We are excited to welcome Lisa and Tom Perini of Perini Ranch from Buffalo Gap, Texas, as our chefs this spring! Join us for two seatings—lunch at 11:30 AM and dinner at 7:00 PM—on April 3, 2025. The Perinis will share fascinating stories of their Texas heritage, hospitality, and their experiences cooking for everyone from small West Texas families to U.S. Presidents, all while serving up authentic Texas ranch cuisine. Guests will savor the true flavors of Texas, including a cowboy cooking over a chuck wagon and their renowned Mesquite Smoked Peppered Beef Tenderloin.

Table sponsorships are available now! Visit https://www.vnatexas.org/celebritychef/ to reserve your table and learn more. Event Co-Chairs, Jennifer and Matt Craft and Rachael and Evan Singer, are excited to welcome guests to this unique FUNdraiser!  We’re grateful to have long-time VNA supporters and former board member Karen Pollock and her husband Richard Pollock, serve as our Honorary Chairs.

Please know that 100% of the funds raised from Celebrity Chef go directly to VNA programs: Meals on Wheels, Supportive Palliative Care, and adult and pediatric Hospice Care. 

On this Giving Tuesday, we give thanks to the donors and volunteers who make our work possible.  Thank you for all you do to help us care for our community, enhance health and well-being with compassion, dignity and integrity.  Learn more about how your support drives our mission at www.vnatexas.org

To help honor your loved ones’ memories or those who have made a positive impact, VNA offers a special way to pay tribute on the Light Up a Life Holiday Tree displayed in the community.

With a suggested gift of $10 or more, a personalized dove with the name of each life you wish to honor or remember will be placed on one of the community trees. Your gift to the annual Light Up a Life program for VNA Hospice Care will ensure VNA can continue to provide compassionate end-of-life care for patients, caregivers, and loved ones-no matter their ability to pay.

Click here or below to make your donation and select your tribute today. Questions? Reach out to McKenzie Kapperman at (214) 689-2211 or email mckenzie.kapperman@vnatexas.org

The Power of Pie event was a great success this year, with more than 1,200 pies and loaves of bread enjoyed during the Thanksgiving season. The event raised more than $86,000 to support our Meals on Wheels and Hospice and Supportive Palliative Care programs.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous friends and partners, including Knife, Central Market, Empire Baking, Ventura Foods, Uncle Willie’s Pies, Sugar and Sage, Brook Hollow Golf Club, Northwood Club, Top Golf, CTI Foods, Crown Block, and Trio Community Meals, for their delicious donations!

A special thank you goes to our presenting sponsor, Interabang Books, as well as to our sponsors: Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, The Jerry R. Junkins Family Foundation, Eiseman Jewels, Texas Instruments, Canary, and MaryBeth Boutique.

We are also deeply appreciative of our committee members, Sally Dutter, Kiersten Kerrigan, Christi Morrow, and Denice Swift, along with all the volunteers whose hard work and dedication make this event possible. Thank you!

The Visiting Nurse Association celebrated 90 years of service with the help of the legendary Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts! Our guests had a two-stepping good time and learned a little more about our important work. Thanks to the generosity of so many, we raised more than $100,000 to help feed more hungry, homebound seniors and provide compassionate care for seriously ill patients. We were also honored with a proclamation from The State of Texas in honor of VNA’s 90th year presented by Texas State Representative, Rafael Anchia.

A very special thank you to our presenting sponsor, Atmos Energy, VIP sponsor Ben E. Keith Beverages, beer sponsor ZiegenBock and spirit sponsor Herencia 1840 Tequila

You can check out photos from the event here:

https://vnatexas.pixieset.com/90thbirthdaybash/

On Thanksgiving morning, more than 900 volunteers and VNA team members delivered hot meals and friendly holiday wishes to more than 5,000 homebound seniors and disabled adults throughout Dallas County.  

Beginning at 5:30 a.m., the kitchen staff began chopping hundreds of pounds of fresh vegetables and prepared more than 800 pounds of turkey breast for clients to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal. The team also prepared 850 pounds of cornbread dressing, gallons of hot gravy, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie parfait! In addition to the festive meal, every client received a bag of fresh fruit.

It is so uplifting to see the generous spirit of so many volunteers who brighten the lives of our homebound senior neighbors. Having volunteers come together to begin their Thanksgiving Day serving others by delivering a hot holiday meal and a friendly visit, says a lot about the caring nature of our community.

Special thanks to the following groups for helping to organize this Thanksgiving Day delivery event: Administration for Children and Families; Bank of America IDP; Citi; City of Grand Prairie; Dallas Sai Center; Douglas Elliman Real Estate; Greystar; Highland Park United Methodist Church; Holy Spirit Catholic Church; Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas; Keystone Church; King of Glory Lutheran Church; New Life in Christ Lutheran Church; Park Cities Rotary Club; Plano Amateur Radio Club; Plymouth Park Baptist Church; The Senior Source Senior Companion Program; Saint Joseph Catholic Church; Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church; Temple Emanu-El; Toyota; United Healthcare; United MegaCare; VNA Staff; VNA Teen Board; and VoYagers.

We are still in need of 220 volunteers for our special Christmas Day delivery!  Volunteers can choose to pick up at the VNA Haggerty Kitchen on December 25th from 8:30 -10:30 am at1440 W. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas.  To reserve your route, please reach out to Mercedes Aguero at aguerom@vnatexas.org for more information.

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Established in 1934, the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps people age with dignity and independence at home. VNA offers Meals on Wheels in Dallas County, and VNA adult and pediatric Hospice Care, and Supportive Palliative Care in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wise Counties.

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