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The Spring 2010 Service Day is coming up May 21st!
Click here to download the Spring Service Day 2010 Registration Form

Since 2005 the Entrepreneurs Foundation has been holding bi-annual service days that benefit either a local school, non-profit organization, or municipality. The service days are designed to give EF member companies the opportunity to enjoy a day-long, structured, team-building experience, while giving back to their community. In-kind donations and sponsorship make it possible for EF to provide a quality volunteer experience that creates lasting, positive change.

Save the Dates:
May 21st Spring Service Day 2010
October 15th Fall Service Day 2010

A typical service day schedule:
8:30am    Check-in and receive nametag
Enjoy a cup of coffee and breakfast taco
8:45am    Welcome, announcements, teams go to assigned work sites
9:00am    Work begins
11:30am    Lunch is served
12:30pm    Work resumes
3:30pm    Service day ends, teams go home or meet at happy hour site

For more information about getting your company signed up for a Service Day, contact Shobie@GiveToAustin.org.



Fall Service Day 2009
More than 400 volunteers from about two dozen high-tech companies in Central Texas rolled up their sleeves Friday, Oct. 23, to perform maintenance and beautification projects at Austin’s Zilker Park. The volunteers worked all around the 351 acre park at sites including the Austin Nature & Science Center, Zilker Botanical Garden, Barton Creek Greenbelt, McBeth Recreation Center, Zilker Nature Preserve, Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center, and Barton Springs Pool Bathhouse.

Projects included landscaping, creating several mosaics, removal of invasive species, gardening, painting, and tree planting. Zilker Park’s Program Manager, Margaret Russell, was thrilled with the work that took place during the Service Day. "The sparkling accomplishments made by the many volunteers are wonderful to behold, and will have a lasting impact on our grounds, our programs, and our visitors."

"This makeover of Zilker Park demonstrates how much the tech community cares about Austin," said Eugene Sepulveda, CEO of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas. "Employees of local tech companies can make a major impact through this meaningful volunteer experience."

Volunteers will donate about 2,400 hours of labor during the Fall Service Day.

"The Fall Service Day is a great way—particularly amid these challenging economic times—to make a contribution to the community without writing a check," Sepulveda said.

Thank you to the Fall Service Day sponsors: DLA Piper and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

FSD 2009 participating companies: Adlucent, Austin Ventures, Bazaarvoice, Boundless Network, Clif Bar, Collider Media, Comerica Bank, Convio, CreditCards.com, Dell, DLA Piper, Handmade Expressions, HomeAway, Manticore Technology, NVIDIA, Phurnace, PricewaterhouseCoopers, QuickArrow, Sante Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, SiteStuff, Surgient, Thinkwell, Troux Technologies, vcfo and Vinson & Elkins.



Click below to see highlights from our past service days:

Spring Service Day 2009
Fall Service Day 2008
Spring Service Day 2008
Fall Service Day 2007
Spring Service Day 2007
Fall Service Day 2006
Fall Service Day 2005
Fall Service Day 2004