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September 2019
Regular Meeting – Better Angels
Better Angels As political polarization rises in America, we are facing an "us" versus "them" mentality in politics and political conversations. The national bipartisan organization Better Angels seeks to unite “reds” and “blues” by encouraging citizens to understand the other side's viewpoint and look for common ground. We welcome Better Angels Central Texas at our September 19th meeting to communicate more of its local mission and events and walk us through a brief skills workshop targeted at how we talk…
Find out more »Reguar Meeting – Mary Flanagan – Herdacity
Please join us to hear from Mary Flanagan with Herdacity. She will be talking to us about Supporting Female Leaders in the Workplace. This can include best practices for developing and retaining female leaders and will touch on mentorship, feedback, and support in and out of the workplace. Mary Flanagan is the President & CEO of HERdacity, a women’s leadership nonprofit dedicated to supporting women’s economic empowerment. Mary speaks regularly on leadership, diversity in the workplace, career development, and business…
Find out more »October 2019
Fellowship Meeting – Carousel Lounge
Our fellowship for October will be at the iconic Carousel Lounge. Please join us! In spite of (or maybe because of) its out-of-the-way location and bizarre circus theme -- complete with elephant and lion-tamer murals and an actual carousel behind the bar -- the Carousel Lounge is a highly popular local watering hole. You never know what will turn up onstage -- this place has hosted everything from smaller musical acts to belly dancers.
Find out more »Regular Meeting – Selina Serna – Project Schoolhouse service project
Please join us to hear about and prepare for a volunteer opportunity at Project Schoolhouse. PROJECT SCHOOLHOUSE IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON PROFIT THAT FOCUSES ON EDUCATION, CLEAN WATER, AND SANITATION IN RURAL NICARAGUAN COMMUNITIES. We work with communities that have identified both the problems they want to solve and the solutions to fix them. Our purpose is to facilitate projects that have real grassroots support and local buy-in that result in sustainable progress. By tackling education, water, and sanitation issues…
Find out more »November 2019
Service project: Project Schoolhouse’s Cien Amigos dinner
Come join us as we help with Project Schoolhouse's Cien Amigos event, the group's only fundraiser of the year. The dinner and presentation will serve 170-200 people; money raised during the event will help fund their work in 2020. About Project Schoolhouse Project Schoolhouse was formed in 2004 to invest in education and water in rural communities in Nicaragua. The group works to reduce poverty and inequality in rural communities by promoting literacy, basic education, and improved health. This is…
Find out more »December 2019
ACRC Holiday Party
Please join us for our annual holiday party at Christine and Carlos's
Find out more »Regular Meeting – Drea Burbank, the Empulse App
Please join us to hear from local Entrepreneur Drea Burbank about the Empulse App - helping the homeless without hurting our economy. Drea is an MD-technologist and serial entrepreneur applying high-tech in critical sectors. Her recent projects include artificial intelligence and machine-learning, cybersecurity, near-infrared spectroscopy, functional MRI, stem-cells and tissue-engineering, vascular composite allograft, 3D printing, virtual reality, blockchain, specialist networks, nanotechnology, voice-recognition software, microbiome sequencing, web/app product design, business strategy, startup strategy, social enterprise, popular science writing, and marketing. In…
Find out more »Regular Meeting – Speaker Jamie Amelio, “Staying Bothered”
Please join us to hear from Jamie Amelio, founder of Caring for Cambodia. Her talk will be about "Staying Bothered" Bio: Jamie C. Amelio is the founder and CEO of Caring for Cambodia (CFC), a non-profit that has dramatically changed the lives of tens of thousands of Cambodian children. CFC started in 2003 with the goal to provide Cambodian children education by building a school in the Siem Reap area. That initial goal of one school has grown into 21…
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