Nonprofit

American Heart Association's Mission Lifeline

By Rebecca Nordquist Friday, 26 February 2010 00:00

Joyce Leatherwood calls herself a preacher—practically a fundamentalist, she says—for spreading the word on women’s heart attack symptoms.

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Grand Opening of the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum

By Community Impact Newspaper Staff Wednesday, 24 February 2010 07:20

The grand opening of the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum will be held on March 2, Texas Independence Day, from 10 a.m. to noon at the museum, located at 411 E. Fifth St. The museum will feature stories of the women and children survivors of the Battle of the Alamo in an exhibition that will include never-before-seen items from private collections, in particular from the Esparza family, whose ancestors played a pivotal role on both sides of the Texas Revolution.

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CMZ (Christopher Michael Zimmerman) Memorial Foundation

By K. Jenney Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00

Christopher Zimmerman was always watching out for others.

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Nonprofits strained by decrease in donations, increase in demand

By Mary Tuma Friday, 11 December 2009 13:40

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The poor economic climate has stretched Austin’s charitable organizations, which must cope with increased demand for services with leaner budgets than usual.

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Austin Dog Alliance

By Kara Vaught Friday, 11 December 2009 13:29

Dogs are trained to help with socialization of children

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Volunteer Guide - December 2009

By Samantha Bryant and Staff Friday, 11 December 2009 11:08

Ways to get involved and give back to your community

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Bikes for Kids hopes to donate 800 bicycles this year

By Kelsey Wilkinson Thursday, 03 December 2009 11:21

This week, Austin morning radio show, Mix 94.7 with JB and Sandy, kicked off the 13th Annual Bikes for Kids program. It aims to give underprivileged and under-deserved children in the Austin area the opportunity to get a brand-new Trek bike for the holidays, as well as bike helmets and other bike accessories.

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Annual event supports local restaurants, youth program

By Kelsey Wilkinson Wednesday, 02 December 2009 14:49

The annual Edible Austin Eat Local Week celebrates the bounty of local food in Central Texas and raises money for Urban Roots, a youth development program that uses sustainable agriculture as a means to transform the lives of young people and to increase the access of healthy food in Austin.

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Tiff's Treats grand opening raised funds to Make-A-Wish come true

By Tiffany Young Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:55

Tiff's Treats grand opening at 3201 Bee Caves Road on Saturday, Nov. 14 raised $7,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make a child's wish come true. The money raised will be used to send Make-a-Wish child Christian and his family to Disney World.

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Lamb's raises $75,000 for Operation Call Home; still taking donations

By Tiffany Young Friday, 13 November 2009 16:32

Lamb's Tire & Automotive Center has raised more than $75,000 to buy calling cards for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan through the program Operation Call Home and will continue taking donations through Nov. 15.

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