Your Old Keys Help Hays County Food Bank
Hays County Food Bank needs your unwanted and unneeded keys to help feed the hungry. Instead of letting those old keys get lost and lay useless in forgotten drawers, why not put them to a more charitable use? Melissa Pursely of San Marcos discovered some unneeded keys...
Austin/Travis County Offer Back-to-School Vaccinations
It won’t be long before back to school time is here. Thousands of Austin area students need one or more vaccines before starting the new school year, and with recent changes in the state’s immunization requirements for college students, that number may be even higher....
March of Dimes Hosts Capes and Crowns Fundraiser
Transform into your favorite superhero or royal character and enjoy free activities at Lakeline Mall on Saturday, August 29. The March of Dimes hosts its Capes and Crowns event from noon to 2 p.m. Activities include a scavenger hunt, craft, costume contest and Macy's...
World Breastfeeding Week
The Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin (MMBA) will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 to 7) beginning with a concert honoring the milk bank’s donors at Central Market (N. Lamar location) on the evening of August 1. Events held throughout the week—and through the...
Free Health App for Busy Families
It’s Time Texas launched its Choose Healthier mobile app on June 30. The free app encourages families to find healthy activities and nutritional information. “It’s the easiest way to both promote and discover healthy activities and events for all ages, interests and...
ALS Support Group Forms
The ALS Caregivers Support Group of Austin was recently formed to serve those who are taking care of a family member or loved one with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” The group, facilitated by a local psychotherapist, works...
Museum Day Live! Tickets Available for Download
Beginning August 1, you can download a ticket for Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Scheduled for Saturday, September 26, participating museums across the U.S. will offer free admission to those holding a Museum Day Live! ticket. The downloaded ticket is good...
Excel Center Graduates First Class
The Goodwill Excel Center, the first public charter high school in Texas for individuals over age 26, celebrated its first graduating class on June 26. “This is a momentous day for these graduates and their families, but more importantly, for our Central Texas...
Texas Book Festival Announces Lineup
In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Texas Book Festival announced 20 authors to be featured at the festival on October 17 and 18. The 2015 Festival authors and their featured books are: Margaret Atwood - The Heart Goes Last Chuck Palahniuk - Make Something...
SWA Updates Reusable Car Seat Bags
Southwest Airlines announced a recent update to their popular reusable car seat bags. The durable, weather-resistant bags sell for $15 and can fit a standard-sized stroller, car seat or booster seat. The updated bags can be purchased at ticket counters and are...
Area Third Graders to Help with UT Math Study
A UT education researcher plans to recruit 150 Austin-area third graders each year for four years to study ways to help students better solve word problems in math. Sara Powell, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, received a $3 million grant...
Duck Derby Returns to Lady Bird Lake
Austinites are about to say “hello to yellow” on August 8, when 10,000 rubber ducks take to the shores of Lady Bird Lake for the Austin Boys and Girls Club Foundation’s second annual Duck Derby! Proceeds will help more than 12,000 Austin-area children and adolescents...
