AVANCE-Austin raises over $30K during Amplify Austin

Amplify Austin 2016 was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without the help from our amazing AVANCE-Austin board, staff, and donors. We raised a grand total of over $30,000, which included a generous $10,000 match gift from Danna and Crutch Crutchfield.

AVANCE-Austin’s Amplify Austin Campaign kicked off with a special cocktail reception sponsored by the University of Texas Club on November 23. At the event, guests were encouraged to make their pledges early and to sign up as AVANCE Ambassadors to run their own fundraising campaigns. AVANCE-Austin had 15 fundraisers contributing to the success of the campaign.

Mother and daughter Blanca (L), Bianca (Middle) Garcia and friend at the Amplify your Love Cocktail Event.

In a unique Amplify Austin activity, one of our community’s most generous tech companies joined the fun, thanks to our Board Member, Glo Villarreal, who introduced our mission to OpenSymmetry. Todd LeBaron, CEO and co-founder, let employees cut his hair to help raise funds for AVANCE-Austin! Glo and OpenSymmetry raised $5,000.

Glo Villarreal (L) and Jon Gingell (Behind) cut the hair of OpenSymmetry CEO, Todd LeBaron (R)

A giving community is critical to our mission and to making our community great. Big thanks to everyone for taking on such  a great campaign!  Special thanks to Alamo Drafthouse, Austin Bouldering Project, Kendra Scott, and Texas Coffee Traders for the in-kind raffle prizes.