UNIVERSITY PARK
PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION
January Book Club
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Book club will meet at Emma Dishner’s house on a date soon! Address will be emailed out the week of the meeting!
RSVP to be added to the Book Club Text Thread!
Wellness Workout at
TIGHT Dallas
Join UPPA members for a great workout at TIGHT Dallas! TIGHT Dallas will donate the cost of the class back to the UPPA!
Saturday, January 31st
2:00PM
Questions? Contact UPPA Wellness Chair Nina Byrd
February Book Club
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Book club will meet at Valerie Loehr’s house on a date to be picked! Her address will be emailed out the week of the meeting!
RSVP to be added to the Book Club Text Thread!
Progressive Dinner
We are so excited that it's time for one of UPPA's most anticipated events! Progressive Dinner!
All couples are invited to the "Happy Hour Home” for a cocktail before moving on to their "Dinner Home." Following dinner, we will have a "Dessert Home" hosting a late night gathering! Limited tickets!
Your host or hostess will reach out before February 6 to communicate your dinner plans and location!
For questions contact:
Madeleine Pennington or Katie Park
Amazing Race tickets are LIVE!
Save the date for February 20 & purchase your tickets now!
Join us for the competitive, fun, embarrassing and exciting event the UPPA hosts as well as the most laughs of the year! Amazing Race is an adult scavenger hunt through the Park Cities where you will follow clues to UP & HP hot spots to compete in exciting challenges! You will also have opportunities to score extra points along the way with side challenges!
Team Captains will meet in January for an informational Happy Hour hosted by Jackie Campbell, Jan 22 at 7:30pm. Attendance not required but encouraged!
Teams will be assigned by Feb 13 so costumes and transportation can be arranged.
This year we will start the race at Barley House with dinner and drinks!
No automatically recurring payment
No automatically recurring payments
No automatically recurring payments
Family & Corporate Sponsorships!
We are now taking family and corporate sponsorships for the 2025-2026 school year events! Please follow the link below to review the upcoming events available for sponsorships.
Committee members for each event will follow up with you about tickets and other perks for being a sponsor.
NEW this year: the UPPA Family Concert! This event will be April 25, 2026 from 5-7pm at the Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU. We are still working on ticket prices for this event.
Please email President@uppa.org to join either committee or text Mary Irby!
2025-2026 UPPA Board Members
President- Mary Irby
President-Elect - Madeleine Pennington
Treasurer - Michelle Wills
Fundraising Chairs - Anne Bradley & Laura Bailey
Fundraising Team - Michelle Tevrizian & Molly Edwards
Tablescapes Chairs - Mary Irby & Lauren Ott
Amazing Race Team- Bonnie Yates, Claire Busch, Mary Irby & Jackie Campbell
Membership Chair - Lisa Gladnick
Membership Chair-elect - Emily Wood
Publicity & Website Chair- Mary Irby
Community Service Team - Liz Hunter & Catherine Rowsey
Children’s Activities Team - Claire Neal, Annie Harrison, & Kelcey Strong
Fall Parent Party Team - Lauren Ott, Claire Davis, Liz Silva, Courtney Ross, & Christina Newman
Progressive Dinner Chairs - Madeleine Pennington & Katie Park
Play Group Chair - Allison Taylor
Play Group Chair-elect -
Kinder Events Team - Amy Askew, Allison Barshop, Ashley Newton, Claire Busch, Karli Cain, & Paige Voigt
Mahjong Club Chairs - Morgan Suarez, Amber Klimczak, Paige Purnell
Wine Club Chairs - Ryan Sellers & Kaylyn Montgomery
Book Club Chair - Jackie Campbell
Wellness Chair- Nina Byrd
Stitch Club Chair- Heather Logan
Sustainer & PTA Board Representative - Mary Irby
UPPA HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
TOP 5 REASONS TO JOIN:
• Neighborhood playgroups by kinder year
• Mom’s Night Out
• Fun Seasonal Parties including Progressive Dinner, Summer pool parties and back to school events
• Opportunity to become an Amazing Member and go to the year’s most fun party!
• Children and Family Activities like Holiday Hayride, Easter Egg Hunts and The UPPA Family Concert at the Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU!