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This week is the 16th Annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, from May 14 – 19, 2012. Austin Families with Food Allergies (AFFA) has shared a few ways you can get involved: Monday, May 14: Children’s Art Contest on display at Sunflower Market (William Cannon and Manchaca) through Saturday. Drop in to see the art...
Austin Community Foundation has announced the resignation of Jeff Garvey, the organization’s CEO since 2011. “Our board accepts Jeff’s decision to leave his full-time role at ACF with genuine appreciation for his service,” Steve Shook, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Austin Community Foundation, said. “Our staff and search plans in place...
Who’s the jerk who thought up Valentine’s Day? Who needs the pressure? I say forget the cards and the candy and the heartache and disappointment, and show some love for the city that loves you back! Austin! The energetic folks at Snoball have thought up a whole week of ways to show the love:...
I just got a call from a dad asking where he can register his kids for an adopt-a-family program for Christmas. Can you imagine what it must take to make that call? I’m terrible at asking for help. If I really needed it, if my family needed it, could I do it?
I’m sorry to keep coming back to the wildfires, but my visits to Bastrop and Spicewood last week really stirred me up. Here’s what I’m learning about disaster relief and recovery: It is very, very complicated. It has its own language and acronyms. It runs on a timeline that seems indifferent to the actual...
The amazing attorneys at the Austin Bar Association have been in Bastrop offering free advice to the victims of the Central Texas Wildfires. This is above and beyond their usual workload. Now they’re offering a free legal clinic tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 5. Please share this information with anyone you know who might have...
So I just pre-screened “DIVE!,” a documentary about one man’s journey from dumpster diver to food-rescue advocate. It’s one of those films that makes you realize how easy it is to make a difference. No, I am not going to start dumpster diving. But this film does make you think about all the food...
Many of us know people affected by the fires all over the Austin area. Hell, many of you are people affected by the fires all over Austin. So what would you say if I told you that hundreds and hundreds of complete strangers have sent in hundreds of thousands of dollars to help? And...
It goes without saying that we should be generous all year round. But nonprofits shouldn’t take it personally if donors and volunteers seem to only show up around the holidays. Some of these people might focus on one cause most of the year, then get extra generous in December. Or they may volunteer at...
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