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There are many great causes that you can support or learn more about. Help us make a difference in our community!

Submit your PSA (Public Service Announcement): We always appreciate you visiting our Online Ranch, and if we can help you to promote a good cause we will. We'll do our best to post as many PSAs as possible.   Please submit all PSAs for posting consideration by  e-mail or mail: Marlee@TheRanchRadio.com or Attn: PSA Director 115 West 3rd St Fort Worth, TX 76101 Please include the basics: - Website with information? *PREFERRED* - What is the event or announcement? - Who or what does it benefit? - When, Where, and who can people contact for further information?

Mar 7th & 8th - 4th Annual Chocolate Fest

• Chocolate lovers unite! Treat yourself to chocolate for a good cause at the 4th Annual Chocolate Fest in Grapevine. All proceeds from the event - featuring more than 30 of the finest chocolatiers in the D/FW region - will go toward Traveler's Aid Dallas/Fort Worth, a United Way agency whose mission is to provide information and social services to the DFW Airport and surrounding communities. 
• In support of Traveler's Aid D/FW, guests can enjoy an evening under the stars indulging in decadent chocolates and sipping fine wine on March 7th from 7 to 10pm. This event will be held at La Buena Vida Vineyards located on 416 E. College Street in Grapevine. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $35 or $40 at the door.
• On Saturday, March 8th from 11am to 3pm - spend the day indulging in chocolate and perusing unique pieces of art at the Palace Arts Center in Historic Downtown Grapevine located on 300 S. Main Street. Art demos and exhibits from local artists will be on display. Tickets for this event are $14 or $15 at the door, and includes 10 chocolate samples. Admittance for children ages 7 and under is $5.
• For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 972-574-4420 or visit http://www.travelersaiddfw.org/ . For more information about historic Grapevine, TX and its attractions and events, please contact the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau at 817-410-3185 or visit http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/ .

Mar 9th - Jam For Junior 

Mar 29th - 4th Annual Fannin Co. Expo 

• The 4th Annual Fannin County Master Gardeners Garden, Lawn & Home Expo will be held March 29th from 9am to 4pm at the new Multi-Purpose Complex on Hwy 56 W at FM 87 in Bonham.
• Over 40 vendors and five knowledgeable speakers, such as Jesse Gunn Stephens and Kimberly Scoffield will be there.
• Applications for vendor booths during the expo and our Service Directory listings are being accepted. Booths start at $50, Service Directory listings are only $10.
• A Silent Auction benefitting the Fannin County Master Gardeners scholarship fund will be held and door prizes will be given throughout the day.
• For more information please contact the Fannin County Extension Office at (903) 583-7453.

Apr 15th -  29th Annual Fiesta De Oro

Apr 25th -  The Warm Place Benefit

Apr 26th - Walk for Lupus Now 2008

• The Lupus Foundation of America, North Texas Chapter will be holding a 5K Walk for Lupus Now 2008 on April 26th, 8am - noon in Historical Park. The Park is located at 2540 Farmers Branch Lane in Farmers Branch.
• The Foundations purpose is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the causes and cure. Their fundraising goal is $57,500 this year.
• This years walk will honor Kodie Gouge (8/15/91 - 7/30/05) and other children who face living with this disease every day.
•  To participate you will need to visit the Walk for Lupus website, register to walk, personalize your webpage, and start raising funds to support the Walk.
• For more information or to register for the Walk, visit http://www.walkforlupusnowdallas.kintera.org/ or call the Lupus Foundation of America, North Texas Chapter at (469) 374-0590.

Check Back Soon For More Local Events..... 

~ Relay For Life

• One day. One night. One community: By participating in an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event near you, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives lost to disease, and raise money to help fight it - all right in your community!
• Click here to find out more about the American Cancer Society
• There are more than 100 events each year in North Texas... click here to find a Relay Event in your area!

~ Shriners Hospitals For Children

• Children with serious medical problems face many challenges in life
• That's why Shriners Hospitals For Children offer help and hope by providing world-class medical care to kids with orthopedic, spinal cord or burn injury problems, totally free of charge!
• Shriners Hospitals combine leading edge research with outstanding teaching programs and there is a Shriners Hosptal helping kids from this area
• If you know a child they could help call 1-800-237-5055 or visit http://www.shrinershospitals.org/

~ The STAR Council

• STAR Council on substance abuse is here for you! The STAR Council has been offering prevention education as well as counseling to individuals, families, and communities for over 25 years.
• If you or someone you know is suffering from a substance abuse problem, please contact 800-375-1395 or via the web at http://www.starcouncil.org/ 

~ Operation Forever Free

• Organization providing assistance to wounded service men and women, and their families, many of which have suffered life-altering injuries.
• The organization's efforts include, but are not limited to, providing transportation, modifying/re-modeling homes, and in some cases providing a new home at no cost to the family.
• If you know a family that may need help, please forward their contact information and a short description of their situation and need to info@operationforeverfree.org
• For more information check out http://www.operationforeverfree.org/, or call (817) 391-2509, or write to: Operation Forever Free 3901 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 200, Bedford, TX 76021

~ Save a Smile - Kohl's Cares For Kids

• Save a Smile targets children from predetermined elementary schools in underserved areas who are at a high risk for dental disease
• More than 80 dentists volunteer with Save a Smile, conducting 11,885 dental screenings and donating $1.3 million of dental services throughout the program's existence over the last three years
• So, far Save a Smile has helped more than 670 children who had severe dental disease and were suffering from great dental pain
• Primarily funded by Kohl's Department Stores Kohl's Cares for Kids program, Save a Smile is a collaborative partnership of Cook Children's with the Fort Worth District Dental Society, Communities In Schools, and the Fort Worth, H-E-B and Keller Independent School Districts
• Visit www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/Community01.htm for more information

~ Freedom House Crisis Intervention Center

• for Parker County serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault & victims of other crimes
• all SERVICES ARE FREE
• if you need emergency assitance to provide crisis intervention and or emergency shelter please call 24-Hour Hotline at 817-596-8922
• freedom House is open Mon-Fri to provide crisi intervention, legal advocacy, individual counseling, and support groups... please call 817-596-7543
• volunteers fluent in speaking spanish and or Sign Language are needed please e-mail FreedomHouseVigil@hotmail.com

~ Freedom Alliance Scholarships

• Freedom Alliance provides tuition assistance to dependents of troops killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty

~ Volunteer Host Families Needed

• The SHARE! High School Exchange Program is seeking volunteers for the upcoming school year to act as host families for international exchange students
• Students are between the ages of 15 and 18, have their own medical insurance, spending money, and are from 30 different countries
• For more info call 1-800-941-3738

~ Toll-Free Legal Hotline

• Legal Aid of Northwest Texas provides a toll-free legal hotline from 9am to 12 noon Monday through Friday
• If you are eligible, lawyers will answer questions and take applications for further representation on most civil cases
• Call 1-888-529-5277 between 9am to 12 noon Monday through Friday
• Legal Aid of Northwest Texas has been providing civil legal aid to the low income community since 1951