Nearly 1,500 concert goers descended upon Levitt Pavilion Arlington for the inaugural Do Good Fest Texas, and it was a huge hit. The only thing better than the weather was the energy from the crowd. The event included live music headlined by Gangstgrass, with opener Youngtones: food trucks; and 12 nonprofit organizations in the Nonprofit Village.
In between bands, Mehran was joined on stage by Dr. Michael Horne, CEO of the Parkland Health Foundation, and Dr. Fred Cerise, CEO of Parkland Health for the check presentation. Horne said Parkland is dedicated to screening 50,000 children and that one in every three children struggles with behavioral health issues now. “The crisis is palpable; it’s here,” he said. Additional funds were raised from tickets sold to the event VIP lounge.
Nonprofit organizations featured at Do Good Fest included: Adaptive Training Foundation; Alliance for Children; American Cancer Society; Brighter Tomorrows; Equest; Hope Supply Co.; Hunger Busters; Mental Health America of Greater Dallas; Orchid Giving Circle; PediPlace; Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center; and Youth Believing in Change.
Unique to the Texas event was a mobile breastfeeding pod brought by MilkSpace. MilkSpace is a local, small business started by Navy veteran Kelli Mumphrey. She often found it challenging to breastfeed in public due to a lack of safe and sanitary spaces for nursing mothers, so she created MilkSpace to address this issue.
It was a special night, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
