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🌱 Vote For Police Staffing Project + Volunteer to Drive A Senior

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Happy Saturday, people of Austin! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Austin today.

First, today's weather:

Cold with rain and drizzle. High: 43 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories today in Austin:

  1. In January of this year, the Board of Directors of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (GACC) "unanimously voted to support a recent academic study project" to benefit the community and the city's public safety. The Police Staffing Project, funded by the Greater Austin Crime Commission, was "conducted by the University of New Haven and Texas State University." Corby Jastrow, GACC president, said, "Austin is the first city to use machine learning to model police staffing. Funding this groundbreaking research project is probably the most important contribution the Greater Austin Crime Commission has made to the community in its 25-year history." For details on the project, please visit: (Press Release Desk)
  2. The Austin City Council is looking for qualified individuals "to serve on the 11-member Sobering Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors." The opening is for an unexpired term that ends on Dec. 31, 2023, and applications will stay open until the position is filled. The application can be found at https://austintexas.granicus.com/boards/forms/385/apply and may be emailed along with a resume and statement of intent to Stephanie Hall, boards and commissions coordinator at stephanie.hall@austintexas.gov. For application and position details visit: (Austin, TX Patch)
  3. Drive A Senior-ATX, a nonprofit that "provides free transportation and other support services to home-bound seniors" in Austin, encourages the community to volunteer or donate to their "Amplify Austin 2022 fundraiser." Their goal is to raise $30,000 by Thursday, March 3, which is when the fundraiser ends. To become a volunteer, you will need to complete a 30-45-minute training and registration session. Volunteer duties include "grocery shopping, minor home repair, light yardwork, food pantry delivery, or office/admin help." To become a volunteer, please contact Morgan Skarin, volunteer coordinator, at 512-966-7584 or email volunteer@driveasenioratx.org. To donate please go to: https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/driveasenioratx. For more information visit: (KEYE TV CBS Austin)

Today in Austin:

  • Big Easy Mardi Gras Festival at Mission Possible Austin. (Noon)
  • Body-Mind-Integration Workshop at 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge and Elixir Bar. (1 p.m.)
  • Press Kitchen ATX Grand Opening at The Far Out Lounge and Stage. (2 p.m.)
  • Messy Church — an intergenerational, interactive worship experience at Oak Hill United Methodist Church. (5 p.m.)
  • Hit List Stand-Up Comedy at Vulcan Gas Company. (8 p.m.)
  • Azizi Gibson at Empire Control Room. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • "The Seven Hills Neighborhood Alliance Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 2815 Old Hartford Road." (Nextdoor)
  • "Due to the severe winter weather, all curbside recycling, composting, trash, street sweeping, and dead animal collections will be delayed until Friday, Feb. 25. This means that any collections missed on Thursday, Feb. 24 will be picked up on Friday, Feb. 25. Collections that are missed on Friday will be picked up on Saturday, Feb 26. The Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center and The Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management plant will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25. Please download the Austin Recycles mobile app or sign up for reminders to get important service alerts at austintexas.gov/myschedule." (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!

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