as much as we could, and it has just
blossomed from there. It turned into
us meeting the best people that we
have ever met in our whole entire
lives. It’s the true definition of a fami-
ly at the shelter.”
Both girls continued to volunteer
for the shelter and have attended
both Bachelor and Bachelorette
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events. Laszczak’s best friend partici-
pated in the Bachelorette competition
a few years ago, raising money for
the shelter. Even though her friend
didn’t win, Laszczak saw the impact
that participation made on the shelter
and decided to run herself. “Seeing
the success from the Bachelor and
Bachelorette [events] over the past
three years is just inspiring how the
community comes together and raises
money for good causes. The winner
doesn’t matter, it matters that all the
charities raise money,” said Laszczak.
Outside of the shelter, Laszczak
has worked as an accounting assis-
tant at Karen S. Walton, CPA, for the
past three years. Between her job,
social work and upbringing, she has
fallen in love with the Parker County
community and is committed to its
betterment. “This community is just
calm. Everyone in it, Weatherford as
a whole, Parker County as a whole.
is just the definition of calm to me.
All of the residents, the events that
happen, the mom-and-pop shops
around here, it’s just the definition of
calm; I love everything about it,” she
said.
Bachelorette —
Diondra
Lindquist
Charity —
Children’s Advocacy
Center of Parker
County
Restaurant —
Drake’s Yoke
Bachelorette contestant Diondra
Lindquist is not from Parker County,
but she got here as fast as she could.
The 29-year-old attorney grew up in
Norman, OK, and moved to Parker
County six years ago after graduat-
ing from the University of Oklahoma
with a Bachelor of Arts in Letters with
a minor in history. She moved to
Texas to continue her education.
“I moved here to begin my jour-
ney through law school at Texas
A&M University School of Law in
Fort Worth,” Lindquist said. “I gradu-
ated and passed the Texas Bar Exam