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t’s hard enough! You work enough to make enough and want to give back a little. But then you need to work more to figure out where your donations should go to make a real difference here in Dripping Springs. This should be easier! And it can be. The Dripping Springs Community Foundation has worked for years to provide a reliable road map to guide donors to the most effective local charities, and help charities communicate their mission and programs to the community-at-large. The week of April 17-24 marks the culmination of the Dripping Springs Community Foundation’s five month Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ campaign, which provides support and publicity for local charitable organizations and offers local residents a chance to see their donations doubled with matching funds.
The Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ campaign began last January at the Terrace Club with a Kick-Off event for participating local charities. It continued through February and March with Lunch ‘N Learn sessions sponsored by the City and the Chamber of Commerce, offering the staff of nonprofits training in leadership and grant resources. The Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ campaign crescendoes this month with the Week of Online Giving, April 17-24. Dripping Springers are encouraged to donate to their favorite local charities (or to the campaign at large) online starting at 12:01 am April 17 and continuing through 6 pm April 24. They can also donate in person at the Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ booth on Mercer Street during Founders Day festivities. See GIVIN’ WHERE I’M LIVIN’, page 2
Ann Rolling LEFT of Wimberley’s EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens shares a live butterfly from the Butterfly Festival with delighted members of the Founders Day crowd. Photo courtesy Givin’ Where I’m Livin’.
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Representatives from participating charities staff the Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ Founders Day Booth, often bringing along representatives from their organizations. Passersby might see a miniature pony from RED Arena at the booth, or therapy dogs from Service Dogs. Last year Emily Ann Theatre gave away live butterflies from their Butterfly Festival to delighted children in the Founders Day crowd. The donated total amounts are announced and awarded May 10 at the Awards Celebration Party at the Texas Hill Country Olive Company. The buffet dinner with cocktails offers a special opportunity for the community of local charities to network together and for the community-at-large to celebrate the benefits the groups bring to the Dripping Springs area. Last year’s Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ campaign raised $10,500 for local charities. Dee Mayer, Dripping Springs Community Foundation vice-president, says the group hopes to surpass that amount this year. Any non-profit organization listed in the “2016 Directory of Dripping Springs Area Non-Profit Organizations and Clubs” and/or registered as a Partner of the Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ 2016 Campaign is eligible to take part. Those qualifying organizations that registered as partners by January 31 are eligible to receive Dripping Springs Community Foundation matching funds. Matching funds are provided through Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ sponsorships, which are available at five different lev-
Dripping Springs Education Foundation will be on hand at Founders Day. Photo courtesy Givin’ Where I’m Livin’.
RED Arena. Photo courtesy Givin’ Where I’m Livin’. els, with five additional event sponsorships. Sponsors are listed in all Givin’ Where I’m Livin’ promotions and on the web site. Eighteen local non-profits qualified as Partners in the 2016 GWIL campaign: • Bluebonnet Auxillary • Dripping Springs Band Boosters See GIVIN’ WHERE I’M LIVIN’, page 3
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APRIL 2016 GIVIN’ WHERE I’M LIVIN’, from page 2 • Dripping Springs Crusader Baseball • Dripping Springs Education Foundation • EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens • Friends of the DS Library • Friends of the Pound House • H.A.N.D. • Healing Horse Ranch • Helping Hands • H.A.P.H.E.O. • Masterpiece Village • Paws Shelter of Central Texas • RED Arena • Service Dogs, Inc.
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Founders Day features free live music and entertainment, street dances, the Mighty Thomas Carnival for kids, cook-off competitions, more than 150 arts and crafts vendors and business booths, food, drink and more. Photos by Clint Holtzendorf.
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MAY 5 • Dinner By The Bite benefitting PAWS. Enjoy a dinner prepared in a demonstration style atmosphere by chefs from local restaurants. Tour the showroom, taste fare from each chef’s station. Enjoy wine, cocktails and beer selection, plus a silent auction. Wilson Appliance www.pawsshelter. org/dinner-by-the-bite. MAY 14 • 5K Fun Run/Wellness Walk. St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. 8:30 am to 10:30 am. 512-569-2095, stmartindp.org. MAY 14-15 • Artists Alliance of the Hill Country Studio Tour. More than 30 participating artists show their work for purchase at seven art studios in the Dripping Springs area. www.artistsalliancehc.com.
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