This summer, our #texasstrong shirts raised nearly $150,000 for flood relief, in memory of my mom, Dixie, following Memorial Day floods in San Marcos, Wimberley and Martindale, Texas. Texas Strong flood relief for the holidays Now, after Halloween Eve floods hit Buda and Kyle (and south Austin), as well as San Marcos, Wimberley and Martindale,…
We lost my stepmom a year ago, this month. Before I knew Karen, and before my dad met Karen, she lived in South Africa for many years with her late husband. Unable to ever have biological children of her own, she fell in love with Africa and adopted its many children into her heart. Going…
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I already have my Christmas cards ready to send out, Christmas music playing on Pandora and most of my online gift shopping done. (Hey, once Halloween is over, it’s game on, although we don’t decorate until after Thanksgiving.) I took a look at my own wishlist and decided to put together my…
Team Dixie has already raised $1,185 for the Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s! Based in Austin, our local chapter serves 17 central Texas counties: The Alzheimer’s Association-Capital of Texas Chapter is dedicated to enhancing care and support services for individuals and their families while providing leadership to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease…
Book Giveaway Winner: Mary Lee S. I’ve never really liked Pinktober. I like fall and October and fundraising. But I’ve always felt like breast cancer steals the show in the disease world. The pink ribbon cause is just a bit too popular and trendy. Meanwhile, “old” people with dementia don’t get the awareness and research…
