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Mother's Day Community Blessing Bags
Gary W Irvin, 6919 Lindsley Avenue, Dallas, TX, US# 🌷 Mother’s Day Angels Blessing Bags
💐 A Soup Angels Celebration of Love, Care & Community
📅 Saturday, May 9, 2026 1:00–3:00 p.m. 📍 Chef Irvin’s House — 6919 Lindsley Ave, Dallas, TX 75223## 🧺 Help Us Create 100+ Mother’s Day Blessing Bags
This Mother’s Day, we’re honoring the strength and resilience of the women in our community — while ensuring every neighbor in need receives care with dignity. We’ll assemble Blessing Bags filled with essentials, comfort items, and a few extra touches of beauty for the ladies.
Bring supplies, donate funds, or simply show up with heart.## 🎨 New Partnership: Lakewood Art Lab
Young artists from Lakewood Art Lab are creating hand‑drawn Mother’s Day encouragement cards to tuck into each Blessing Bag — a beautiful, uplifting gift from child to neighbor.
## 💗 Items Needed
🧦 Socks 🧼 Adult wipes 🪥 Toothbrush sets 💧 Bottled water 🍎 Healthy snacks 🧴 Hygiene kits 🪒 Shave kits 💄 Lip balm
### 🌸 Extra Love for the Ladies
🌺 Travel‑size lotion 💕 Feminine hygiene products 🎀 Hair ties or headbands 💖 Pink/floral self‑care items
🛒 Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1B4N14VCEV5SU?ref_=wl_share## 🎀 Pink Bags Needed
We’d love to use pink bags for the women’s baskets — but all sizes and colors are welcome.
## 🍗 400 Homestyle Chicken Plates
We’re preparing 400 homestyle chicken plates for Mother’s Day weekend outreach. A $5 donation sponsors a plate; remaining funds support Blessing Bag supplies.
## 🚗 Optional Ride‑Along
From 3:00–3:30 p.m., join Chef Gary to distribute the first 100 Blessing Bags. The remaining bags will be delivered on Mother’s Day, May 10.
## 🤝 Your Time Matters
Whether you bring items, donate, or simply lend your hands, you are part of this celebration of love and community.
## 🥣 Don’t Forget
If you or your family need nourishment this week, reserve your free outreach soups — we’re here to support you with dignity and care.
💙 With Gratitude, Chef Gary W. Irvin II Founder, Soup Angels Outreach Program
Soup Angels Mission: To nourish our Dallas neighbors with dignity, compassion, and joy — one bowl, one basket, one plate at a time.2 attendees
Mexico and Patrón Tequila Cocktail Dinner - Urban Rio in Historic Downtown Plano
Urban Rio Cantina & Grill, 1000 14th St #100, Plano, TX, USFor full event details, be sure to click on "Read More".
Join us for a memorable FOUR COURSE DINNER celebrating the bold flavors of Mexican cuisine, paired with FOUR PATRÓN TEQUILA COCKTAILS!
Each vibrant course will be perfectly paired with a handcrafted cocktail featuring PATRÓN TEQUILA, creating a festive and flavorful dining experience.
Celebrate the FLAVORS OF of MEXiCO with every sip and bite.
Executive Chef SALVATORE GISELLU and Chef PEDRO CATALAN invite you to URBAN RIO for a delicious FOUR COURSE GOURMET DINNER paired with FOUR PATRÓN TEQUILA COCKTAILS!
THE MENU?
As always, it's "strictly confidential"!
In a long-standing URBAN RIO tradition, the SPECIAL MENU is kept a guarded secret until it's finally unveiled the night of the dinner to a full house of appreciative diners!
TICKETS: $69.90 + tax and gratuity
https://www.toasttab.com/catering/urban-rio-cantina-grill-1000-14th-st-100/menu/mexico%20%26%20patron%20tequila%20cocktail%20dinner
PLEASE NOTE:
Please list any allergies or foods you wish to avoid in the "Special Request" box when purchasing your ticket(s).
ABOUT PATRON TEQUILA:
Patrón is a premium, high-quality tequila brand produced in Jalisco, Mexico, from 100% Blue Weber Agave, owned by Bacardi. It is widely known for being a popular, widely available, additive-free, and smooth tequila produced in high volumes, generally featuring a 40% alcohol by volume (8080 proof).
Key details about Patrón Tequila include:
- Production Method: It is made using traditional methods, including baking in brick ovens, crushing with a stone tahona wheel and roller mill, and double-distilling in copper pot stills.
- Additive-Free: Patrón has established itself as a leading brand that uses no additives to create its smooth profile.
- Product Lineup: The core lineup includes Patrón Silver (unaged, crisp), Patrón Reposado (aged 2-12 months), and Patrón Añejo (aged 12+ months).
- Popularity: Launched in 1989, it is the third-largest global tequila brand, recognized as an accessible premium choice in many bars, according to.
- Bottle Design: Known for its signature hand-blown glass bottles, notes.
THE URBAN RIO STORY:
After bringing an original wood-fired pizza concept, Urban Crust, to the area in 2009, owners Bonnie and Nathan Shea purchased the Old Downtown Plano Ice House at 1000 E. 14th Street (one block south of Urban Crust) and began envisioning a "sister" concept for the area.
URBAN RIO means "the river of the city." The name was adopted because of the restaurant's location just east of what is now the DART rail in Downtown Plano. This same thoroughfare was once the Texas Electric Railway, which is why it is known as the "Steel River" of Plano.
URBAN RIO'S exciting flavors are influenced by both sides of the Rio Grande River.
Under the leadership of World Master Chef Salvatore Gisellu, URBAN RIO uses only the freshest and most authentic ingredients to make their dishes among the best in town. They make their core offerings from scratch, using ingredients like hand-ground masa for tortillas and tamales and fresh-muddled fruit for the most flavorful cocktails in North Texas!
DART ACCESSIBLE:
URBAN RIO may be accessed by DART rail from the nearby Downtown Plano Station.
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