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We had to change our name, which means we had to change our address, blog, everything. Now we’re GivingCity Austin, the magazine and blog.

From now on you’ll find us here: http://givingcityaustin.wordpress.com/

How you can help people on the Texas Gulf Coast now

Please see this below from Mobile Loaves & Fishes – best instructions I’ve seen for how to help victims of Hurrican Ike on the Texas Gulf Coast:

Dear Friend,

Mobile Loaves & Fishes is planning a relief trip into the Hurricane Ike impact area of the Texas Gulf Coast.  We are leaving Monday morning September 15 at 9:00 AM from the St. John Neumann Commissary.  We need your help!  Here’s how:

1. We need financial resources.  These trips cost thousands of dollars (food, fuel, supplies etc.).  Please click here to donate and please forward this to your friends and family.
2. Volunteers to travel with us on this trip.  This will NOT be an overnight trip.  We need about a dozen people to man the two food trucks and one logistics vehicle we plan to take.
3. We need Make Ready volunteers to prepare the food and load the inventory on the trucks.  There are opportunities both on Sunday and on Monday morning.

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Sunday, September 14
St. John Neumann Commissary
903 South Capital of Texas Highway (www.mlfnow.org/directions)
2:00 PM

What you can bring:

• Cases of bottled water
• Gently used clean ice chests (you will never see them again)
• Toiletries

The government and first reponders to Hurricane Ike have done an excellent job in these first few hours.  Now its time for Mobile Loave & Fishes to do what we do best….to serve those in need with dignity and compassion.  We can not do this without you.  You are the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves & fishes.

Today: Volunteers flock to help man the 2-1-1 helpline

Just received an e-mail from Mando Rayo of Hands on Central Texas:

We were just informed that the 2-1-1 Texas call center needs to stay open 24 hours this weekend! So we’re going to need lots of help! The biggest needs are the 9:00pm – 12:00am and 12:00am – 7:00am shifts. Please help if you can!

For more information and to register for day or night shifts, please go to www.handsoncentraltexas.org.

They’ll totally train you and set you up. Get yourself and a friend registered on line and sign up for one of those late-night shifts!