Weekend Roundup: Block party turned donation drive for Balch Springs, Dallas’ Coca-Cola bottler switches to recyclable bottles

Also, Denton Ryan 5-star recruit Anthony Hill Jr. announces commitment to Texas A&M [WEEKEND ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com [I'm an image]( Cynthia Henry of Tabernacle Praise Missionary Baptist Church helps Glenda Jackson, 61, look through donated clothes during an event to support the victims of the Balch Springs fire at Mackey Elementary School in Balch Springs on Saturday.(Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) NEWS [Community rallies behind Balch Springs fire victims]( Fred Jackson, 67, browsed through stacks of clothing donated Saturday to victims of a devastating fire, looking for anything he could take home. Jackson pointed to a gray suit and said he had been out shopping for a new suit Monday. Two hours later, he returned to find his “whole community was lit up” by a fire that destroyed his home. In response to the blaze, members of the Spring Ridge Homeowners Association quickly turned their [planned summer block party into a large benefit and donation drive for the affected residents.]( More than 10 organizations pitched in to assist, along with volunteers from the neighborhood. [READ MORE](   Also: Dallas County residents[feel the pinch as property values soar](   And: Pro-abortion rights or against? For many women, [the answer is layered and complex](   ADVERTISEMENT   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( [Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers founder Todd Graves (right) visits with employees at their Plano office. Graves is hoping he wins the Mega Millions — and odds are better than most: He purchased an incredible 50,000 tickets, one for each employee.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)]( [Question 1 of 5]( [How many lottery tickets did the founder of Raising Cane's purchase for Tuesday night's drawing in hopes to share the payout with his employees?]( - [60,000]( - [180,000]( - [10,000]( - [50,000]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   [AROUND THE SITE](dallasnews.com) - Sports: Denton Ryan 5-star recruit Anthony Hill Jr. [announces commitment to Texas A&M]( - Arts: For B.J. Novak, the devil was in the [Texas-sized details for ‘Vengeance’]( - Politics: House votes to [reinstate ban on some semi-automatic weapons](after mass shootings   ADVERTISEMENT   [FINALLY...](dallasnews.com) [Dallas’ Coca-Cola bottler to retire green Sprite bottles, new 100% recycled Dasani bottles]( Dallas’ Coca-Cola bottler and the larger Coca-Cola company are [getting rid of unsustainable packaging in Sprite and Dasani bottles]( to transform the products across the country. Beginning Aug. 1, soda buyers will say goodbye to the beloved green Sprite bottle as Coca-Cola switches to a clear plastic bottle to increase the material’s likelihood of being remade into a new bottle. Texans should see the new bottles on shelves by mid-August.   [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022