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Greetings!
There is a lot to be excited about here at Eastside Community Connection. This Spring, we are planning to continue the renovation efforts initiated during the Fall by organizing volunteer projects. We have unique fundraising events to look forward to in addition to our unwavering community support here at the food pantry. To top it all off, there is a promotional video in the works for ECC that we cannot wait to share with you! |
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SAVE THE DATE
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Emerging Leaders Dinner
The Emerging Leaders Dinner is rapidly approaching. The ELD is a fundraising event and opportunity to bring student and community leaders together. The ELD is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 31 at the Four Seasons Hotel featuring Matthew Dowd as keynote speaker.
Matthew Dowd is an  American political consultant with experience on campaign staffs for President George W. Bush, Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger of California, and Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock of Texas. In 2004, Dowd was named Pollster of the Year by the bipartisan American Association of Political Consultants. He has taught at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs and is co-author of New York Times bestseller "Applebee's America: How Successful Political, Business and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community."
Visit ELDAustin.com for sponsorship and ticket purchasing information.
GoodBrackets Giving Tournament
ECC is proud to announce our organization's participation in the GoodBrackets tournament this year! The idea is to enter your NCAA bracket with GoodBrackets, a non-profit bracket competition. The website, GoodBrackets.com, opened on March 1, so you can now explore the site and register. Brackets will be submitted Sunday, March 13, so put it on your calendar! You have until March 17, 15 minutes before game time, to submit your brackets. Any player with a perfect bracket can earn up to $50,000 toward ECC! There are also prizes for Best Bracket and Most Popular Non Profit. Be sure to spread the word among your friends and co-workers and register today at GoodBrackets.com.
The 10th Annual EastSide Boil is scheduled for April 16, 2011. We are looking forward to your support for this upcoming communitiy event. Visit EastSideBoil.com for further updates and information.
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| SPECIAL THANKS | |
 Holiday Donors
The holidays mean something different to everyone, but all of us here at ECC were extremely grateful this season for the generosity demonstrated by the UT and Austin communities. With your help, we were able to provide East Austin families with many of the joys we love about the holidays.
Thank you to everyone who was able to donate this winter. Visit AustinECC.org/donate/donor-recognition/ for a list of donors.
Spirit of Giving
We would especially like to thank the generosity and dedication exhibited by some very special groups around Austin. Members of these organizations went above and beyond by dedicating their time and resources to benefit the ECC food pantry over the holidays.
- Christopher P. Gardner Foundation
- Texas Military Forces at Camp Mabry
- Citizen Schools at Kealing Middle School
- Donald D. Hammill Foundation
- Texas Lassos
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| SPRING 2011 INTERNS | |
 Meet the Interns
The interns here at ECC are looking forward to what the Spring has to offer. We are all off to a great start! Here's what we're up to.
My name is Amanda O'Sullivan and I am a Junior Marketing Major. I am currently serving as ECC's Publicity Director. My goal is to maintain all ECC communication tools and to publicize the Emerging Leaders Dinner.
Michael Allen is a Senior Economics and Finance Major currently serving as ECC's Office Manager. Michael is working to develop a recruiting plan for Summer and Fall 2011.
Zachary Barton is a Senior Plan II and Spanish Major currently serving as ECC's ESL Director. With Zach's persistence, English classes began recently on February 15 and are scheduled for the remainder of the semester.
Ryan Crestani is a Sophomore Finance Major currently serving as ECC's Volunteer Coordinator. He is attempting to increase UT campus involvement through initiatives such as weekend volunteer projects.
Laura Ceglio is a Senior Political Communications Major serving as ECC's Event Planner. She is currently planning the Emerging Leaders Dinner and the 10th Annual Eastside Boil.
Ed Zhang is a Freshman Finance major serving as Staff Intern and Grant Writer for ECC. His objective is to assist the Chief Service Officer in writing the city of service plan.
Alice Fang has a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences and currently serves as ECC's Food Pantry Director. Her goal is to increase the quantity and nutritional quality of the food distributed by ECC.
Madi Webster, Drew Bean, and Amanda Stempel make up our Food Pantry Staff. They are each studying nutrition at the University of Texas. Their goal is to ensure that the food ECC distributes is nutritionally sustainable to the families we serve.
  
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