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can get involved and have an impact on our community.
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EF's Announces its 1st Annual 3:3 Shoot Out!
Friday, September 28
12:00 - 5:00pm at Hoop Zone
Registration deadline: August 24
Round up your company's best 3:3 teams and start practicing your 3 pointer. EF is happy to announce our first annual 3:3
Shoot
Out fundraiser. 24 teams, divided among a men's and women's league,
will battle in a double elimination tournament in hopes of being their
league's Entrepreneurs' 3:3 Champion.
Additional
prizes will be awarded for the free throw contest, team with the most
spirit, and the team that raises the most funds for Breast Cancer Services
(a collaboration of breast cancer service providers, survivors, funders
and friends building the best continuum of breast cancer services for
women with breast cancer and their families in Central Texas).
Hoop Zone will provide the facilities and referees. Lunch will be provided for all registered players, and additional lunches and
beer will be available for purchase. Bring your entire company and make it a quarterly outing!
Space is limited to 24 teams- sign up now!
To sign up:
1. Round up your team(s) of 3 men or women.
2. Download your sign up sheet, tournament information, and game rules from our website
3. Email or fax (233.2366) your team(s) sign up sheet to Amanda
4. Choose a payment option: Mail your team's $500 registration fee to PO Box 684826, Austin TX 78768 or click here to pay via credit card.
5. Your team's spot is reserved once we receive your sign up sheet and payment. Registration deadline is August 24.
Questions? Email Amanda or call 512.482.8894. |
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Upcoming EF Events
Mark your calendar and save the date for these upcoming events.
September 18
Legal Bites breakfast series
with Andrews Kurth
September 28
3:3 Shoot Out Fundraiser
October 12
Fall Service Day
November 14
Capital Interests breakfast series
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American Diabetes Association
Upcoming Events:
Speakers Bureau, August 16, 6:00-8:00 pm Be
a voice for the American Diabetes Association in Austin. Join us
in our Speakers Bureau training on Thursday, August 16th from 6pm-8pm
at LCRA (3700 Lake Austin Blvd.) to learn about being a speaker and/or
representative for the ADA at local health fairs, events,
etc. RSVP for this event by August 8.
Step Out to Fight Diabetes 5K, November 17
Join
the American Diabetes Association in our 5K event, Step Out to Fight
Diabetes. Register as an individual or team
Volunteers are also needed as the event nears and the day of event for goody bag prep, set-up, tear down, registration, etc.
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American Heart Association
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers
are needed for the following events. Duties can include posting flyers,
set-up, registration, clean-up, finding prizes, working with vendors,
and helping with the auction.
American Heart Association Golf Tournament
September 27 @ Avery Ranch
Go Red For Women Executive Breakfast
October 12 @ Austin Country Club
Find the Heart in the Art
November 1 @ Design Center at Pennfield
Heart Ball of Austin
February 9 @ Renaissance Arboretum
Go Red For Women Heart Savvy Summit
May 1 @ Renaissance Arboretum
Williamson County Gala
May 17 @ Marriott North, Round Rock |
American Red Cross
Volunteer Opportunity:
Safe Families Campaign, Done in a Day Group Volunteer Project:
Safe Families Campaign volunteers will help the American Red Cross keep
Central Texas safe by distributing disaster education, preparation and
prevention information to individuals in the community. Working with
Red Cross staff, Safe Families Campaign volunteers assemble family
disaster preparedness "information bags" and distribute them
door-to-door in target Central Texas communities.
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American YouthWorks
American
YouthWorks (AYW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing
"at-risk" youth with the opportunities, care, and training they need to
succeed. AYW fulfills its mission, "building productive lives and
better communities," primarily through the operation of a two-campus
charter high school and three AmeriCorps programs: Casa Verde Builders,
Environmental Corps, and Computer Corps. Additionally, AYW offers
career counseling, health care, career placement, and college
preparation services, along with an Entrepreneur program developed to
support students interested in starting and/or improving upon their own
businesses.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Become a mentor
Offer an internship for an AYW participant
Speak in a class about your career or area of expertise
Help out with a Special Event (Youth Service Day, Graduation)
Provide a workshop for students or teachers |
Austin Groups for the Elderely
Volunteer Opportunity:
Do
you have a couple hours to spare to talk to an elderly person,
participate in an activity with them or play a musical instrument?
Austin Groups for the Elder runs the only Medical Model Licensed Adult
Day Care Center in Travis County. Every weekday elderly arrive to
our safe, stimulating and secure
environment.
The peer interaction, daily conversation and activities are important
in alleviating depression and isolation. Adult Day Care prevents
premature nursing home admittance.
Our clients love to
meet and interact with new people, they love live music performed by
the very young to the seasoned veteran. Volunteer on your own or get a
small group together from work or church and help us keep our seniors
active and
engaged with the community. |
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Austin Habitat for Humanity
Volunteer Opportunities:
Austin Habitat for Humanity needs your lunch!
Saturdays are the special day when hundreds of community supporters get
together to meet our goal of eliminating poverty housing one family at
a time by constructing new homes, participating in Brush with Kindness,
and supporting the DeConstruction program. Our volunteers work hard and
they need to be fed! We seek lunch providers for groups of 35.
Individuals, groups, and organizations are all welcome to
participate!
Feeling destructive? Volunteers are needed for
the Austin Habitat for Humanity DeConstruction program. This
environmentally focused program diverts hundreds of tons of salvageable
building materials from our local landfills and makes affordable home
improvement supplies available to the public through our ReStores. No
experience necessary, individuals and groups are welcome. |
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Austin Partners in Education
Volunteer Opportunities:
Austin Partners in Education (APIE) needs you to share your talent and time with the students of Austin's high-need public
schools! APIE has volunteer tutoring and mentoring programs in
many grade levels and subject areas. APIE's new study group model means
you'll be tutoring 3-4 students in the classroom during the school day
with the teacher present. You will be one of five or more volunteers in
each classroom so join with your colleagues or on your own and meet
other dedicated Austin community members. Time Commitment: 45 minutes
per week for semester or school year (25-30 sessions/year) for most
programs. Locations and times vary.
Greatest need: Partners in Reading (Grade 2), Partners in Math (Grades 6-10), College Readiness (Grades 11-12)
Other opportunities: Partners in Literature (Grades 9-10), Mentoring (All grades), Dell TechKnow (Grades 6-8) |
Breast Cancer Services
Volunteer Opportunity:
Breast
Cancer Services recently launched its meals delivery program and is
seeking 3-4 volunteers to help with food preparation and organization.
Shifts are available either 10:30am-12:00 or 12:00-1:30pm on Wednesdays
at West Lake Presbyterian Church. A 2-3 week commitment is preferred. |
CanCare Austin
CanCare Austin is excited to announce their recent partnership with St. David's Community Health Foundation and the Lance
Armstrong Foundation, which will provide emotional support to
those receiving cancer treatment in various St. David's hospitals in
the Austin area. CanCare/LiveSTRONG volunteers will begin making visits
in St. David's Round Rock Medical Center beginning this September.
Volunteer Opportunity:
In addition to hospital service, CanCare also needs volunteers to participate in one-on-one matching with newly diagnosed
cancer patients and caregivers, as well as oncology center
visitation throughout the Austin metro area. Their next volunteer
training will be held July 27-28, 2007. |
Capital Area Reach Out & Read
Capital Area Reach Out and Read (CAROR) is part of a national pediatric early literacy program that uses pediatric well-child
visits to give developmentally appropriate books to children with individualized advice to the parents about how to enjoy books and read aloud with their children. Additionally, low-income community clinic waiting rooms are stocked with gently used children's books transforming the waiting room into a literacy enrichment area.
Volunteer Opportunity:
CAROR is looking for volunteers to Adopt-A-Clinic. We are in great need for a company, family, group, etc, to adopt a clinic
and make sure these bookshelves are stocked with books. Volunteers would come to our offices once a week to pick up
gently used books and transport them to a clinic and stock the waiting room bookshelves. This will ensure our mission to
promote early literacy within the city and give volunteers a great opportunity to give back to their communities.
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Center for Child Protection
The Center for Child Protection is the first stop for abused and neglected children in Travis County.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers
provide support through direct service opportunities, fundraising,
facilities maintenance, administrative support and community education. Direct service opportunities may include Child & Family Crisis Support Specialists, Court School Volunteers,
and Group Therapy Volunteers. We encourage volunteers to make a
difference in the life of a child by giving their time and talents in an area that is important to them.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Back to school supplies, children's gifts during the holidays, and gently used children's clothing |
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Family Eldercare
Family
Eldercare is a volunteer-based organization that utilizes volunteer
resources to enhance the quality of our programs and services.
Our clients include both disabled adults and elderly people who often
have no family and few friends in the area. The short regular visits
from volunteers brighten their days and give meaning to their lives.
Volunteer Opportunity:
Volunteers contribute about 4-6 hours per month, usually in two visits. Volunteers have great autonomy and flexibility in
choosing the schedule and location. All those interested are invited to attend a short orientation (usually Monday at end of
work
day) to learn more about the volunteer opportunities. After the
orientation a criminal background and reference check is completed, and
training is provided.
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First Tee of Greater Austin
The First Tee of Greater Austin strives to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational
programs that promote character-development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.
Upcoming Event:
More Than A Game is our annual fundraiser where you, your company and your exclusive clientele will share the floor with
celebrated figures in golf, sports, music and entertainment at our "Only in Austin" Celebrity Gala. The next morning you will
play
18 holes with many of these same sports and cultural icons in the
Celebrity Golf Tournament, "The Captains Cup." November 4 & 5.
Volunteer Opportunity:
Opportunities
include mentoring in our after-school programs, volunteering for
fundraisers, special events, marketing and more. A golf background is
not required and there is no minimal time commitment.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
The
First Tee needs to upgrade their office computers. Additionally, the
Harvey Penick Golf Campus is in need of 2-way radios for better
communication at their golf facility. The First Tee of Greater also
accepts new or used golf supplies. |
Foundation Communities
Volunteer Opportunities:
Entrepreneurs- share your passion for your career with youth. Kids in our summer programs are working in teams to start small businesses and learn about entrepreneurship. We need entrepreneurs to speak to the kids about how they started their businesses.
Teach Adults English- Give adults the opportunity to get a better job, assist their children with homework and be more involved in their community by teaching English at learning centers in south and northeast Austin.
Community Tax Centers help 13,500 working families with free income tax preparation. We need IRS-certified volunteers-ordinary people who complete brief training to learn how to prepare computer-based forms. Help families claim $17 million in refunds and credits. No accounting skills necessary! Spanish speakers encouraged!
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Pedometers needed for residents who are participating in a walking exercise program; Digital Video Cameras needed for group projects at our learning centers. |
Front Steps
Front
Steps has been utilizing community volunteers since its inception in
1997. Over 500 volunteers a year are now recruited and trained to work
along side staff in assisting homeless clients in accessing services
available at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless.
Volunteer Opportunities:
One
group volunteer opportunity is working in the kitchen. Kitchen serving
teams consist of 4-6 people who meet at the ARCH at 5:30 pm to help do
last minute prep, ready the dining room, bring the food to the serving
line and serve dinner to the 100 clients of the Emergency Overnight
Shelter.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Hygiene products including toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, feminine hygiene products, deodorant,
sunscreen, soap, and men's jeans and tee shirts. |
GirlStart
Upcoming Event:
Help GirlStart celebrate 10 years of success by participating in our Luxury Vacation Raffle! You can win an unforgettable
adventure
on a 65-foot sailing yacht, The True North. This all-inclusive
trip includes 8 days and 7 nights on a luxury yacht for
up
to eight people. A professional crew and chef will pamper you as
you take diving lessons, play water sports, relax, and
enjoy
the blue waters of a Caribbean itinerary. We're only selling 1500
raffle tickets, and you need not be present to win when we do the
drawing! If a dream vacation sounds good to you, and you want to
help Girlstart, buying a raffle ticket is a great way to do both at
once! Buy tickets online. |
Goodwill
Volunteer Opportunity:
Goodwill's GreenWorks Project:
Goodwill is looking for volunteers to participate in the
de-manufacturing of donated computers that will be resold or recycled.
Dates and times are flexible, and groups as small as 10 and as large as
40 are welcome. Donating your time as a volunteer will directly benefit
the environment by helping divert thousands of tons of electronic waste
from local landfills. In 2006, Goodwill's Environmental Business
Services processed 250 tons of "e-waste" per month.
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Humane Society of Williamson County
The
Humane Society of Williamson County is a No-Kill animal shelter in
Central Texas. Our mission is to provide innovative
programs and services to eliminate pet overpopulation and to improve the lives of pets and people in Williamson County.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Marketing and PR professionals needed to assist with public relations and/or participate in our marketing committee.
Fundraising professionals needed to assist in developing long range fundraising plan and/or participate in our fund development committee. IT Administrator/Manager
professional needed to assist in managing our network and be available
to trouble shoot problems and add/modify equipment as needed. Groups needed to assist in facility improvement (building outside dog runs, landscape projects, etc).
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
New air conditioning system for main 2500 square foot building that serves as our office, cattery and spay/neuter surgery unit
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Upcoming Event:
Walk to Cure Diabetes, October 13, 9:30 am, Dell Diamond
Lace up your sneakers and come volunteer as Austin walks to cure diabetes. This kid friendly, fun event offers walkers a
chance to climb a rock wall, enjoy face painting or play on the jungle gym. We have great food such as Randalls hot dogs and
Chipotle burritos. Live entertainment, fun contests and information from vendors all make this an unforgettable day.
Volunteer Opportunity:
Volunteers are needed for the Walk to hand out T-shirts, direct walkers and greet participants at registration. |
Keep Austin Beautiful
Volunteer Opportunities:
Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup
(September 9): Scuba Divers and Shoreline volunteers are needed to be
part of the BIGGEST underwater and shoreline cleanup in Texas!
Have fun at the lake AND help keep it clean and beautiful! This
is the 13th year that Keep Austin Beautiful, the Colorado River
Foundation, Travis County, & the LCRA have partnered up for this
event, but we need your help! KAB also needs 25 volunteers to help at
the Underwater Cleanup Thank You Party at Carlos' N
Charlie's! Shifts are available from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Volunteers will
help throughout the day to distribute cleanup supplies, help with
registration, assist with set-up and tear-down, distribute door prize
tickets, t-shirts, etc.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Door
Prizes or volunteer recognition gifts (small gift items or gift
certificates), a dolly, a small conference table, and four office
chairs. |
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Knowbility
Volunteer Opportunities:
Knowbility
- a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that technology is
accessible people with disabilities - is celebrating the tenth annual
Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin (AIR-Austin). AIR-Austin
highlights the need for access to technology in a unique award winning
way: Teams of web pros complete in a fun friendly accessible
design contest. Put your tech skills to work -
volunteers are needed to learn about accessibility and to build an
accessible web site in one high-energy workday for a local nonprofit
organization. Event volunteers needed as well.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Silent
auction items are needed for the "Arts: No Boundaries. Sight. Sound.
Soul." event to be held on September 12, 2007. This unique
performance event couples live jazz with painting, sign language
interpretation and audio description - all videotaped and streamed to
the web. |
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Lifelong Friends Pet Adoptions
Lifelong Friends Pet Adoptions (formerly Lago Vista PAWS) is an independently-owned, no-kill shelter.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We need volunteers to care for our cats and dogs.
We provide care for our shelter animals twice a day, seven days a week.
Cat caregivers must be at least 13 years old, and dog caregivers must
be at least 16. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Other volunteer opportunities
include fostering, helping with adoptions, working on fundraisers,
soliciting donations, writing grants, marketing, making follow-up calls
to adopters, maintaining the database, answering phones, recording
information and filing, giving vaccines, bookkeeping, transporting
animals to/from the vet, and taking photographs of the animals.
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| LifeWorks
LifeWorks
is dedicated to helping youth and families who are facing the most
difficult challenges. LifeWorks provides the most comprehensive
network of support for youth and families in Austin - a safety net of
support to more than 10,000 families every year. Our services to
runaway and homeless youth provide a pathway from life on the street to
self-sufficiency. Youth development training and opportunities
prepare youth to become healthy, successful adults. LifeWorks
housing continuum is designed to assist youth at each stage of their
progress.
In-Kind Donations Appreciated:
Please help us support our Street Outreach and Supportive Housing programs by donating the following items: white crew
socks,
travel alarm with batteries, backpack, set of flatware for 4*, set of
pots or pans, set of 4 dishes & bowls, set of 4
drinking glasses, set of kitchen utensils. |
Pip Start
Pip Start's mission is to cultivate the heart and minds of young people while building impactful leaders through effective math
and science instruction and strategic community transformation.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Part-time workers, interns, and volunteer needed to assist classroom leaders
with teamwork projects from various engineering disciplines. Staff will
assist youth in designing, building and testing projects while learning
applications of math, science and character during and after school on
Mondays or Tuesdays.
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| Second Harvest
Volunteer Opportunity:
Volunteer for the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
(August 26): Enjoy great music and a heated hot sauce competition while
benefiting the Food Bank at the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival,
the largest annual hot sauce contest in the world. Volunteers are
needed to greet the public, collect food donations, and sell raffle
tickets. Adult (18 and up) individuals, workplace groups, and
service organizations are welcome to join the fun. 25- 30 volunteers
are needed for each shift (12:30-3:30pm or 3:00-6:00pm).
Free to the public, this event draws more than 15,000 spectators
and more than 300 hot sauce entries every year. With outstanding
musical performances from local favorites, culinary exhibitions,
cookbook signings by top Southwestern chefs, and more than one hundred
gallons of hot sauce consumed each year, this event has become an
Austin tradition.
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Wonders & Worries
Wonders
& Worries is helps children cope when a parent or other loved one
has a life-threatening illness like cancer. Our services are always
free, and available in English and Spanish. We have expanded our
services for children who are diagnosed with a serious illness, other
than cancer. It is our goal to decrease the child's stress and anxiety,
increase the child's ability to cope with changes in the family, and
create stronger families.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers on our Fundraising, Outreach and Program committees
are responsible for helping to maintain the health and vitality of
W&W, and service on these, and our new Expansion committee will
impact children here in Central Texas, but also in other areas as the
W&W model is expanded nationwide.
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Let us help with your company's community involvement activities.
Contact:
Amanda Chiampi, Program Manager
ph: 512.482.8894
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Amanda Chiampi
Entrepreneurs Foundation
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