This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
Sep. 11 – “You Want Me to Buy You What?” Teaching Children about Money
Money… What an emotionally charged topic. And yet we, as parents need guidance on what to give, when to give and for what we should pay. Instilling good money habits in our children is arguably one of life’s most important lessons. Teaching our children how to manage and save money is crucial, so we’ll talk through practical tools to start with the basics and build on them!
Coming up!
Oct 9 – Growing a Kind and Thoughtful Child
Nov 13 – Have an Attitude of Gratitude
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for September 11th!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with other parents and our incredible parenting expert Cynthia Garrison, Certified Family Life Educator and Licensed Social Worker! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
Oct. 9 – Growing a Kind and Thoughtful Child
Today’s children live in a world where they are bombarded with negative messages, many of which devalue respect for others. To help children grow into responsible, caring adults, parents must be intentional in teaching children how to treat others with compassion, respect and thoughtfulness. Children are taught responsibility when they help with chores at home. But, volunteering together strengthens family bonds, enhances communication, and sends a message to your children that you’re a team! Learn ideas and opportunities for how kids can serve at home and how your family can serve in our community.
Coming up!
Nov 13 – Have an Attitude of Gratitude
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for October 9th!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Family Connection Night
This Month’s Family Value –
Have an Attitude of Gratitude!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and enjoy a bit of Open Mic Joke Time, too. Leading up to Thanksgiving has never been more purposeful and fun. Families create their own simple birdfeeders and also have a blast with Thanksgiving Themed Activities like Pin the Gobbler on the Turkey, Thanksgiving Charades, Don’t Topple the Tee-Pee and Thanksgiving Pictionary.
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude in your homes this holiday season! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This Side UP! Family has partnered with Plano Public Library System to bring an
invaluable, empowering
Parenting POWER HOUR Series
Fall 2018
This Side UP! Family and the Plano Public Library system are partners to equip and empower parents on This Side UP! Family Value of the Month. Spend an hour with incredible parenting experts and other parents! (You can even register for a FREE 30-minute one-on-one Parent Coaching Session following each POWER HOUR)
Nov. 13 – Have an Attitude of Gratitude
“I am the only kid in school that does not have one.” “Everyone else does.” “I have to have it.” Teaching children the difference between “want” and “need” can be the first step towards raising confident, resilient, and successful children. Learn how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in your home and cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic.
POWER HOURS are FREE to the community. Water and Light Snacks Provided. (We’ll send you home with additional resources on each particular parenting topic, too.)
Following each Power Hour, there will be FREE 30-minute Parent Coaching Sessions from 7:45-8:45 pm. This Free Parent Coaching is ONLY available to parents who also attend that evening’s Power Hour from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Click HERE to reserve your 30 minute coaching session for November 13th!
Hosted in partnership with Plano Public Library System.
Family Connection Night
This Month’s Family Value –
Love Unconditionally!
It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions
Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making!
FAMILIES WILL BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME! You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”. PLUS, we’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary School
2601 Cross Bend Road
Plano, TX 75023
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Join us for a FREE FAMILY CONNECTION NIGHT that’s MMM Good!
o – Music by Naren Yalamanchili
o – M Themed Minute to Win-It Games. (and Bingo!)
o – Mission Statements, Family Style
o – MMMarvelous evening of Family Connection and Fun!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Leave with the makings of a 2019 Family Vision/Mission Statement. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
MEET the Candidates BINGO Free Family Connection Night!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Can local politics and Family FUN be part of the same sentence and the same evening?! YES!!! We’ll have a blast playing good ole fashioned BINGO and winning FUN prizes.
Meet the Candidates as they serve as VIP Bingo Callers for the night! This is a VERY important election for our city and This Side UP! Family seeks to raise voter participation by making it real and personal! So… we’ll help you get to know the candidates for City Council in a casual, FUN way!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Family Connection Night
Communicate Effectively and Meaningfully!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Family Improv Show is back by popular demand for an evening of laughs and family connection, and we will also celebrate moms too! Thank you Nothing Bundt Cakes, Murphy (313 East FM 544 Suite 102, Murphy TX 75094) for providing the children cakes to decorate!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Lucky Duck Duck Race 2019!
Adopt a Rubber Duck to Show Your Support of
This Side UP! Family
(Need not be present to win)
Come cheer on your ducks and enjoy a FREE Family Splash Fest with prizes, food, swimming, games and more! Bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy snow-cones, snacks, and/or drinks! Swim, slide AND enjoy FUN activities for the kids!
Online duck adoptions have closed. Duck adoptions for the big race tomorrow evening will be available at the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, tomorrow, 7/20, from 6:45-7:30pm. Join us for fun and adopt your ducks there!
The Lucky Duck Duck Race and Splash Fest is:
Saturday, 7/20/2018 – 6:45-9:00pm
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center
5801 W. Parker Rd.
Plano, Texas 75093
DUCK RACE AT 8pm! We’ll launch them into the pool and the one who crosses the finish line first WINS a $1000 MasterCard®/Visa® gift card! Second place duck WINS big, too!! Top 20 ducks WIN A PRIZE! (Need not be present to win)
All proceeds go to This Side UP! Family’s wellness programs and moving families from surviving to thriving!
Family Connection Night
Bingo Night PLUS Music & Marshmallows
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Join us for an incredible night of family connection! We’ll play good ol’ fashioned Bingo, be entertained by the amazing talent of Music by Naren Yalamanchili and each family will complete an exciting Marshmallow Family Challenge together! Close out your Summer with a sweet night of Family Fun and Connection TOGETHER!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Family Connection Night
Comedy Night PLUS Carving and Costumes
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
FREE Family Connection Night – Comedy, Carving and Costumes
* Comedy Show by two amazing stand-up comedians
* Family Pumpkin Carving
* Wear your costumes and we’ll have a Costume Recognition and * Contest time, too(not scary please!)
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
Hughston Elementary School
2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Family Connection Night
It’s time for one of our Favorite Annual TSUF Traditions
Bingo PLUS Gingerbread House Making
FAMILIES WILL BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE AND TAKE IT HOME! You’ll fill your gingerbread house with written ideas of how to show each other love this Christmas instead of getting caught up in “looks” and “things”. PLUS, we’ll play some BINGO and everyone leaves with a prize! Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Gingerbread Houses available to first 50 families. No RSVP necessary, first-come, first serve.
Bring your own dinner or snacks (optional).
Host Location:
Christie Elementary
3801 Rainier Rd, Plano, Texas 75023
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
This program gets bigger and better every year! Collin County’s MOST FUN, safest, Family Friendliest way to bring in 2020!
We’ll have an exciting entertainment show that’s MMM good! That’s Music, Magic, and Motivation!
- DELICIOUS Dinner and Dessert
- A GIFT for Every Family
- Prize Raffles benefiting TSUF programs
- Countdown and Sparkling Juice Toast at 9pm
- Family Crafts, Booths, and Activities
- …and much more
Super Affordable!
You can still purchase tickets at the door for $25/each!
If you would like to be one of our amazing sponsors for this amazing program night and/or want to learn more about the different sponsorship levels, please click Sponsorship Details. To become a sponsor, you can either return page two from the Sponsorship Details document or submit online by simply clicking Online Form.
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
Family Connection Night
Dream Big!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
This Month’s Family Value is DREAM BIG! We will spend time making family vision boards and 2020 family bucket lists. We will provide all materials! Just bring yourselves and your ideas!!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
813 E 15th Street
Plano, TX 75074
(2 doors down from Ye Olde Butcher Shop; look for the TSUF trailer and enter at the Fellowship Hall entrance. This is NOT in the church itself so park in the parking lot off 15th Street.)
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
Come help us sort clothing donations for our bi-annual Single Parent Family Clothing Giveaway! We will be outside so dress appropriately and bring water/sunscreen.
Let us know you are coming by registering on our Volunteer Sign-up Site. We will send you a reminder and more details the week before.
The Spring Clothing Giveaway is Postponed
Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Single Parent Clothing Give-Away Scheduled for March 21st at Plano Bible Chapel.
The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority. Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.
Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.
Family Connection Night
Join us for a fun night of laughter (and a little bit of BINGO)
with FAMILY IMPROV GROUP!
March’s Family Connection Night is Postponed
Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to postpone the Family Connection Night on March 28th.
The health and safety of our volunteers and families who may attend are our top priority. Stay tuned for community resources and ways to stay engaged with TSUF and your family during this time at home.
Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the virus.
Family Connection Night
SAVE THE DATE!
TSUFamily Connection Nights are a much-needed blast of family fun and connection!
We’ll enjoy a great evening of fun activities and family time! Go home with a Family Tool that will help cultivate and elevate our monthly family value at home. Yes, everything’s totally FREE!
Bring your own dinner if you like (optional)
Host Location:
Christie Elementary School
3801 Rainier Road
Plano, TX 75023
Find us at various terrific community locations each month!
We can’t wait to spend some time laughing and competing with your family on Saturday, August 22nd at 7:00 pm for a chance to win a Family Fun Prize valued at over $200!
Once you REGISTER, you will receive the Zoom link via email to join the Family Connection Night with FREE Family Trivia!
You can help This Side UP! Family continue supporting families as they move from surviving to thriving by supporting us on
September 17th, North Texas Giving Day.
2020 has been a hard year for all of us. Isolation, job loss, at home learning, tough health decisions, and the current political climate can make us feel like we’re farther apart than ever. Everything has looked different this year, but there is one thing that’s still the same for everyone, we all love our families.
Every dollar you give to This Side UP! Family goes directly into supporting ALL families with at home date nights, family connection nights, parenting education, and more.
We’re all learning new ways to be together and we at This Side UP! Family are so grateful to be going into our 10th year of celebrating and strengthening family. Your donations will help us start 2021 strong with in person programming, new COVID protocols, more virtual resources, and all the tools we need to continue supporting what we all have in common- family.
Early giving starts on 9/1/2020 at 8:00 am and continues until September 16th at midnight! If you’d rather wait to make your donation until North Texas Giving Day- You can give on 9/17/2020 from 6:00 am until 11:00 pm.
This Side UP! Family
Family Yoga Class
Join us for a free beginner yoga and meditation class for families taught by Shannon Graf on Saturday, October 3rd, from 2-3pm!
Class is free but Pre-Registration is required. You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.
Regiister HERE!
Sign up to claim your free pumpkin and fall family fun kit then decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!
How it Works!
- Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
- Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
- Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting! Be creative!
- Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
- Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
- Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!
Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!
How it Works!
- Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
- Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
- Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting! Be creative!
- Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
- Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
- Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!
Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!
How it Works!
- Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
- Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
- Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting! Be creative!
- Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
- Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
- Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!
Decorate and email a picture to info@thissideupfamily.org to win!
How it Works!
- Claim you pumpkin pick up slot at bit.ly/tsufpumpkin.
- Pick up your pumpkin and family fun kit at TSUF on October 17th between 10am and 3pm.
- Decorate your pumpkin as a family by carving or painting! Be creative!
- Send a photo of your creation to info@thissideupfamily.org by 10/25/2020.
- Vote for your favorite by liking, commenting, and sharing it from TSUF Facebook photo album.
- Tune in on October 31st to see the winners announced and big family fun prizes revealed!
