The spirit of Christmas is all about giving and bringing joy to others, and the Dallas Stars, Enchant® Christmas and the Dallas Stars Foundation strongly embrace that belief. As part of their ongoing community missions, these three organizations partnered for an Enchant Christmas ‘Night of Giving,’ which benefited The Dallas Stars Foundation and their Legacy Project Partner, St. Philip's School and Community Center. From the Wednesday, December 15 ticket sales and skate rentals, more than $142,000 was raised for the Dallas Stars’ Legacy Project.

Throughout the evening, in addition to enjoying the magical holiday experience, guests also had an opportunity to meet NHL Alumni and beloved mascot, Victor E. Green.

“We’re still in awe at the amount of support the Dallas Stars community showed during the Night of Giving at Enchant,” says Kevin Johnston, CEO and founder of Enchant. “It was a sight to see so many Stars fans enjoying the ice skating trail, exploring the maze, taking pictures with Santa and checking out all the cool vendors. We cannot thank the Dallas Stars and the Dallas Stars Foundation enough for this memorable event, we look forward to many more in the future.”

“The Dallas Stars Foundation is extremely grateful for the opportunity to receive additional funding that will go to support St. Philip’s School and Community Center, “says Marty Turco, President of the Dallas Stars Foundation. “We would like to thank Enchant for this opportunity to partner with them for an incredible event. Our initiatives are made possible by the support of our loyal fans and North Texas community members.”

Enchant is now open nightly at Fair Park through Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 4:30-11:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.enchantchristmas.com.

ABOUT DALLAS STARS FOUNDATION:

The heart of the Dallas Stars Foundation is to invest in our communities by creating unique programs that nurture and enrich the lives of those in need. Foundation programs include health and education such as ‘Fitness Stars’ and ‘’Stick with Reading’, the building of ball hockey courts and playgrounds, and providing grants and scholarships throughout the community. For more information, visit nhl.com/stars/community.

ABOUT St. Philip's School and Community Center

St. Philip's School and Community Center is a private Christian school in southern Dallas, serving approximately 240 students in grades PK2 through 6th?grade, and a multifaceted community center, providing athletic, educational, and social services to more than 4,000 children, youth, and adults annually. For more information, visit stphilips1600.org.

ABOUT ENCHANT:

Enchant Christmas is an immersive Christmas experience that creates magical memories for the whole family through stadium-sized live events and virtual experiences. The magic that makes the holiday season bright comes alive with each and every one of Enchant Christmas’ experiences. From live events held at locations across the U.S. with the World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze, to shopping for gifts in an artisan market, Enchant Christmas allows you to celebrate this cherished season with loved ones.

Enchant Christmas is produced by Enchant Studios. Serving Canada and the U.S. since 2010, Enchant Studios specializes in the design and implementation of tailor-made lighting experiences for public spaces. Their passion is crafting visual and virtual experiences that encourage interaction and creates a festive atmosphere for guests to enjoy.

Random Bobbitt Provisions, a vintage retail shop located in Uptown, will celebrate its grand opening with a pop-up street fair on Sunday, October 24 from Noon to 5 p.m. Located at 3104 Fairmount Street in Dallas, the eclectic fun will include yummy eats from Easy Slider food truck, charcuterie delights from The Board Lady, live music from Alex Cantrell, and, of course, great vintage finds. Additional vintage vendors at the outdoor fair will include Olan Thrills, an artist who cleverly repurposes old photos; Brimm Design with their handmade custom hat creations; Our Lovely Abode and their handcrafted body products; collectibles from 1111 Design; and trendy clothing and accessories from Rush Salon & Boutique. The rain or shine event is free and open to the public to attend.

Random Bobbitt owners, Randy and Paula Sadler, share a passion for vintage. In 2020, they opened La Familia, a boutique that focuses on taking you back through time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now, the Sadlers are bringing their sense of style and culture deep to the heart of Texas with Random Bobbitt Provisions. With sincere consideration to Randy’s grandfather, this unique retailer doesn’t sit parallel to your average vintage antique shop. Constantly traveling the country in search of exciting, vintage relics, the owners of Random Bobbitt stock the shelves with collectibles and rare pieces from unusual décor and novelty souvenirs to defunct electronics and music equipment to clothing and jewelry to a custom fragrance. Patrons will love the curious, weird, strange and wonderful treasures from the past.

“I love looking back on things,” Mr. Sadler said. “I love keeping the memories of the past alive. Everything has a story.” Ms. Sadler echoes her husband’s sentiments and adds, “We’re always on the hunt for unique and collectible treasures and can’t wait to bring North Texas these finds.”

Random Bobbitt Provisions’ regular business hours are Sunday and Monday from Noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit thatssorandom.store or call 214-918-2949.

With the ongoing unrest in Afghanistan and refugees arriving to the United States, it is important to provide life-changing humanitarian relief to those in need. Gateway Church, in collaboration with World Relief, will be collecting essential items for welcome kits for the Afghan refugees relocating to North Texas. The collections will be held on September 25–26 and October 2–3 at Gateway Church area locations.

In addition to dealing with housing and social resources challenges, refugees will face additional major hurdles. The welcome kits provide the basic household items that the Afghan refugees will need as they begin a new journey in the North Texas community. The items include essentials with six kit opportunities: hygiene, kitchen, household, bedroom, dining, and bathroom. By donating the welcome kits, this frees up World Relief finances to further help integrate Afghan families into the community.

There are two ways the community can get involved. First is a drop-off option, which allows people to purchase items and build their own kits. Then, deliver it to one of Gateway’s campuses in North Texas during weekend services on September 25­–26 or October 2–3. People are also invited to ship their kits to one of the Gateway campuses, marked to the attention of “Welcome Kits for Afghans.” For a list of kits and items per kit, visit gatewaypeople.com. The second option is to give toward a kit, which is a cash donation that goes toward the creation of welcome kits. To give, visit gatewaypeople.com

Since August 1, World Relief had received 409 Afghans with Special Immigrant Visas. Thirty-nine of those were welcomed by the North Texas office, along with seven other refugees resettled during that period. An estimated 90+ Afghans will be coming to the area within the next three to six weeks. These numbers are in addition to the approximately 350 refugees/asylees already anticipated to arrive in North Texas over the next nine months. Serving Afghan arrivals into the United States for more than a decade, starting in the next few weeks, World Relief anticipates receiving a much larger number of Afghans arriving throughout their network—as many as 7,000 or even more just in the coming months. World Relief is one of nine resettlement agencies involved nationwide.

Gateway North Texas Campuses for Welcome Kit Drop-Offs/Shipments on September 25­–26 and October 2–3:

Southlake Campus

700 Blessed Way

Southlake, TX 76092

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am & 11 am

Dallas Campus

12123 Hillcrest Road

Dallas, TX 75230

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am & 11 am

Frisco Campus

7125 Legacy Drive

Frisco, TX 75034

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am, 11 am & 1 pm

Grand Prairie Campus

2404 N Carrier Pkwy

Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am, 11 am & 1 pm

Justin Campus

3300 Championship Pkwy

Fort Worth, TX 76177

Sunday: 10 am

North Fort Worth Campus

4209 Basswood Blvd

Fort Worth, TX 76137

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am, 11 am & 1 pm

North Richland Hills Campus

7501 Davis Blvd

North Richland Hills, TX 76182

Saturday: 4 pm

Sunday: 9 am, 11 am & 1 pm

Prosper Campus

4331 Prosper Trail

Prosper, TX 75078

Sunday: 9 am & 11 am

About Gateway Church
Gateway Church is a multicampus, nondenominational church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex led by Senior Pastor Robert Morris. Since it began in 2000, the church has grown to more than 100,000 active attendees with eight local Dallas/Fort Worth campuses, one out-of-state campus, and four prison campuses.

Connect with Gateway Church 

• Website: gatewaypeople.com 
• Facebook: @gatewaypeople
• Twitter: @gatewaypeople  
• Instagram: @gatewaypeople 

About World Relief

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. We partner with local churches and community leaders in the U.S. and abroad to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable. With offices globally, World Relief has a Dallas presence since 1980.

Connect with World Relief

• Website:  worldrelief.org
• Facebook: @worldrelief
• Twitter: @worldrelief
• Instagram: @worldrelief