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Around the Block 2018 is a Success

Thank you to everyone involved!

This year, we were excited to have the opportunity to clothe over 1,600 children! We had three Around the Block events in November 2018: ATB Southlake on November 3rd, ATB Arlington on November 10th, and ATB Austin on November 17th.
Children and families lined up for the opportunity to go shopping for clothes. As these children were from families at or below the poverty level, this was the first time for many of them to buy brand new clothes.

To make this event possible, we needed hundreds of volunteers to shop with these children. Between all three events, we had nearly 600 volunteers sign up!
We cannot say thank you enough to these wonderful individuals who were willing to take time out of their busy schedules to help us with these events.

We couldn’t do Around the Block without our amazing partnership with Kohl’s department stores. They have given so much to this organization.
And of course, our spectacular Kids Matter board members contributed an incredible amount of effort and time to make all three of our ATB events the best that they could be.

We look forward to growing these events in the future. Thank you again to everyone who made ATB 2018 such a huge success.

Marti Conner, President

Marti brings over thirty years of experience in marketing and strategic planning at an executive level, working with some of the largest for-profit and non-profit health care systems in the United States, including Cook Children’s Health Care System and Baylor Health Care System. Her expertise encompasses media and public relations, sales management, community and guest relations, telemarking, and research.

Marti has volunteered with Kids Matter for over seven years, in addition to Chairing the Marketing Committee and various fundraising activities for Kids Matter. She has always been a strong advocate for charitable work, previously working with Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, First Friday Women’s Group, Project Hand-Up, Fort Worth Children’s Advocacy Center, and the Arthritis Foundation.