The Trail Foundation’s executive director Heidi Cohn featured in the Austin American-Statesman

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Heidi Cohn, executive director of The Trail Foundation as of June, was recently featured in a stellar article by the Austin American-Statesman’s fitness and outdoors reporter Pam LeBlanc! The story is copied below, and you can also read the original article on the Statesman’s website by clicking here.  Read more

Emancipet offering FREE vet care for Houston pets in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

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A collaboration with The HSUS and The Lewyt Trust, with support from Maddie’s Fund, will help keep pets and their people together
Emancipet, the nonprofit veterinary clinic operating in Houston’s East End, has seen a huge outpouring of support for its initiative to provide free veterinary care to Houston pets whose families were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. As a result of this generosity, and especially a significant grant from the Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust and The Humane Society of the United States, and a generous grant from Maddie’s Fund®, Emancipet will be able to provide free veterinary care at it’s Houston location for three months beginning this Saturday, Sept. 9, as families get back on their feet.

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Kerbey Lane donates to Harvey relief fund

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Now through the end of September, Kerbey Lane Cafe will donate $1 from every Crispy Chicken Benedict and Green Chile Mac & Cheese sold at its seven locations to the Austin Community Foundation Central Texas Long-Term Hurricane Recovery Fund.  Read more

Emancipet to aid pets affected by Harvey with free emergency vet services in Houston

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WHAT: Emancipet will provide free emergency veterinary services for Houston pets whose owners were displaced during Hurricane Harvey, and for pets that were already in shelters when Harvey hit. These emergency services are outside of Emancipet’s normal operations, and donations are critically needed to begin purchasing additional medical supplies immediately. Donations may be made online here.  Read more

Austin American-Statesman reports: Kerbey Lane Cafe coming to Mueller

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Our client Kerbey Lane Cafe announced it will open a restaurant in the heart of the Central Austin development of Mueller in fall 2018, which will be their eighth location. Thank you to the Austin American-Statesman and reporter Gary Dinges for your excellent coverage of this exciting news. You can read the entire story at https://atxne.ws/2vtn2Ie.

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Freedom Solar snags SolarCity ‘market maker’ to open new Dallas branch

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Austin-based Freedom Solar Power hired former SolarCity leader Barry Van Wie to head up the company’s growth in the Dallas/Fort Worth market.

As Freedom Solar’s vice president of business development, Van Wie is responsible for hiring and training employees, establishing marketing and channel partnerships, managing a team of top-producing solar energy consultants, and delivering required sales targets.  Read more

Outdoor Voices donating five percent of proceeds to The Trail Foundation this August

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Active lifestyle brand Outdoor Voices is #DoingGoodThings for the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail this August. Five percent of all sales at the Austin store (located at 606 Blanco Street) will go to The Trail Foundation to help keep the Trail healthy, beautiful, and functional for everyone. To find out more information, visit http://www.outdoorvoices.com or http://www.thetrailfoundation.org/. Read more

Help clear the shelters with Emancipet on August 19

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Clear the Shelter, an annual nationwide pet adoption drive that helps find loving homes for animals in need, will take place on Saturday, August 19. Hundreds of shelters across the U.S. will participate. Emancipet supports the Clear the Shelter initiative each year because the inability to afford veterinary care accounts for half of all pets surrendered to shelters when you exclude family and housing issues.

Liz Parker of Emancipet joined KXAN’s Amanda Tatum on Studio 512 to share details about the campaign and how everyone can do their part to help. View the clip here.  Read more

Kerbey Lane donates 18,669 meals to Central Texans in need

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Kerbey Lane Cafe donated a total of 18,012 meals to Central Texans in need through its “Hot Cakes for Hunger” drive benefiting Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB), which took place at all seven of its locations July 16-29.

During the campaign, Kerbey Lane donated all proceeds from its specialty pancakes to the food bank, as well as an additional 824 pounds of pancake mix. Kerbey Lane team members presented CTFB with the check from the proceeds and boxes of pancake mix, and helped sort nearly 6,700 pounds of food during their team-building volunteer day at the food bank on August 8. Read more

Freedom Solar expands its presence to Kerrville

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Kerrville family man ‘Solar Bob’ brings solar power to the Texas Hill Country

Robert S. Bradshaw, AKA “Solar Bob,” is expanding Austin-based Freedom Solar Power’s presence to the Texas Hill Country and bringing solar to his family’s hometown of Kerrville, Texas. Read more