Although it's September, the peak of summer heat is upon North Texas. Diana Salazar works for DRC Solutions, a group that tries to get resources directly to homeless North Texans. "We just expect hot, all the time," Salazar said.

Now in its 16th year, the annual community-wide fundraising event blew through past milestones on Sept. 19 and raised $68.3 million. It makes it by far the largest regional fundraising event in the nation and brings the total raised since inception to $634 million.

Pro sports teams, businesses and business leaders donated big on North Texas Giving Day — along with everyday DFW denizens.