The Statesman's Season for Caring is celebrating its 25th year of providing basic needs for local nonprofits including Meals on Wheels Central Texas, Family Eldercare, Caritas of Austin, Hospice of Austin, Any Baby Can and Wonders and Worries. The Statesman selects up to a dozen families each year, nominated by these local nonprofits and shines a light on their needs. Money raised helps the featured families as well as hundreds of other clients of the nonprofits. Each year we provide more than $1 million in funds for basic needs such as rent, medical care, utilities and groceries.
If you want to donate or learn more, go to Statesman.com/season-for-caring and any of the stories have a link to donate money, which is the biggest need and does the most good. You can also read any of the stories and find a link to the family's wish list and buy things on the wish list or provide services needed.
https://www.statesman.com/season-for-caring/
About our speaker:
Nicole Villalpando has been at the Austin American-Statesman since 1999. She currently serves as the health reporter and the editor of Season for Caring, the Statesman's annual charity program. Since 1999, the program has raised $18.4 million for local nonprofit organizations. This fall, the Statesman will launch its 25th Season for Caring. She also is currently the union chair of the Austin NewsGuild, which represents all the reporters and photographers at the American-Statesman. Nicole also has served as the leader of her daughter's Girl Scout troop and has had many volunteer roles at her temple, Congregation Beth Israel, as well as with Women of Reform Judaism. She also serves as a Weight Watchers coach. She and her husband Rob, a fellow journalist, have two children, Ava, a musician and after-school teacher, and Ben, who is at Tulane University getting a master's in philosophy.
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Starting at 11:45 a.m., a BBQ buffet, consisting of choice of meats (brisket, pork ribs, smoked turkey breast, sausage), choice of sides (beans, potato salad, coleslaw), drinks (water or unsweetened ice tea), and a dessert (banana pudding) will be available in the Crockett Room. Cost of the lunch is $14.00 per person. Please register online before 5 pm on Tuesday. You can pay online or at the meeting, but it is much preferred that you pay online to reduce handling of cash. The actual meeting will begin at noon, and conclude by 1 p.m.
