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Dear West Austin,

Thank y ou for the love and support you have given Austin your musicians today. Our city has a long-standing love affair with gifts and support. You heard musicians tell you that without music - it’s what makes up our very soul. But as wonderful as HAAM they wo today has been, it’s also bittersweet. We miss the sounds of uld not have stayed in here and might have music co ming from our beloved venues and parks. Our city given up playing music altogether. is just not the same without our musicians playing and today

reminded all of us just how much we cheri Today was a love song from those musicians - folks who want temporarily lost. We did not realize how much we missed to thank the donors and sponsors them until we enjoyed a full day of rich Austinsh whatmusic. we’ve And our and healthcare providers who musicians are missing us too. Many have lost their livelihoods, support HAAM. Your support is have been challenged to maintain their craft without the ability keeping the music alive and well to gather with their bandmates and friends, most are grieving in Austi the loss of important stages/venues (wrong word), and some n.

have even lost their homes. Now, more than ever, musicians Austin, we love you so much. We love our musicians. We love need to feel your love. our music clubs and venues. We love the heart and soul of this Austinites may differ on many th beautiful agree: The Live Music Capital of the World is a name that we city. ings, but on t all are his we can all As we say goodnight Austin, would you be willing to do just proud of. T one more thing? Would you be willing to dig we all hold so dear,o protect we must our band musicians together and to thesupport music our scene just one more time – whether it is $15 or $1,500, HAAM needs musi cians now - when they need us the most. We at the Health your supp deep and give back Alliance for Austin Musicians are working tirelessly to provide ort now more t seen devastation like thishan and eve they have given so much love to musi r. Our musicians have never cians access to medical and dental care, ment you, will you please give back to them by supporting HAAM? For and hospital and specialty care services. But we can’t do it every $100 donated in support of our Austin musicians, HAAM witho al healthcare, ut your support. is able to pr And it’s not just music fans who love Austin. Our musicians ovide $700 in healthcare services to area musicians and their families. Please visit us at myhaam.org/donate to help have missed you just as much as you have missed them. Today keep Austin musi hundreds of musicians declared their love for our city as well. c alive and well. Musicians who played today on Fox 7 Austin, on HAAM’s channels, or on their own social media were all sending love back to HAAM in gratitude for being a literal lifeline to more than 2,600 working musicians. Today you’ve heard from musicians whose lives have been saved by our healthcare partners and Reenie Collins, CEO Health Alliance for Austin Musicians

TUNE IN TO #HAAMDAY20 HAAM Day is go in on Tuesday, Septembering virtual! 15Tune as HAAM is working to ensure the Health Alliance for Austin Austin musi Musicians joins forces with cians have access to affordable healthcare services underwriting sponsors ACL Music including primary and specialty Festival and SXSW to celebrate care, dental, vision, hearing, 15 years of keeping music in mental health and other services. Austin alive and well. Tune in to Every year HAAM has relied on Fox 7 Austin or catch the stream Austin music lovers to support on @myhaam on Facebook live our mission on this unique day of throughout the day. music all over the city. The mission

While HAAM Day might look is more important than ever. a little different it’s still the same I love music and I have dear friends who HAAM needs to raise $600,000 celebration of what is best about are musicians, but I know that music has to co Austin - our musicians. ntinue providing access to affordable healthcare for Austin’s helped us define this city as a place that The day includes a low-income, underi of great Austin music. Wewide will have people want to live and companies want to variety musicians, as we havensur fored the working last ico relocate to. And while the live music capi- nic Austin acts and emerging 15 ye artists from multiple genres - all ars. HAAM wants to thank the tal of the world is a little co ming together to celebrate artists listed above plus the Austin music and lend a hand for this is the time for us to stepquieter up and right help now, our countless other local artists and H musicians in any way that we can. AAM’s biggest fundraiser of the HAAM members who year. performing throughout will the be day on Heather Ladage, HAAM Day Committee Co-Chair This year, HAAM and the their own channels. Austin musicians we serve

have been hit hard by COVID. For more inform full lineup, go to ation,myhaam.org. including a VOLUME 33 ISSUE 17 WESTAUSTINNEWS.COM September 10, 2020 Generation Serve honors volunteers in fundraising weekend

By Alana Moehring Mallard Generation Serve kicks off its annual Growing Up Giving fundraising event this weekend, the organization’s event that provides critical financial support to programs for families and their children to serve our community. “Although we are facing unprecedented and uncertain times, Generation Serve remains committed to our volunteer families and nonprofit partners,” said Generation Serve’s executive director Amy Loar. “We are working hard behind the scenes to adjust programming to create meaningful opportunities for families to serve, while still meeting the ever evolving needs of our nonprofit community. I hope you will join us at our virtual Ignal family Growing Up Giving event to Little Helpers Learn, and that lets families sign up for Jeff Hobbs, Amy Imes, Allison learn more.” Play and Service Learning. volunteer events. Although Kane, Alex Mahan, Kirsten McCaig family Virtual attendees of the The Chapmans are one of almost full, this month’s Matetich, Rachel Montgomery, event will hear from Loar Generation Serve’s original calendar offers opportunities Ami Patel, Valeri Reeder, and Jeff Hobb, president of volunteering families. such as Keep Austin Fed Amanda Ryan, Sara Savarino, Generation Serve’s Board For more than a decade, sandwich delivery, writing Karin and Stan Springerley, of Directors. Generation Generation Serve has Westminster letters at home, Laura Turner, Mindy Webb, Serve’s Volunteer Family offered children ages 8 to 12 making Austin Animal Center and Sarah Wasaff. of the Year, the Chapman opportunities to volunteer for toys at home, filling Operation Go to generationserve.org family – Jeffrey, Robin, Jake, a wide variety of organizations School Bell kits at home, and to sign up for this weekend’s Slade, and Griffin – will the and places: parks and public making upcycled grocery bags event and information about honored. Robin Chapman has spaces, retirement centers and at home for Travis County Generation Serve opportunities served on the board and now hospitals, food pantries and Food Pantry. for kids. And save the date for serves on the expansion and meal programs, animal shelters The Growing Up Giving Family Volunteer Day -- Nov. development committees, and and wildlife habitats. host committee includes chair 21. Family Volunteer Day will the Chapmans helped expand “We are so happy to Jill Hoffman, Courtney Bass, be a curbside event this year, Generation Serve to Houston. have our calendar back,” Tami Blakeney, Anna Covert, letting you and your kids pick up The kids have been involved said program director Lane Lisa Cuddy, Erin D’Andrea, a pack of supplies for at-home in Family Volunteering, Fortenberry of the online tool Cara Fox, Brooke Freeland, volunteering. Stein family

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Virtual 2020 Texas Book Festival Set For October 31- November 15 The First Edition Imagine being able to Dean Koontz, who has exploration of what it means Literary Gala relax in your home and penned more than 100 novels, to connect with others in a The 2020 TBF Literary be joined by authors like will present his latest book, world that constantly throws Gala will be virtual and is suspense novelist Dean “Elsewhere,” a technothriller obstacles against that goal. being held November 6 Koontz; environmental legend about a father and daughter Environmental activist at 7:30 p.m. It will feature Erin Brockovich; National who discover a strange Erin Brockovich will present acclaimed novelist and Medal of Arts recipient Julia device that could reunite her newest book, “Superman's memoirist Nick Hornby; Alvarez; Austin’s nationally them with their departed Not Coming: Our National National Medal of Arts known musician and writer mom. Yaa Gyasi, who won Water Crisis and What We recipient Julia Alvarez; and Kathy Valentine; historian the National Book Critics the People Can Do About It.” Pulitzyer Prize-winning H.W. Brands; “Sex And Circle’s John Leonard First Comedian Michael Ian Black author and former United The City” author Candace Book Prize, will present will present his new book, States Poet Laureate Bushnell; and many others. “A Better Man: A (Mostly Natasha Trethewey. The Texas Book Festival Serious) Letter to My Son,” Comedian and author is featuring over 125 authors Dean Koontz will discuss his latest in which Black writes a letter Austinite Kathy Valentine, a member novel, “Elsewhere,” at the 2020 of the legendary “Go-Go’s” band, Michael Ian Black will during its two-week virtual Texas Book Festival. to his college-bound son, will talk about her memoir, “All I emcee the evening. For festival this year; and it is free. outlining his relationship Ever Wanted” at this year’s virtual more information on the “Transcendent Kingdom,” Texas Book Festival. The Texas Teen Book Festival with his own father and 2020 Texas Book Festival a portrait of a family of will take place October 31 reexamining the meaning of world’s most celebrated and the gala, visit www. Ghanaian immigrants living and November 1, followed by masculinity. authors for free, from the texasbookfestival.org in the Deep South. “In the children’s programming from “We invite everyone to comfort of their homes,” and follow on Facebook, Time of Butterflies” author November 2 through 6. Adult The Texas Book Festival and the take advantage of this year’s TBF’s Executive Director Lois Twitter, and Instagram @ Literary Gala are both virtual Julia Alvarez will present her programming will happen Virtual Texas Book Festival Kim said. texasbookfest. November 6 through 15. this year. The gala takes place on latest novel, “Afterlife,” an to see and hear some of the November 6.

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she was a married woman who to create the Butler Dance WESTSIDE STORIES would have babies and leave. Education Center, to endorse Two weeks later she was made the Ballet’s Pilates Center an officer in the $44 billion expansion, and more. bank. Paula has a particular Paula Boldt Over the years, she had fondness for Vlada Sheber and to plateau her career to the Pink Pilates Program in the to package the shelled nuts accommodate dual careers Ballet Austin Pilates Center. and sell them for 5 cents a jar. and a growing family. “I Vlada guided her through “We got in trouble for that declined a foreign assignment recovery from breast cancer one! Mom said she would have and settled for assigned and Paula has been a supporter By Forrest gladly paid us 5 cents to get her corporate accounts that of this program, guiding fellow Preece jars back,” Paula says. limited my travel generally survivors (or “conquerors” In high school, through to a few five-day trips,” Paula as she like to call them) to the Alliance Francaise, Paula said. She became an expert participate in Pilates and in learned of a nearby town in bankers acceptances and the offerings of the Dance Like all the successful that was sponsoring a trip letters of credit and authored Education Center. “I do believe people I know, Paula Boldt to Brittany in France for a a publication for the bank on there are things we do better has a remarkable ability to group of high school language letters of credit. Many times, than San Francisco Ballet, and adapt to change while forging students. She was committed she spoke at conferences about I am proud to be affiliated with ahead. That spirit led to her to being a part of that group her specialties. Ballet Austin, having served on breaking through glass ceilings and worked hard to earn half She also enjoyed a the board since months after in the international banking her cost of the trip through period of overseas project my arrival in 2002,” Paula says. world, moving to Austin and babysitting. She went to management, negotiating large And about that Middle becoming involved with Ballet France at 16, the summer deals which often involved Eastern experience -- not long Austin, learning how to get after her junior year, with multiple major banks, with after Bob left UTIMCO, he was along in Abu Dhabi when her one babysitting client sewing the Export Import Bank in approached by a representative husband Bob’s career took part of her wardrobe as a Washington and/or Foreign of the Abu Dhabi Investment them there, and dealing with contribution. “What a great Credit Insurance Agency in Council (ADIC), to serve breast cancer. trip it was, ending with four New York sharing the risks. At as chief strategist of their Paula’s childhood was itself days in Paris and dreams of a the end of her time in Chicago, sovereign wealth. Bob an adventure of constantly career in linguistics and more she had been promoted to a informed his recruiter that changing locations. Her dad travel,” Paula says. full vice presidency. he was flattered; but they felt spent his entire career from After graduating from In 1985, the next stop they could not relocate in Abu age 18 to 55 working for the high school, she attended in Paula and Bob’s careers Dhabi, leaving their family, Amarillo College for two took them to San Francisco, including grandchildren, as U.S. Government Bureau of Bob and Paula Boldt dancing at Burj Khalifa Reclamation, so they moved years, then enrolled at UT where Bob was a co-founder well as their aging parents. frequently, every time they Austin. She quickly landed (making and breaking codes) experience and drive served of an investment firm. At In the end Paula and Bob finished a dam project. Finally, a job with Capital National for the National Security her well. Soon she was this point, Paula entered a agreed to spend about ¼ of when they moved to Amarillo Bank in the Correspondent Agency. She would train in a critical team member, period of raising her children, their time in Abu Dhabi and in the middle of her eighth Banking Division. Paula placed Baltimore before being given a specializing in letters of credit plus community service and ¾ in the US. Of course that grade year, her mom begged out of quite a few classes and foreign assignment. and bankers acceptances, leadership. Ultimately all quickly grew to 50/50 with Bob her dad to take a regional decided to focus on German Just about that working on transactions three of Paula’s daughters (and usually her) spending position so that they could put and French. To cover expenses, time, Bob asked her to moving goods and services took up dance. All the girls a month in the US followed down roots and not have to be she had to work 20-25 hours a marry him and in that era all over the world. “I worked were talented and Lindsay by a month in Abu Dhabi. It constantly adjusting to new week. She was having an active it was unrealistic to think particularly with US exporters, performed for two years as came to be that Paula would schools and friends. He agreed social life as well and she met of combining a successful often a consortium of banks Clara in suburban productions plan weekend outings in with that request. Bob Boldt, her future husband, career and a long distance on larger transactions, and of “The Nutcracker.” Bob and UAE, whether it was visiting Paula was one of five on a blind date shortly after relationship. After a difficult anxiously awaited the day I Paula’s involvement with and Dubai, Oman, Jordan, or other children and her parents had arrival. Soon they were month or so, considering could earn my first title, sign support for the San Francisco Emirates, or attending the F-1 dreams that they would all go attending football games and which way to take her life, she off on deals myself, and join Ballet kept expanding during or events in Abu Dhabi -- or to college. To earn money for parties together. declined the NSA job to marry the privileged population in this time. visiting Ferrari World. Paula their college fund, the kids In 1972, she graduated, Bob. the officers’ dining room.” Through a touch of joined the Abu Dhabi Ladies took on a lot of projects. They earning a BA in German with Bob had already graduated As it turned out, there were serendipity, Lindsay crossed and American Expat groups participated in community honors. She had set her sights at the top of his class in four or five people like Paula paths with another aspiring and attended events at the parades and church events, on a career of excitement and mechanical engineering at who were serving important young dancer, Michelle Emirates Palace, including the sold everything from “Grit” intrigue, and following a full UT and completed a year at roles as “assistants” in various Thompson, who became a Russian Ballet and National to all-occasion cards, and held FBI background check, a three- the new LBJ School of Public divisions. By 1975-76 the bank dancer with Ballet Austin in Orchestra. The first few visits, backyard carnivals. Once Paula day interview complete with Affairs. They married, Bob leadership realized they could 2000. “We carpooled with the ADIC put them up for a month and her sister worked all day proficiency tests, lie detectors, started working towards an not recruit and train MBAs Thompsons to a school in an at a time at the Emirates gathering pecans using their a psychological exam, and a MBA in Finance, and Paula fast enough and developed a area called Westlake,” Paula Palace. “When visiting Dubai mom’s recycled Skippy peanut grueling physical exam, she got resumed a position at Capital program with Northwestern says. Lindsay loved dancing, we made sure we went snow butter, pickle, and relish jars an offer to be a cryptanalyst National Bank. This time she and University of Chicago but did not live and breathe skiing at Mall of the Emirates, helped form a new division: to initiate an experimental the art form the way her friend we stayed at least once at the The Personal Banking Center, program to train non-MBAs Michelle did. Burj al Arab, (the iconic sail- where individuals would have already in responsible By 2002, their eldest shaped hotel) -- and of course, access to a personal banker positions at the bank. daughter Brittany had left, we rode camels and attended to help them customize their She learned her first big graduated from Duke and camel races!” banking needs packages. lesson in the corporate world was training for her masters Finally, in 2015, ADIC In the summer and fall when she asked her boss when in Genetic Counseling, made it clear that they wanted of 1973, the economy was she would finally become an Lindsay, the second, was at the their chief strategist to be in- booming, and Bob was fully officer, reminding him that University of Virginia studying country full time. Bob declined credentialed with an MBA her customers and coworkers engineering, and April was and helped them recruit his and an engineering degree. thought she already was one. about to enter her senior year placement. Reestablishing Bob immediately had many However, she could not sign of high school. their roots in Austin, they offers and they decided to try off on deals negotiated or Then, Bob had an amazing purchased a home here and moving to Chicago, where Bob officially “approve” a myriad opportunity to head UTIMCO, another one at Lake Tahoe took a position in the Trust of transactions required in the University of Texas where they had lived before Investments Department at conducting business and Investment Management and had spent many good the Northern Trust. Paula maintaining her assigned Company. As it happened, times while raising their landed a job at the Continental accounts. they bought a home through children. Paula Boldt at a falconry exhibition in Abu Dhabi Illinois National Bank in the In that age of affirmative a local realtor who is involved “During this lockdown Trade Finance Division, which action, she clearly got her with Ballet Austin, which was phase of our lives, we are was part of the International boss’s attention when she a natural for her involvement. so glad that our family can Department at the time. pointed out her responsibilities It did not take long for Paula stay safe, have fun together, CLEANER NEEDED Paula was a “group and accomplishments, then to become enthused with and enjoy the views at Lake $600/Weekly assistant,” a position not noted that he was making everything Ballet Austin was Tahoe,” Paula says. normally promised a path her work twice as hard to get doing, to share in the plan of career growth, but her anywhere, when he assumed

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Raspberry Colored Scars WEST AUSTIN DINING: what almost took us from this happened to her when she was Curbside, Delivery, Dine-In life reminds us of how much only fourteen years old. It is living to we still would like gripping to read about her pain Dining out has changed over the last six months for many of us. For me, dining out these to have. My scars are visible and emotion. I felt a lump in days most often happens on my driveway with my cousin, our takeout food, and a shared though, and not everyone is as my throat as I poured over her bottle of Moscato or Chardonnay. And my grandson and I still enjoy our favorite restaurant By Paige Alam fortunate. words and sketches. I ached food, but now he brings it home. A young woman I have over what she had endured, Over the next few issues, we’ll highlight West Austin restaurants that are serving up admired for years recently but also what her parents some of our favorites – whether it’s dine-in, pickup, curbside, or delivery. 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KITCHENS | BATHS | REMODELS | ADDITIONS In 2015, Austin Children’s childcare, healthcare and other resources all Shelter and SafePlace began worsen dangerous, abusive environments.” intensive discussions about These effects are even harsher for low-income how together, they might and homeless survivors’ safety and health. SHOE REPAIR better address the complex Research shows violence increases during • Boot Experts issues of violence and abuse. disasters/crises. Austin is no exception, It began in a structured especially with the issues arising around • Purse Repair alliance, with both agencies COVID-19 providing further tension. Many • Belt Repair maintaining separate nonprofit times, people cannot reach out for help because • Luggage Repair corporate statuses and lines they are isolated with someone using violence of services. However, because to control them. Most of the people served by SAFE Co-CEO Julia Spann • Shoe Care sexual assault and exploitation, SAFE are consumed with fear, uncertainty and Products child abuse and neglect, and loss. And yet, the SAFE team members continue domestic violence are part of a to see hope, resilience, and motivation by many larger interconnected web, the survivors. AustinShoeHospital.com two agencies’ programs and Kelly White, Co-CEO says, “There are some services began to meld more face-to-face, essential services, in which social 10 locations in Central Texas including: 108211 Locations Burnet Rd. in at Central Steck Ave. Texas - 512-453-1961 including: closely. A true merger was distancing cannot be conducted reliably. 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Staff in these programs began in March 2020, they (and others) use personal protective equipment quickly formed a COVID-19 (PPE), cleaning/sanitation procedures, SAFE Co-CEO Kelly White response team of staff, screening protocol, and otherwise follow local services for abuse survivors. The community named a full-time incident and federal guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. is seeing increased COVID-19 cases, especially commander, and every As part of their work to ensure maximum among vulnerable people such as abuse program created new operating health and safety protocols in every program, survivors and low-income families. plans/protocols for prevention SAFE reconfigured space in programs that For youth and families living in shelters, of contagion. 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SAFE provides addition to the violence and trauma they have 800-982-7424 and social isolation, incentive pay to frontline team members who already endured, they must cope with school Tuesday - Saturday 10AM to 5PM unemployment, and reduced offer face-to-face, essential services to clients. closures and other dramatic, destabilizing www.cowgirlsandlace.com or total lack of educational, In spite of the COVID-era challenges, SAFE changes. Home-schooling is hard for every keeps offering an array of services. Housing parent – but it is terrifying for many parents programs, along with advocacy for victims of served by SAFE who have literacy or language sexual exploitation (trafficking), continue to differences, or lack technology and internet operate 24/7. Services like Strong Start and Safe access at home. Futures which focus on parenting support and SAFE estimates that their increased child abuse prevention, counseling and case expenses resulting from COVID-19 began at management are maintained via remote work. over $100,000 per month, for incentive pay They are using new ways to engage in violence for frontline staff, sick bank, unemployment prevention, such as paying teen summer (self-funded), new laptops, servers, and other workers to create TikTok videos about consent technology to move staff to remote work, and healthy relationships, and developing additional food, PPE, sanitation/cleaning videos to teach persons with disabilities about supplies, and other basic needs items for consent. The crucial 24/7 SAFEline remains clients. While some were one-time ramp- open, taking calls, chats, and texts from up costs related to remote/tele-working community members facing violence, and conditions, many continue to greatly affect the providing parenting support. organization, averaging approximately $60,000 During April-June 2020, SAFE saw an per month. SAFE expects these monthly costs approximately 25% increase in contacts to their to increase, partly because they are adding staff SAFEline, compared to the same timeframe to help youth and families with educational last year. The need for high-intensity services difficulties. (SAFEline, counseling, parenting education, With an annual budget of more than etc.) is expanding. Meanwhile, staff members $20 million, more than 350 employees and struggle with increased stress, isolation, and thousands of volunteers, SAFE now has loss of on-site, in-person supports. prevention and crisis programs operating across Like the community at large, SAFE has multiple campuses and in schools, hospitals, unfortunately had staff members and clients courts, county and District Attorney’s offices. who have become infected with COVID-19. Despite the challenges resulting from the As a result, SAFE moved some staff into new pandemic, SAFE believes that they will weather positions, to ensure coverage in 24/7, essential the storm.

CREATING COMMUNITY ONE CLOSING AT A TIME SAFE STORYBOOK GALA

EXCELLENCE IS THE HEART OF HERITAGE | THREE OFFICES TO SERVE YOU As they had to do with many of their services, SAFE has created a virtual event for their 2020 fundraiser, Saturday, November 7. The Storybook Gala will feature a Narnia TARRYTOWN | ROLLINGWOOD | DOWNTOWN theme and a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts, and talking animals. Three high- end raffle items have been donated for the event, including a Mercedes, $5000 worth of jewelry, and a $1000 gift card. More information is available at www.safeaustin.org/gala. HeritageTitleofAustin.com September 10, 2020 WEST AUSTIN NEWS 5

Strive every day, with the help of grace, to overcome the temptation to be ungrateful and instead practice what St. Therese of Lisieux called "the ministry of the smile."

found in Gratefulness by Susan Muto

Ask Him to increase your powers of sympathy: to give you more quickness and depth of sympathy, in little things as well as great. Opportunities of doing a kindness are often lost from mere want of thought. Cultivate the habit of sympathy. G. H. Wilkinson

found in Daily Strength For Daily Needs by Mary W Tileston 1884

Principal Katie Pena, top center, at a Zoom meeting with Highland Park faculty.

the grade level parents learn more about one another and Highland Park Elementary heads to build connections,” said Pena. Pena says the Highland Park community isn’t social back to school this week, virtually distanced, but physically distanced while they remain By Alana Moehring Mallard classes are aligned in case said. socially connected. Total Tree Care With Zoom school starting families form learning pods. Highland Park held “I’m thankful and proud By our Certified Arborist this week in Austin, principal Currently, Austin ISD its traditional Rally Day that almost all our staff Katie Pena at Highland Park is aiming at Oct. 5 for in- last week, this time called stayed,” said Pena. “We had • Tree Pruning and Removal Elementary says the HP class school, and Pena said Welcome and Wave as cars one resignation because of staff has been in training all at Highland Park it would drove on Fairview, stopping family issues and that’s a hard • Solar Panel Shade Removal summer and they are ready for be a strategic phasing-in of at the two shelters. Kids got position to fill right now. • Lot Clearing the new year. small groups of those who to see their teachers and “We’re going to take care “We’ll be virtual one want face-to-face learning. teachers handed out at- of each other,” Pena said. • Ballmoss Removal hundred percent till at “Maybe one kindergarten home student learning kits. least four weeks in,” said class and maybe some special Pena, “and teachers have education,” she said. “We’ll try A survey conducted in July been provided a lot of it out for a week and if people are able to stay safe we’ll add by Austin ISD showed that 15% Off training, both synchronous 52 percent of families would on all services with presented ad and asynchronous. One of more classes.” Pena said, “and 52% the biggest strengths is the then everybody who wants send their students to school time teachers have had to can to do in-class after the on campus. process this internally and second four weeks.” personally.” A survey conducted in July Pena said the staff by Austin ISD showed that In the weeks before virtual “That’s my number one thing came together virtually in 52 percent of families would school started, each grade -- we all have to help each mid-August to begin some send their students to school level at Highland Park held a other. We’re trying our best. special training. In addition to on campus. At the end of Zoom family orientation and We’re community focused. I September another survey will community circles Zoomed feel good about what we’re Give us a call! training to teach virtually, she (512) 818-3924 emphasized team meetings be conducted, said Pena, after and held breakout rooms. doing.” CERTIFICATE NUMBER ISA: virtual classes. “We’ll see what “The community circles and TX-4167A [email protected] and staff meetings so that Work. Comp. Insured the data looks like then,” she breakout rooms were to let www.treecareaustintx.com

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Dear Austin and fellow $600,000 to ensure we Austinites may differ musicians whose lives music lovers, can continue our life- on many things, but on have been saved by our The Health Alliance for saving healthcare services this we can all agree: we healthcare partners and Austin Musicians (HAAM) for Austin musicians. are proud to live in “The your generous donations, is very excited to bring While everyone has been Live Music Capital of the gifts and support. Hear to you our first Virtual affected by COVID-19, our World.” This community is musicians tell you that HAAM Day on Tuesday, music community, many vital to keeping Austin’s without HAAM, they would September 15th. This year of whom already live in economy thriving, and we not have stayed here and also marks HAAM’s 15th a very fragile ecosystem, need to ensure that when may have given up playing anniversary of celebrating has been completely this is all over, there are music altogether. But most Austin’s live music and the devastated and need our still musicians alive and of all, tune in on Tuesday, musicians that make it all support. well and living here. September 15th to listen possible. Thank you Austin, for To protect our to a great lineup of Austin Now, more than ever, the love and support you musicians and the music music we hope will feed HAAM’s work plays a need for our services have given HAAM during scene we all hold so dear, your souls. vital role in keeping increased - and Austin this difficult time. The fact we must band together to Austin, we love you Austin’s music community came through. that HAAM is so beloved, support our musicians now so much. We love our supported and safe until We were awarded shows just how much - when they need us the musicians. We love our things get back to normal. donations, grants, and you love live music and most. HAAM is working music clubs and venues. Not only are our musicians funding that not only support our work. tirelessly to provide We love all of our music an essential part of our allowed us to continue And while it might not be musicians access to industry that work behind cultural identity as a city, our normal operations, the same as it has been in medical and dental care, the scenes in support but also an important but allowed HAAM to the past, HAAM Day will mental healthcare, and of the live music we all economic engine, drawing implement emergency still bring you a full day hospital and specialty care love so much. We love in millions of dollars each funding for basic of rich and diverse Austin services. But we can’t do it the heart and soul of this year. healthcare needs and music. without your support. beautiful city. In March, like many social determinants We know our musicians On HAAM Day, Please join us on other nonprofits, HAAM of health such as help are missing us too. Many hundreds of musicians HAAM Day by tuning sent out a distress call. with food insecurity, have lost their livelihoods will declare their love in and showing Austin With news surrounding emergency prescription and have been challenged for our city as well. musicians just how much the pandemic developing drug assistance, insurance to maintain their craft Musicians playing on you love them back. rapidly, we wanted assistance, and more. without the ability to FOX7 Austin, on HAAM’s to make sure HAAM Even with these gather with bandmates social channels, or on their With sincere gratitude, remained a constant emergency fundraising and friends. Most are own social media will all in an uncertain world. efforts, HAAM is still grieving the loss of be sending love back to We urgently needed very much relying on the important stages, and HAAM and all of you for help as cancellations of success of HAAM Day to some have even lost their showing them unyielding live fundraising events get us through the rest of homes. Now, more than support. Reenie Collins impacted our funding at this year. In one day, we ever, musicians need to Please tune in on CEO, Health Alliance for the same time that the need to raise more than feel your love. Tuesday to hear from Austin Musicians

TUNE IN TO #HAAMDAY20 HAAM Day is going virtual! Tune HAAM is working to ensure in on Tuesday, September 15 as Austin musicians have access to the Health Alliance for Austin affordable healthcare services Musicians joins forces with including primary and specialty underwriting sponsors ACL Music care, dental, vision, hearing, Festival and SXSW to celebrate mental health and other services. 15 years of keeping music in Every year HAAM has relied on Austin alive and well. Tune in to Austin music lovers to support Fox 7 Austin or catch the stream our mission on this unique day of on @myhaam on Facebook live music all over the city. The mission throughout the day. is more important than ever. While HAAM Day might look HAAM needs to raise $600,000 a little different it’s still the same to continue providing access to celebration of what is best about affordable healthcare for Austin’s Austin - our musicians. low-income, underinsured working “I love music and I have dear friends who The day includes a wide variety musicians, as we have for the last are musicians, but I know that music has of great Austin music. We will have 15 years. helped us define this city as a place that iconic Austin acts and emerging HAAM wants to thank the artists from multiple genres - all artists listed here plus the people want to live and companies want to coming together to celebrate countless other local artists and relocate to. And while the live music capital Austin music and lend a hand for HAAM members who will be of the world is a little quieter right now, HAAM’s biggest fundraiser of the performing throughout the day on year. their own channels. this is the time for us to step up and help our This year, HAAM and the musicians in any way that we can.” Austin musicians we serve For more information, including a have been hit hard by COVID. full lineup, go to myhaam.org. Heather Ladage, HAAM Day Committee Co-Chair VIRTUAL

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