Season for Caring: Rosas family has more things onits wish list
Juana Rosas, 40, and her five children hope to move into a larger apartment soon, but need help with rental assistance, utilities, Internet and a home phone.
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Rowe family would love gift cards
LaRonda Rowe, 19, who is raising her brother Randy, 5, and sister Patsy, 16, could use gift cards.
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Gift cards and rental assistance for Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson, an Austin musician with emphysema had a great Season for Caring.
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Grandmother still needs new home
Ethel Wright, 65, who is raising four of her grandchildren, needs a better house. Their mobile home, which is held together by duct tape, is beyond repair. She also needs legal help getting custody of...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Car repairs still on the list for Yancy/Cousins family
Jamie Yancy and Eddie Cousins are making a better life for their family in Austin from the gang life they grew up in. They still need help with car repairs and a larger car.
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Much to be thankful for this year
If you haven't yet read the Thanksgiving update story on our 12 Season for Caring families from last year, read it here. I visited with the Farrell family on Nov. 17 and got to see their new home in...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Off to a great start this Season for Caring
Thanks to a generous $25,000 from Whataburger, Season for Caring is starting the campaign with $29,341.25. Readers give all year long from the corporate donation of Whataburger, to a yearly $1,000...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Think of Season for Caring on Giving Tuesday
You've heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Well, today is Giving Tuesday. When you make a donation to Season for Caring, you're not only helping the 12 families who have been highlighted, but you...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: A new fridge for Agustina Mandujano
Yesterday, a reader donated a 7-year-old refrigerator and some dishes to Agustina Mandujano, who lives on a ranch property in Luling. It was great to see her big smile in front of her...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: About $46,000 raised for Season for Caring so far
As of last night, Season for Caring has raised about $46,000 to help the 12 featured families and hundreds of others like them through the nonprofit agencies that nominated them. This is very exciting...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Thinking of our Season for Caring families on this cold...
As I'm tucked into the covers of my warm bed with my laptop on my lap, I'm thinking about families like the Mandujano family in Luling. They live in a run-down mobile home with limited electricity and...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Respect the privacy of Season for Caring families, please
We've had two families who have experienced an outpouring of love from their communities, which is amazing, but ... they've had people they don't know calling them or stopping by their homes. That can...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: We are so close to $100,000
Help us cross the $100,000 hurdle by giving to Statesman Season for Caring today. Go to statesman.com/seasonforcaring.What do you get for your gift? Well, we don't have a box set of "Downton Abbey," or...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: More than $101,000 raised for Season for Caring
Thank you so much, Central Texas. More than $101,000 has be donated to Season for Caring this year. That will go a long, long way to help not just the 12 families featured, but hundreds of other...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: We've had a great week at Season for Caring
So many donations have come in this week. We've got potential cars, potential new places to live, a lot of furniture. Even if the featured families get all their wishes taken care of, we're able to...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: Don't forget to eat at P. Terry's today
All the profits at P. Terry's Burger Stand goes to Season for Caring today. So, whether you get breakfast, lunch or dinner (or all three) or whether you go to the Parmer Lane restaurant or the William...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: A big day in Season for Caring world
Today as I logged into the site that tracks our donations, I came a cross a big one: a check for $35,000 from an anonymous donor. Wow! And thank you. It will be distributed to evenly to all the Season...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: More than $232,000 in donations for Season for Caring
We are right on track with Season for Caring donations compared with last year with more than $232,000, but I know we can do better. Let's get to $300,000 by Christmas.We can do it. When you go...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: We have great days ahead of us for Season for Caring
This morning, Kelly West, our videographer, and I are heading out to Kyle where Ethel Wright from last year's Season for Caring will finally have a new mobile home. Clayton Homes gave a deep discount...
View ArticleSeason for Caring: A great weekend for Kelly Osmer and her kids
We spent Saturday morning in Kelly Osmer's new apartment watching her look with disbelief at a fully furnished apartment and a mound of presents.Star Furniture supplied new furniture and employees...
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