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AUGUST 2018 PUBLISHER

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We Love Our Pets

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THERE IS NOTHING LIKE WALKING IN THE DOOR AFTER A LONG DAY AND BEING GREETED BY OUR LOVING FUR-BABIES. What is the best memory you have with your pet(s)? How involved are they in your everyday life?

Pets are an extension of our families. They bring joy, laughter, and selfless companionship. In this edition we learn about D’Andra Simmons love for her two fur-babies, we hear about a local company providing doggie beds for shelters and a wonderful Animal Shelter that gives back, CAMO, just to name a few.

Team Connor held a successful benefit at III Forks. Business leaders, family and friends attended a full course meal and auction to help the fight with Childhood Cancer funds.

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FEATURES 14 CAMO Animal Rescue 20 D’Andra Simmons

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26 Hot Spot 28 DIY 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Parting Thoughts

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CAMO Animal Rescue ARTICLE DONNA WINEGARD | PHOTOGRAPHY TIM MILLER I MET HOLLY DOOL AT A SPECIAL TRAINING SESSION ABOUT A NEW NATURAL PURIFICATION PRODUCT THAT COULD HELP SAVE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. But Holly wasn't there to save lives around the world. Well, not yet.

She was there to save lives throughout Texas.

In fact, last year alone, she helped to save over 600 lives.

The lives she saved were unwanted, abandoned, abused, and many were sick or injured. They had names like Lola, Max, and Ricco.

You see, the lives Holly saved have four legs.

Holly is the driving force behind a nonprofit animal rescue group called CAMO Rescue (www.CamoRescue.com). The group rescues dogs from kill shelters across the state of Texas, vets them, and re-homes them to furever homes.

After our training session, we gathered together to talk about the purification product. We were excited about the different applications this product could be used to kill bacteria ... in our drinking water, our homes, our dog's bad breath (and ours), and, yes, for businesses, too.

Sometime into our conversation, Holly's associate indicated to her they needed to step outside for a few moments.

When they returned, Holly was carrying a small dog. As she sat down, she gently laid him across her lap.

His fur was dirty and matted, and his breathing was rapid and shallow. When you looked into his eyes, you instantly knew his whole, extremely sad story and it didn't take long to realize, that if these two individuals and their group hadn't interceded when they did, his story would have tragically ended very soon.

Holly held him close and softly ran her hand across his back to let him know he was safe and loved.

His name is Alfie and, earlier in the day, his life was saved.

Alfie was on death row and about to be euthanize due to the fact that he was old and no one wanted him.

But now he has a second chance.

His age is somewhere between 12 and 14 years old, and Holly and her associate knew, because of his advanced age, it would be hard to find a loving furever home, but they were already planning their strategy to find the right home for this little guy.

The first steps in his new life ... he will be vetted, have dental to remove rotten teeth, cleaned up and loved. He will then live in a loving and caring foster home until CAMO Rescue finds just the right furever home.

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Most of these dogs, like Alfie, come from shelters where they were rarely vaccinated for Parvo, Distemper & Kennel Cough. They are packed into kennels with 2 to 3 other dogs. As you can see, the chances of cross-contamination are very high in these shelters. Diseases, like distemper, are spread through the air so animal shelters often spray down their kennels with a chlorine spray. The spray can burn the animal's paws and, when a dog breaths in the vapors, it can often mimic an upper respiratory infection.

Then, sadly, the shelter's staff assumes the dog has an infection and to prevent the spread of disease, they euthanize the dog.

That is why Holly attended the training where we met. She was there to learn more about this product, because it could be very important to CAMO in saving more dogs.

Originally developed by AngelsH2O, this product sounded exactly like she had been looking for ... a natural, non-toxic treatment that could safely protect shelter dogs from bacteria and viruses. Plus, since it has been successfully used to treat mange on people, she is also interested in trying it on the shelter dogs affected by mange. This product could save many lives both around the world and, in Holly's world, throughout Texas.

Holly and her team are devoted to saving dogs, like Alfie, and giving them a second chance.

This is Holly Dool's life, her mission, her passion. CAMO Rescue is a nonprofit 501c3 rescue, founded by Holly. It's devoted to saving dogs from high kill shelters' euthanasia lists throughout Texas and surrounding areas.

The group is comprised of volunteers who span a range of ages, professions, and experience levels. The commonality among all of the volunteers is they love animals and are devoted to saving the lives of homeless animals by getting them off euthanasia lists and into furever families. They vet each animal, including spay or neuter. CAMO is a no-kill rescue, and its priority is to match second chance animals with furever homes.

The group also works within the community to educate the public about the extreme importance of spay, neuter, and vaccination of pets.

Last year, alone, CAMO's operating expenses were $350,000 with $265,000 of that being vet bills.

CAMO operates on 100% donations.

You can help save others, just like little Alfie, by donating to this group, CAMO Rescue, today!

To donate . . . https://www.camorescue.com/donate Alfie and his friends genuinely would like to thank you!

If you would like to learn more about the new natural purification product to kill bacteria in your drinking water, throughout your home, or for your business, farm, or ranch, go to . . . www.jumpnatural.com/TNT The CAMO team would like to thank you! Because they can't do what they do without YOU ... for donations, volunteering, fostering, and adopting!

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REALITY SHOW AND EXPANDING HER BUSINESS. With all the different facets in her life, two as she states, the loves of her life, her two dogs, I had a chance to sit down with her to ask a few questions.

K.A.: In terms of your two-fur babies, Gypsie and Dixie, how were you introduced and what do they add to your life?

D.S.: They are as I've said from the beginning two of the loves of my lives. I found them as rescue pups and they are spoiled as though they are actual people. I supply them with fresh ground up food each day, three times a day. They are both groomed regularly and taken on walks. The list goes on, they get anything they want!

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K.A.: Sounds like quite the life. How involved are Dixie and Gypsie in the show with you?

D.S.: Gypsie and Dixie are in nearly every show when we're shooting. One of them is more laid back, whereas the other is always wanting to a part of the crew.

K.A.: You will be attending a large seminar to promote your skincare line, Hard Night Good Morning. Can you tell us more about that?

D.S.: Yes, I am excited to be able to go to Las Vegas with some of the largest cosmetic and skin care companies to promote skin care health and natural beauty products.

K.A.: Tell us a little about your other projects going on. Is there anything new in the works?

D.S.: Actually yes, I have expanded my current business with a new home line which will feature house items. I am also working on designing new handbags in the near future. Some exciting stuff coming up, so be sure to check on my website at http://www.dandrasimmons.com/ Be sure to look for D'Andra on The Real Housewives of Dallas set to air this summer!

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earlier in the say to take advantage of

chestra will be holding auditions for

the water features at the park right up

its second run. On Saturday, August

until the movie starts at 8 p.m.

11, 2018, young orchestra members can tryout for this wonderful program.

They can sign up for auditions at

VARIOUS DATES

www.gntyo.org

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MAN OF LA MANCHA Theatre Frisco

Man of La Mancha is a moving, remarkable, poignant musical that was

NORTH | ABOVE THE 49TH PARALLEL The Gallery 8680

one of the first shows to muscialize a

Presented by thegallery8680, NORTH

piece of historical literature. Hosted

| above the 49th parallel pop up art

by Theatre Frisco, performances for

reception will open on August 17 at 7

this musical will be on August 3, 4,

P.M. This gallery will show photogra-

5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19, 2018. Tick-

phy and artwork by local artists that

ets are $15 and can be purchased at:

is inspired by above the 49th parallel;

https://www.theatrefrisco.com/

imagine all countries above the border of Canada to the North Pole.

VARIOUS DATES

25 NATURAL LIGHT PORTRAITS WORKSHOP

FRISCO ROUGH RIDERS Dr. Pepper Ballpark

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Frisco Fine Arts on Main Street

Come out and see the Frisco

If you are looking to learn more

RoughRiders baseball team take

about photography, this is the

on various opponents at Dr. Pep-

place. The workshop will be on

per

Texas.

Wednesday, August 25 from 8:30

Games are on August 2, 3, 4, 5, 14,

Ballpark

in

A.M. - 4:30 P.M. at the Frisco Fine

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,

Art on Main Street in the Down-

We are always accepting submissions

30, and 31 at different times. Go to

town Frisco Rail District. Tickets are

for events you'd like to see included

https://www.milb.com/frisco

for

$250 - $275 and can be purchased

in our Calendar section. Submissions

information on the Frisco RoughRid-

here: https://www.dallascenterfor

are accepted via the Contact Us tab

ers team and game information.

photography.com/

at FriscoLifePubs.com.

Frisco Life | August 2018

Frisco,

PARTING THOUGHTS

M AYO R’S MU SING S ARTICLE MAYOR CHENEY PHOTOGRAPHY BRANDON FRAKES

Mayor Jeff Cheney

IF YOU WERE MAYOR FOR THE DAY, HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION IN FRISCO? It is easy for us to point out the problems with traffic lights not working to our satisfaction or lane closures causing added difficulties, but my question is, how would you solve our mobility challenges? Would you widen all major thoroughfares? Would you consider public transportation? And, how would you pay for any or all of these measures? Also, traffic hot spots are not static. Do not forget that moving people around Frisco in a safe, efficient and cost-effective way is not only a concern for today but forever. This is a constantly evolving dilemma and is a question city staff, Council and I wrestle with constantly.

Thankfully, we have leading experts who are dedicated to solving this problem. I am not just referring to City of Frisco staff but to regional transportation authorities and to the private sector. They will all agree that there is no silver bullet solution. I am proud our city explores every option and seeks mobility experts.

A great example is the autonomous vehicle pilot program which just started July 30th. HALL Group had an objective of providing a way to transport the 10,000 people who work in HALL Park to The Star’s restaurants and entertainment and eventually to Frisco Station In Texas heat, it is too far to walk and yet, it does not seem efficient to move the cars from one side of Warren Road to the other. HALL identified drive a.i. as a potential technology partner. The California-based company was founded by graduate students out of Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. HALL introduced City of Frisco to drive a.i. Then we added The Star, Frisco Station and Denton County Transportation Authority to the equation. With six entities partnering, it is easy to have a hiccup. The pilot program was designed in record time, Frisco is now the first city in Texas to provide on-demand, self-driving service, and the taxpayers are not paying for this six-month pilot program. Autonomous vehicles check three big boxes for us: improving safety on our roads, publicly accessible transportation and reducing the number of cars on the road.

We all know autonomous vehicles are not the silver bullet but may be part of the long-term solution. We are working closely with WAZE to inform our drivers of road conditions and closures and are deploying software to intelligently manage our traffic lights. In 2022, Uber Elevate will be transporting people from Frisco Station to their terminals at the airport for the same price as an Uber ride. One of the most prestigious car companies in the world, Toyota, is located across the street from Frisco and I am hopeful we can work together in the future on possible mobility solutions. The transportation industry is transforming and I am pleased Frisco has not committed billions of dollars to legacy public transportation systems. We are structurally and fiscally nimble to discover the top solutions for our businesses and residents.

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