

Yavneh Academy's Head of School Donald O'Quinn (back) with Rachel Siegel, Jillian Herstein, Rachel Goodman, Jori Epstein, Justine Berman, David Dunsky, and scholarship benefactor Andrew Schultz

Six outstanding Yavneh Academy students received $3,000 Schultz Family Community Service Scholarships. Andrew Schultz congratulated the scholarship winners, which include seniors Justine Berman, David Dunsky, Jori Epstein, Jillian Herstein, and juniors Rachel Goodman and Rachel Siegel.

The scholarship recognizes current Yavneh students who exude community leadership, involvement, and a personal commitment to giving back. These six students have accumulated more than 6,000 service hours during their time high school careers. Yavneh requires only 130 service hours to graduate.

“In reading the applications of the students I was blown away, over and over, by the amount of service, and the diversity of projects and incredible interests, that these students have participated in,” said Andrew Schultz.

Schultz noted that this year’s honorees have tutored classmates and others in the community, worked with special-needs children, collected food for the hungry, and raised funds to build a school in Ethiopia.

“Those standing here today are examples of the inspiration for this scholarship and we hope the rest of Yavneh’s student body, so many of whom we know are deeply devoted to their community will too be inspired to never stop acting on that,” said Schultz.

While a lot of people got into the spirit of 11-11-11, none did it better than Trinity Christian Academy. The K-12 school in Addison raised nearly $1 million for its annual fundraiser. Internationally acclaimed author Eric Metaxas discussed his latest book, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, and entertained questions from the crowd of 1,000. For more information on the event, go to the jump. Read More…