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Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center to host drive-up event providing 350 food boxes for families | Dallas Weekly

Realizing times are especially tough for families, The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation, The Mark Cuban Foundation, the Heroes Foundation and the North Texas Food Bank have teamed up to host Center Table Fall Harvest on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 8-11 a.m. at the Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center (1800 Bonnie View Rd, Dallas, TX 75216). The drive-through event will offer food boxes for 350 families, plus Pappas Restaurants […]

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