Voices United’s featured speakers in April were Michelle Salazar Perez and Zutella Vea Holmes, both affiliated with UNT. Professor Perez holds the prestigious Velma E. Schmidt Endowed Chair for Early Childhood Education, and Ms. Holmes is pursuing her doctoral studies in the Early Childhood Studies program. “Texas’ investment in pre-K education falls approximately $2,000 below…
Vicki Baker Food is more than just the taste on the plate. It’s the history of our cultures. It tells a story about who we are and where we come from. It connects people of different backgrounds and experiences. Just as we browse the relics of history in a museum, we gain similar insights by…
Charles Gray, an employee at Robson Ranch, was the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Voices United club in February. He talked about his family’s history serving in the military and aviation. His comments reinforced the importance of generational service to the military in our country. The Pentagon estimates 80% of the current…
Denice Marusak Let’s be positive and discover what is happening in the world that is good and beneficial, concluded the Voices United Tuesday Discussion Group as they wrapped up a year spent exploring important issues together. In 2023 the group, which assembles six to ten members for a monthly session, learned that there is much…
Tiffany Ramzy Voices United is a non-partisan women’s group who share progressive values, perform community outreach, provide civic awareness and social contact for members, and have a good time. Each month on the first Saturday there is a monthly general meeting/luncheon (often with a guest speaker in attendance). There are also regular monthly scheduled independent…
Dianne Ace At the November meeting, members of Voices United learned about Shiloh Garden from Julie Wright, its executive director. Shiloh Garden, a community garden in Denton, was founded in 2011 by Gene Gumfory to provide food for hungry people in Denton County. At 14-1/2 acres, it is the largest community garden in the United…
Vicki Baker Food is complicated. It’s more than just what sustains us. Like our language, music, dance, and clothing, food is one of the key aspects to understanding culture. When looking to understand a people and their history, we can scour libraries and study books. Yet there exists a story not found in old tomes…
Michele Kibler Voices United members have a lot of friends to be thankful for, so we joined together on Nov. 9 to celebrate our very own Friendsgiving, a Thanksgiving with friends! Many of us get plenty of traditional Thanksgiving food over the holiday, so the Voices United Friendsgiving was a Friendship Salad Bar Buffet. Every…
Jane Scholz A group of Voices United members from Robson Ranch toured the works of six important African American artists at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, led by member Jane Scholz who is a docent at the museum. The group spent an hour looking at works by artists, most descended from enslaved people, who…
La Donna Womochel On Oct. 7 Voices United, a non-partisan club at Robson Ranch, hosted a fundraiser coffee for IGNITE, a national organization that empowers young women to become leaders in politics. The event raised $4,070 to be used to fund Fellow scholarships in North Texas. The scholarships will send students to conferences and workshops…