UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall General Meeting
Please stop by our Fall General Meeting to mingle with friends and get the lowdown for this year at the UPPA! We will be announcing upcoming party dates for the Fall Parent Party, the NEW Amazing Race - SMU BLVD Bar Crawl, & Holiday Hayride! We will hear from Mahjong, Wine, Book, and Needlepoint clubs! We will introduce the new play group coordinators and launch the new GroupMe playgroups.
We are so pleased to have our own UP mom Kacie Barnes come back and share her tips for family nutrition!! Check her out on Instagram at @mamaknowsnutrition . Bring her all your baby, toddler, and family nutrition questions!
Monday, September 8, 2025
Mary Irby's House- Will email out Address!
7:00 Drinks, Snacks and Mingle
7:30 Hear from the UPPA Board
8:00 Hear from Kacie Barnes!
Stay to hangout and enjoy your Monday night!
BOOK CLUB STARTS SOON!
UPPA Book Club Chair Jackie Campbell has curated an amazing list of books for this year’s book club! First up:
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
Book club will see at the Abelmann house on September 24 at 7:00pm, address will be emailed out the week of the meeting!
RSVP to be added to the Book Club Text Thread!
Limited Seats!!
Wine & Mahjong Night!
Monday, September 29
6:30PM
A special wine pairing with asian appetizers! Come learn more about which wines to pick for your next Mahjong Night! Stay to play some Mahjong!
Purchase Your Tickets!
UPPA FALL PARENT PARTY!
ITS FALL YALL! Purchase your tickets for the UPPA Fall Parent Party October 17 & book that babysitter! Tell your husband or significant other it’s time to make some new friends! The Special Thanks to the Ross Family for letting us party it up in their Dallas Design District Loft for a UPPA Tailgate Party!
7:00PM
BBQ Dinner
Tailgate Games
Kegs
Mr G at the Bar!
Sports on TV!
Cute Photo Booth!
October Book Club
Society of Lies By Lauren Ling Brown
October 23, 2025 at 7:00PM
Hosted by Jackie Campbell
Upcoming 2025-2026 Event Dates!
6/1- Membership Renewal Starts
8/20- Back to School Pool Mahjong 7pm
9/8 - First General Meeting with guest speaker Kacie Barnes from “Mama Knows Nutrition”
10/17- Fall Parent Party- BBQ Tailgate Attire
11/7- Amazing Race- *NEW* SMU BLVD Bar crawl - Alma Mater Attire
11/14- UP Carnival
12/1- Toy Drive Starts!
First Week- Holiday Hayride- need to confirm with other Preschool Associations
12/11- General Meeting- Favorite Things Party! 6:30pm
1/21 - UPPA Tablescapes Luncheon: Wellness!
2/6 - UPPA Progressive Dinner
3/19 - UPPA Easter Egg Hunt
4/16 - Last General Meeting - Wellness Walk to Katy Trail Ice House
4/25 - “UPPA Two Step!” A family-friendly concert fundraiser!
5/17 - Board Turnover Meeting