Contact: Greg Sowell, 972-744-4218

(Richardson, TX) – Richardson Place 7 City Council member Amir Omar has been identified as a “One Man Dallas” project finalist. He is one of only 21 individuals selected from a list of hundreds of applicants who came from communities across the region and applied to help increase awareness of community participation among young men.

With statistics showing women take advantage of volunteer opportunities at a rate of nearly five times more than men, One Man Dallas aims to spotlight men in the region who can provide inspiration for more men to get involved. One Man Dallas encourages participation through volunteer work that focuses on charitable organizations and engagement in projects that make communities a better place to live and work.

Omar has chosen his charity event for One Man Dallas to be the creation of a “Tribute Grove” consisting of 30 trees at the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center. The event will be held on Sunday, May 6 at 10 a.m. at the Cancer Center located at 2805 East President George Bush Turnpike.

“Volunteerism is something I am incredibly passionate about,” explained Omar after learning that he was a One Man Dallas finalist. “I enjoy every opportunity to speak to young people and encourage them to find places and causes that touch their heart and to help those efforts through volunteerism.”

Omar currently serves on the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Foundation, and his charity event also combines Omar’s work with One Man Dallas and the City of Richardson’s Tree the Town project, which aims to plant 50,000 trees in Richardson by the year 2020. Since its inception in 2010 nearly 7,500 trees have been planted in Richardson through a combination of work from hundreds of volunteers and corporate partnerships.

The winner of One Man Dallas is selected based on three equally weighted elements: online voting, panel interview, and a service project that benefits the charity. An announcement of who won will be made at a May 10 event to be held from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Aloft Downtown Dallas Hotel.

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