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Local Dallas Business Owner Launches Toy Drive To Help Thousands of Fellow Texans

On any typical day in December, Renew Beauty Med Spa, is a busy go to for beauty & skin rejuvenation in upscale North Park Center. The holiday season is buzzing with clients getting treatments in time for holiday parties or buying gift certificates for loved ones. This year, there’s extra holiday buzz after Renew Beauty owner Louise Proulx launched “Toys for Marlin” - a toy drive aiming to collect 1,500 toys and new or gently used clothing for the children of Marlin, Texas.

The town of Marlin is about an hour south of Dallas and 20 minutes from Waco - yet  has a poverty rate of nearly 40 percent - while the poverty rate across Texas is 16 percent. Many of the children in Marlin only receive a hot meal at school. Upon learning about Marlin on a few visits to the town and seeing for herself the needs for the children and families,  Proulx felt compelled to launch Toys for Marlin. Calling upon other local Dallas businesses, and Adam Pearce, Proulx has turned Renew Beauty into Santa’s Workshop, collecting toys and other necessities for the families of Marlin in partnership with the Marlin Church of Christ and the local Lions Club. But, the need is still great to help more than 1,500 fellow Texan families this holiday season. 

“Learning that these children will not experience the joy of Christmas and about the extreme poverty in Marlin, a community so close to Dallas,  compelled me to want to do more - with all the resources and generosity of Texans I just knew I had to do something that would make this a special Christmas for these families and bring more awareness that we need to help others - and this is just the start” said Louise Proulx, Owner of Renew Beauty Med Spa & Salon. “We have been so thankful for the support we’ve received from so many clients , different businesses and individuals. But, I am not surprised. Texans helping Texans is what this state is known for and I am proud to see this outpouring of support  for the families of Marlin. Creating a sustainable program for necessities - food, clothing and longer term the education and resources to help this community prosper is what is needed. The Toy Drive for Marlin will show other businesses and like minded individuals that giving back is the greatest gift of all”

Donations for Toys for Marlin can be dropped off at either of Renew Beauty’s locations - NorthPark Mall or Stonebriar Centre - until December 22nd when Proulx and other volunteers will load up U-Haul trucks and deliver the gifts to Marlin. Additional information about Toys for Marlin can be found at www.toysformarlin.com. For more information about Renew Beauty Med Spa, please visit www.renewbeautymedspa.com.

Wednesday, 18 December 2019