DPD’s graveyard of busted chairs

Most of the time, police officers from Dallas’ Northeast Division are on the go-go-go, solving crime and helping Lake Highlands residents. Last November, though, Exchange Club members realized the boys in blue needed some help of their own.

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Office chairs at the substation were mismatched, worn out and busted. The group recruited a vendor to replace 50 chairs at cost and got to work fundraising.

Last week, Community Service VP Bill Boyd shared a project update on his Facebook page.

“Members of the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands toured their Northeast Station this morning and saw the new chairs we were able to give them with the generous support of our community,” Boyd wrote. “I love how Lake Highlands rallies around our first responders.”

If you’d like to support the great work of the ECLH, you may donate to the GoFundMe page here or contact President Gale Lewis at  president@lhexchangeclub.org.

DPD Briefing Room with new (and matching) chairs

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.