Tired of hearing those same old questions from the kids everyday?
You know the ones – “Mom, when’s dinner going to be ready? Dad, what are we having for lunch?”
Now is your chance to turn the situation around and have your children take over the cooking chores. This summer, neighborhood resident Martha Kean is offering Le Petite Gourmet, a cooking camp teaching children how to get around a kitchen.
Kean started the camp as an alternative to typical summer activities of television and video games. Her professional experience ranges from hosting a cable TV cooking show in Denton to a job as hotel and restaurant manager at the American Embassy in Nigeria.
The camp runs in weekly sessions through the first week of August. Each session has a different theme, ranging from “Desserts Made Easy” to “Picnic Panache.” Besides getting to eat the food they make, each child receives a certificate of achievement and special treat.
Sessions are limited to six students, ages 9-14. The fee is $60 per session per child, and classes are held at 9615 Arbor Park. For information, call 348-7567.
Dallas Habitat Plans Build-A-Thon This Month
Would you like to spend hours outside in the heat of July hammering nails and painting?
Dallas Habitat for Humanity hopes you will. The organization is hosting a Build-A-Thon to construct a house in 10 days for a needy family.
The Build-A-Thon will occur Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, July 16-31, at 3914 Roseland, near Cityplace.
Volunteer builders only need to work one day, and no experience is necessary. There is a $10 registration fee, and you must be 14 years or older. Each builder must raise $100 in pledges to participate. All funds are used to buy supplies for the house and to feed the construction crews.
All participants can join the Master Builders Club and receive a T-shirt and a club newsletter.
Registration deadline is July 7, and forms can be picked up at 5809 Hudson or by calling Deborah at 827-3990.
Doctor’s Hospital Launches $40 Million Expansion
Doctors Hospital, Garland and Buckner, is undergoing an expansion to better serve outpatients.
The expansion is estimated to cost $40 million and will include an expanded Radiology Imaging Center; a new Cardiology Center; a labor, delivery and recovery suite for maternity service; operating rooms; a remodeled OB/GYN floor and additional waiting areas.
Other features of the expansion include a new office building, housing additional medical offices, as well as extensive physical therapy and rehab services.
Doctors Hospital has worked with the Dallas City Planning Commission and the area homeowners association to ensure the expansion does not ruin the natural beauty of the White Rock area.
