Join This Side UP ! Family on Saturday, September 14th
at this year’s North Texas Giving Day Celebration Station
(hosted by The Shops as Willow Bend.)
Face painters, Balloon Artists, live art demonstrations, games, contests, and performances will provide a bunch of family fun on Saturday, September 14th at the 2nd Annual North Texas Performing Arts Celebration Station at the Shops at Willow Bend. This fun filled free family event showcases fifty North Texas non-profits who are participating in North Texas Giving Day which is powered and made possible by Communities Foundation of Texas.
Registration begins at 10:00 am in Grand Court (between Neiman Marcus and The Food Court) and the first 500 families will receive a special goody bag!
Show your support for This Side UP! Family by joining us at this awesome event and enjoy family fun while helping to make a difference in our community!
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!
Wills and Estate Planning 101
Join us for a FREE 90-minute seminar that’ll de-stress and bless your family on the topic of wills and planning for the future!
What is a Will? How do wills work? What big problems are left to my family if I pass away without a will? The Settle Law Firm will be here to educate on the important documents you need to have in place (declarations of guardianship, a “living” will, medical power of attorney and more) to make sure you are in good shape!
Leave with some documents and/or valuable resources that will help put these important pieces in place for your family! Jnana Settle, attorney, will hold a question/answer time at the end, too!
Childcare registration available:
Free childcare will be provided for kids ages 0 through 13 with a valid childcare registration on a first come, first serve basis! Space is limited in all childcare rooms, so sign up early to ensure a spot. If using childcare, please arrive a few minutes early so you can check-in your children before class starts at 2pm.
There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 and will be refunded to you at check-in. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned. Click Here to register!
Host Location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
This class is made possible by a grant from REPTL (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of Texas)
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
SAVE the DATE!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each childcare room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
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.
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
SAVE the DATE!
Free Childcare for kids ages 0 through 13! Homework for your date is a This Side UP! Family Talk Time Card to help enrich your relationship! The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Card quantities ARE first come, first serve when registering for childcare.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. There is a “Refundable Reservation Fee” at the time of registration. The reservation fee is $10 per family and will be refunded to you at check-in that evening. If you cancel, your fee will not be returned.
Click Here to register! Please note that space is limited for each childcare room. If slots are all taken at the time of your registration, please email susan@thissideupfamily.org with names and ages of children to be added to our childcare wait list.
Childcare location:
Chase Oaks Family Center
1896 K Avenue, Suite #200
Plano, TX 75074
(building is behind the Advance Auto Parts store)
We get to have a blast with your kids while you enjoy a much-needed, purposeful Night Out!
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.
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
Going at-home for April!
Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to cancel the April “I Date My Spouse” program night.
Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues so we can share a Talk Time Card and ideas for an awesome at-home date night or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share! I Date My Spouse is going at-home in April!
Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!
Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!
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!
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
Going at-home for June!
Due to the current situation with COVID-19 and recommendations from the CDC, we have made the decision to cancel the June “I Date My Spouse” program night.
Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues so we can share a Talk Time Card and ideas for an awesome at-home date night or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share! I Date My Spouse is going at-home in June!
Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!
Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
Going At-Home for August!
Once again we are creating free At-Home Date Night Kits. These kits will include a Talk Time Card for parents, a gift card for take-out or delivery from a local restaurant, activities to keep kids busy, and more. We know it is not the same as in-person together. But it will be an evening of marriage strengthening and family fun!
To register for the August At-Home I Dtae My Spouse – Click HERE!
Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!
Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!
Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!
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!
I DATE MY SPOUSE
Marriage Enrichment Program
Going At-Home for October!
Once again we are creating free At-Home Date Night Kits. We know it is not the same as in-person together. But it will be an evening of marriage strengthening and family fun!
These kits will include a Talk Time Card for parents (homework for your date), a $25 gift card for dinner from a local restaurant, a $5 Amazon gift card to rent a movie or other family activity, and various activities to keep kids busy during your date time. The I Date My Spouse Dinner Gift Cards are limtied quantities and ARE first come, first serve based on registration timestamp.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and opens on the first of each month at 6:30 am. Click HERE to register!
Keep an eye out for our newsletter and/or the weekly Quarantine Quality Time Issues or follow us on Facebook; we may have fun surprises to share!
Stay Safe, Stay Well, and Wash Your Hands!
Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out!
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!
