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March 3, 2011 marked the 18th year for Design Inspirations, a joint fundraiser benefitting Gill Children’s Services and KinderFrogs, presented by the Fort Worth Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi alumnae groups.

The event featured over 50 elegantly designed tables, creatively developed by local designers and individuals. This year’s guest speaker was Alexa Hampton, President and featured designer of Mark Hampton, LLC, the world-famous design firm founded in 1976 by her late father Mark Hampton.

Gill thanks Design Inspirations for their support and will put the funds raised to very good use!

Please donate your old cell phones, iPods, mp3 players or other personal electronic devices to Go Frog Wireless for Gill’s benefit! You may drop off or mail your device to Gill’s offices, or make your donation directly to Go Frog Wireless with a specific designation to Gill. Donation locations are:

Gill Children’s Services, Inc.
555 Hemphill Street, Suite 200
Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Go Frog Wireless
℅ Gill Children’s Services
3517 Blue Bonnet Circle
Fort Worth, Texas 76109

*Go Frog Wireless will donate to Gill 10% of any purchase made by a friend of Gill.

In addition to the contribution made through the Birdies for Charity program last fall, Colonial Country Club has made a $2,500 donation to Gill as part of its Colonial Country Club Charities program.

In keeping with the PGA Tour, Crowne Plaza’s and Colonial Country Club’s commitment to “giving something back” to the communities where a PGA tournament is hosted, Colonial Country Club Charities provides project and program support that benefits the youth, primarily, of Tarrant County.

Gill Children’s Services was featured as part of Good Morning Texas’s promotion of the Greatest Gift Catalog Ever. Greatest Gift founder Elliot Goldman made an appearance on the December 2, 2010 show to encourage viewers to make Catalog purchases for gifts this holiday season. Gill Children’s Services Executive Director Amanda Stallings, Union Gospel Mission President Don Shisler and Tarrant Area Food Bank Executive Director Bo Soderberg appeared to represent the Catalog’s 14 beneficiary organizations.

Click here to watch the Greatest Gift Catalog Ever segment on Good Morning Texas.

The Greatest Gift Catalog Ever offers 45 unique charitable giving opportunities from 14 worthwhile Tarrant County charities including Gill Children’s Services. Donors may select a specific project to fund for their favorite charity, and because administrative and promotional costs have been funded through the generous support of local foundations and corporations, 100 percent of your donation goes to your designated charity.

Visit TheGreatestGiftCatalogEver.org to view the catalog and for more details about making a donation online, by phone or via mail.