The Trail Foundation announces Boardwalk benches available for adoption

Bench adoptions last 10 years; limited number available

The Trail Foundation will install new benches along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail and give members of the public the opportunity to dedicate the benches through a new program. Read more

Kerbey Lane’s famous pink pancakes benefiting breast cancer charity return this October

‘Cakes for a Cure’ at all seven locations, Oct. 3- 31

During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kerbey Lane Cafe will serve pink pancakes and donate all of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Resource Center of Texas. Kerbey Lane will also donate all proceeds from its limited edition “Cakes for a Cure” T-shirts.

The pink pancakes Kerbey Lane will feature during this year’s “Cakes for a Cure” are:

  • Oct. 4-10: Strawberry Confetti
  • Oct. 11-17: Strawberry Banana    
  • Oct. 18-24: Chocolate Covered Strawberry
  • Oct. 25-31: Strawberry Lemon Chiffon

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ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot unveils 2017 artwork and announces event registration

Early bird registration for the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot is now open with reduced pricing, and the winner of the annual Art Contest has been selected. Jillian Collins won 365 vouchers for free ThunderCloud sandwiches for her watercolor painting of a turkey runner in front of the Texas State Capitol topped with a sub sandwich.   Read more

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

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 hereRead more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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