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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!

RSVP HERE!

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

Pilates RSVP

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!

RSVP HERE!

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

Progressive Dinner Sign-Up

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!

AMAZING RACE TICKETS
AMAZING MEMBER
$650.00
One time

No automatically recurring payment


✓ All benefits of Regular or Sustaining Membership PLUS
✓ Guaranteed Family Spot for Holiday Hayride (plus cost)
✓ 2 AMAZING RACE Party tickets
✓ 2 Fall Parents' Party tickets & Admission to Easter Party
✓ Access to the UPPA Membership e-Directory Mobile App
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REGULAR MEMBER
$150.00
One time

No automatically recurring payments


✓ Member has a child in KINDERGARTEN or younger
✓ Member lives in UP Elementary attendance area
✓ Access to UPPA meetings, social activities, and playgroups
✓ Access to the UPPA Membership e-Directory Mobile App
✓ See the 'About Us' tab to view full benefits of membership
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SUSTAINING MEMBER
$80.00
One time

No automatically recurring payments


✓ Member's youngest child is in first grade or older at UP
✓ Ability to register for UPPA events with UPPA members
✓ Access to UPPA meetings, social activities, and playgroups
✓ Access to the UPPA Membership E- Directory Mobile App
✓ See the 'About Us' tab to view full benefits of membership
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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!

SPONSORSHIPS

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!  

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