
2210 Hancock Drive, Austin, TX 78756 • 512-450-0844
Serving older adults, people with disabilities, and those who care for them
There are employees from businesses, churches and civic groups all over the Austin area running their own Internal Fan Drives! These drives collect fans and funds to support Family Eldercare's Summer Fan Drive which distributes fans and a/c units to low-income elderly, adults with disabilities and families with children and provides other critically needed services. Check out the progress from some of our partners! No contribution is too big or too small, please encourage or "challenge" your business partners and friends to start their own drives today!
Harden Healthcare
$10,500 + 46 fans
ABA Appliance Service Inc
50 Window AC units
Spansion
$5,105 + 20 fans
North West Austin Rotary
403 fans
Employees of LCRA
$3,750
AMD
$3,717 + 22 fans
Employees of Texas Comptroller's Office
$2,897
South Austin Medical Clinic
$2,549 + 23 fans
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
$2500 + 2 fans
PBS&J
$1,353
Austin Association of Health Underwriters
$1,134
Arboretum and Westlake Orthodontics
$1,025
Employees of National Instruments
$1,000
Texas Electric Cooperatives
$950
TXDOT Austin District
$510 + 6 fans
Travis Central Appraisal District
$350
University of Texas Development Office
$145 + 5 fans
Grace Church of the Nazarene
20 fans + $
Brotherhood of Newlight Ebenezer Church
16 fans
Should your name be on this list? Please email and let us know what your totals look like!!
November 14 - MindAlert Workshop
December '08 - Holiday Giving Drive
MindAlert Training Workshop
Friday, November 14, 2008
9 am to 4 pm
Lyons Gardens
2720 Lyons Rd
Austin, Texas 78702
Local professionals who work with older adults are invited to this opportunity to expand their ability to incorporate cognitive stimulation into their programs.
To donate please contact kwilson@familyeldercare.org.
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