We’re excited to be part of One Man Dallas and Cadillac Cares Contest!

One Man Dallas is designed to encourage more men to volunteer with charitable organizations and engage in community projects that make our communities a better place to live and work. Held previously in Chicago and Minneapolis, One Man has come to Dallas to put the spotlight on men who can provide the inspiration for others to get involved.

One of our board members, Mark Melton, has been selected as Big Thought’s nominee. We are fortunate to have Mark as an advocate and supporter of Big Thought and the children we serve. Please help recognize Mark’s efforts by voting for him on the One Man Dallas website through May 19.

You can also support One Man Dallas by attending one of the free ‘Meet the Men’ happy hours:Tickets to the final event on May 19, where the winner will be announced, are available for purchase. Visit onemandallas.com for more information.

Thursday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Park Place Mercedes Benz
Wednesday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at Nest on McKinney Avenue
Wednesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Boardroom Salon
Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. at the Aloft Hotel 

Big Thought is also participating in the Cadillac Cares Contest, which runs through May 9. By ‘liking’ the Metroplex Cadillac Dealers’ Facebook page and casting a vote for Big Thought on their page, you can help us win a $50,000 advertising campaign to help us raise awareness about Big Thought’s mission. You can vote once a day every day between today and May 9!

Please share this information with your friends and encourage them to get involved! Thank you for your support as we strive to provide 100% of kids with the opportunity to think creatively, achieve academically, make healthy choices and become productive, forward-thinking and engaged citizens.

Our Theme Song

If you've been to our new website with your speakers turned on, you've probably heard a delightful little ditty that accompanies the flash banner at the top of the page. That music was written for us by one of our AWESOME new Board members, Ross Vick. Ross is a singer/songwriter - here's his MySpace Music page and his website. He tours a lot - catch him at White Rock Coffee on October 28th - but despite that, he found time to write us this special tune!

We've got lots of plans for our new signature music, so make sure you stay tuned to our PSAs, YouTube videos and other media to hear more - and BIG thank you to Ross for creating such an awesome piece of music just for US! Haven't heard it yet? Head over to the Big Thought website to take a listen and learn a bit about what we do!

A Chance to Pat Ourselves on the Back...

We are SO stoked right now! Big Thought won the Arts Education Award from Americans for the Arts at their conference in Seattle. That is such an honor - plus the award is super-neat! The Arts Education Award is given annually to an organization that is a leader among arts education organizations, especially in the areas of program design and implementation. Congrats to the other award winners - find 'em here - and thank you to Americans for the Arts for giving us this honor!

In other news, our 2008-2009 Board of Directors met for the last time last night. We bid adieu to our fearless Board Chair, Karen Hirschman - and welcome to our incoming Board Chair, Tucker Enthoven. Will you help us make imagination a part of everyday learning in our new fiscal year?