Staff report
Members of the Onion Creek Senior Center will join numerous area non-profits as they collectively work to raise $9 million as part of the Amplify Austin campaign.
The OCSC will attempt to collect $8,000 during the 24-hour campaign, which takes place Wednesday, Mar. 9.
The center will hold a kickoff party on March 8, which will allow people to begin donating. They will hold an open house on March 9.
Accoridng to the Amplify Austin website, the fundraiser has raised over $16.2 million for “hundreds of local organizations.”
The center, which is a private 501c3 organization, provides a meeting place for seniors to interact.
Since Oct. 2013, the center has served free lunch to seniors once a week. The center served 239 meals that month, and has seen the program expand to serving over 600 lunches in Oct. 2014. The center served approximately 660 lunches in Oct. 2015.
The center has provided a free lunch program in 2014 to over 5,600 people, which approached $16,000.
Amplify Austin 2016 participants from Hays County:
Onion Creek Senior Center
PAWS Shelter of Central Texas
Hays County Food Bank
Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center
Wimberley Adoption Group and Rescue
Wimberley Valley Watershed Association
CASA of Central Texas
Hill Country Alliance
