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The PACE 2025 Scholarship application process is now open
 
The PACE 2025 Scholarship Application Process Is Now CLOSED
Scholarship winners will be announced on this site during the week of March 16, 2025.

 

Welcome!

Mission:

The members of PACE are united to enhance community excellence, spiritual growth, educational opportunity, and leadership.

 

Purpose: 

Our purpose is to serve the community, build friendships and mutual support; pursue educational, family, social and cultural endeavors.

 

We hope this website will help to answer any questions you have about our organization, and will encourage you to visit with us both virtually and in person.

 

Please browse through our site to learn more about us and if you have any questions afterward, please feel free to contact us directly and we will be glad to answer them for you.

What We Do

Each year, PACE awards as many $1,500 scholarships as your generous donations to the fund will allow. You can make a docation via this link:  

     

How We Do It

In the spring of each year, scholarships of various denominations are given to young women enrolling in colleges, universities, or any institution of higher learning. We hope you will join us in this effort by making a contribution to the PACE Scholarship Fund.


How You Can Help
At PACE, we are always happy to have guests who are interested in becoming a member of our organization, or helping out, join us. We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Josey Ranch Library, 1700 Keller Springs Rd, Carrollton, Texas, unless otherwise posted. We look forward to seeing you at our PACE functions.

 

Our website is our way of staying connected with friends and family. We hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting our site and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

Sincerely,
Members,

Professional Achievers for Community Excellence

 

 

 

 

PACE is a 501(c)(3) organization.

www.pacedfw.org

Copyright  2022

P.O. Box 112721  *  Carrollton, TX 75011-2721

PACE 2024 Scholarship Recipients

 

PACE 2024 SCHOLARSHIP Recipients

 

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PACE Service Projects
and Events

On Friday September 16, Cecilia Smith, a long-standing member of PACE connected with Norman Goode Of Catholic Charities. Norman’s daughter received one of our 2020 scholarships two years ago. He is a case manager working with the Homeless and Housing population at Catholic Charities. I delivered the following:

 Pace Items for Men’s and Women’s Hygiene:

 

Soap or Body Wash 

Deodorant  and razors

Toilet paper & Detergent 

Cleaning supplies 

Underwear

4 bags of toiletries

Cecilia Also collected through my nonprofit Strong Sisters of Strength Ministries Inc.™️

100 toothbrushes, 100 toothpaste, 50 packs of lotion, and travel size soap, body wash, shampoo and conditioner. Also included 12 bags of toiletries. 

You too can help by donating some of the items on the Catholic Charities donations list!

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PACE 2024 - 2025

Monthly Meetings

 

Unless advised otherwise, future in-person general meetings will be held the second Sunday of each month (except January) at Josey Ranch Lake Library, 700 Keller Springs Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006.

PACE now offers PayPal and Zelle as methods of payments for membership dues, donations, and payments for tickets to our events.

 

For PayPal: please use treasurer@pacedfw.org

For Zelle: treasurer@pacedfw.org

PACE 2024 Annual Christmas Gala

Get your dancing shoes ready for Friday, December 6. That is the evening that members of PACE and their guests will come together to enjoy a night of “Illuminating Christmas with PACE“ at the Annual Christmas Gala, which will be held at the Carrollton Marriott Courtyard. The evening will be spent partaking of a delicious meal, singing Christmas Carols, dancing, and bidding on items in the silent auction. Guests can also purchase raffle tickets for an opportunity to win half of the monies collected in our 50/50 Raffle. A great time will be had by all.

Proceeds from the event will be placed in the PACE Scholarship Fund, benefiting young ladies who are graduating from high school in the spring and who meet or exceed the criteria established by the Scholarship Committee.

 

 

History of the PACE African American Read-In

Professional Achievers for Community Excellence is proud to have hosted an African American Read-In during Black History month in Partnership with the Carrollton library since 2005. To quote from the National African American Read-In website: “At its November 1989 meeting, the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English accepted the Issues Committee's recommendation that the Black Caucus sponsor a nationwide Read-In on the first Sunday of February. At the request of educators, Monday was designated for educational institutions. Dr. Jerrie Cobb Scott, an active member of NCTE and the Black Caucus, brought the idea to the Committee. It was envisioned that following a decade of rigorous campaigning for participants, the African American Read-Ins would become a traditional part of Black History Month celebrations. The commitment for nationwide promotion extends from 1990 to the present. In 1990, the National Council of Teachers of English joined in the sponsorship of the African American Read-In Chain.

"The African American Read-In (AARI) . . . is built on an ambitious yet confident premise: that a school and community reading event can be an effective way to promote diversity in children’s literature, encourage young people to read, and shine a spotlight on African American authors" (NCTE Council Chronicle, November 2014).”

PACE became interested in doing a Read-In in 2005 when Doris Moon and Roxanne Forster served as president and vice president of the club and were trying to plan a Black History month program. Roxanne had the opportunity to attend a Read-In program organized by DCCCD free to the community.  Dallas County Community College District spearheaded the task of putting on the first Kick off Read-In event at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas. For many years they invited local celebrities, dancers, singers, actors and other volunteers to take part in this huge undertaking.

 

In addition they encouraged local community groups, churches, libraries or just groups of friends to sponsor their own Read-In by providing tote bags, tee- shirts, books, pens, and pencils to them for free from donations they had received from sponsors so that groups could give them out to the people who attended their program or event.

 

The rest is history. Later with assistance from the Carrollton Public Library and recently the Friends of the Library, PACE has been able to continue to honor Black History month, encourage reading, and serve the community by hosting the African American Read-In.

PACE 2025 AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN

The PACE African American Read-In was held on Sunday, February 16th. The event was a huge success. The theme: “The Road We Trod and The Hills We Still Have Left To Climb”. Our guest speakers this year were Hester J. Moore-Actress, Author, and Motivational Speaker. Ms. Moore shared her book: “16N68: My Story”, where she participated in non-violence training per the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to involve more teens in the Civil Rights movement. She was only 16 years old. It took Ms. Moore over 40 years to share her story. In her words “It was much too painful”. She donated her book in our raffle. Hester J. Moore YouTube: HesterMoore@hestermoore5957 hesterjmoore@gmail.com 901-484-7082

 

K. Marie-children’s author, shared her latest work reading “The Secret of RAINGLOW”. She began writing stories when she was only 6 years old. She imagined Kloudsville, a story about an exciting place way up high in the clouds, where children can play and meet new friends! Her other book is called “Misty Blue”. She donated 10 signed books for this celebration and raffle. K.Marie Author Kloudsville LLC. www.kloudsville.com

PACE members and others read poems and readings from African American Authors/Poets. (Ruby Finney, Princella Wilson, Arlene Beasley, Nicholas Stanley, Natalie Andrews)

There were many PACE members that also helped in the set-up and arrangements of the literary books PreK-Adult selections. PACE had 279 book donations by members and purchased with a $200 donation from Friends of the Library of Carrollton Josey Ranch. There were 80 persons in attendance this year.

 

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Calling On Our Family Members And Friends!

Spring Is In The Air

Join Us If You Dare

 

Dressed To Impressed

As We Show You Our Best

PACE Is Having Our Annual Scholarship Luncheon And Fashion Show!

 

It’s A Fundraiser, To Help Generate Funds For Scholarships.  If You Would Like To Come Out, And Have A Wonderful Meal, See Ladies, Men And Children Walking On The Runway Showing Off The Latest Fashions, Get Your Ticket Today🤷🏽‍♂️

 

Plus You Will Be Helping Us With Our Labor Of Love, Which Is Helping Girls And Families In Our Community ❤️😊

 

Date: April 12, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM

Where: Brookhaven Country Club 

3333 Golfing Green Dr.

Farmers Branch, Texas

Tickets:  $65.00 available for Purchase from all PACE Members or go to our ticketing platform at Give Butter https://givebutter.com/pacedfwsl

 

Even If You Can’t Make This Event, You Can  Make A Difference by making a Donation on the Give Butter platform.

For assistance, please reach out to our President, Tracey Richardson at president@pacedfw.org or call or text at (469)585-6844.

PACE 2022-2023 Membership Drive

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Pacettes 2023 Quilt Donation

PACE Fundraiser

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Ask any PACE member

Copyright 2024 Professional Achievers for Community Excellence

P.O. Box 112721  *  Carrollton, TX 75011-2721

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