Volunteers gathered Saturday morning to kick off the first-ever Transform Dallas citywide community service workday in Hamilton Park. Dallas Council member Adam McGough joined volunteers who ate a quick breakfast and received instructions before going to their worksites.
The Tenth District council member, whose district includes Hamilton Park, said he supported the Transform Dallas effort because it was an opportunity to collaborate. "For so long we've been doing great work in isolation, across the city, but across our neighborhoods too," he said.
Dallas Leadership Foundation, along with five churches -- Concord Church, Fellowship Bible Church, Friendship-West Baptist Church, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, and Park Cities Baptist Church formed the first-ever partnership last year that led to Transform Dallas.
By pulling together groups who have worked separately, McGough said, "we can move the needle, we're able to leverage each other, and we're tying our energy and efforts in a smarter way, and make it have a bigger impact on the community, and that's what it's all about."
McGough said the church he attends, Prestoncrest Church of Christ, has been involved in the Hamilton Park area for a long time. "I love to be in a position as the council member to be able to come alongside and help in any possible way I can."
Jicori Minor, who grew up in Hamilton Park, was also on hand to volunteer for the Transform Dallas workday as a representative of Texas Instruments.
"I'm volunteering today because I'm actually from Hamilton Park, I was born and raised in Hamilton Park," said the 34-year-old, who works in finance operations at Texas Instruments. "And going to Georgia Tech, and coming back to work for Texas Instruments, I think it's very important that we partner with our neighboring neighborhood, and put energy back into the neighborhood -- paint, and do whatever we can."
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| Dallas Council member Adam McGough, left, and DLF president Wil McCall. |
Dallas Leadership Foundation, along with five churches -- Concord Church, Fellowship Bible Church, Friendship-West Baptist Church, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, and Park Cities Baptist Church formed the first-ever partnership last year that led to Transform Dallas.
By pulling together groups who have worked separately, McGough said, "we can move the needle, we're able to leverage each other, and we're tying our energy and efforts in a smarter way, and make it have a bigger impact on the community, and that's what it's all about."
McGough said the church he attends, Prestoncrest Church of Christ, has been involved in the Hamilton Park area for a long time. "I love to be in a position as the council member to be able to come alongside and help in any possible way I can."Jicori Minor, who grew up in Hamilton Park, was also on hand to volunteer for the Transform Dallas workday as a representative of Texas Instruments.
"I'm volunteering today because I'm actually from Hamilton Park, I was born and raised in Hamilton Park," said the 34-year-old, who works in finance operations at Texas Instruments. "And going to Georgia Tech, and coming back to work for Texas Instruments, I think it's very important that we partner with our neighboring neighborhood, and put energy back into the neighborhood -- paint, and do whatever we can."
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