Click here to sign-up to attend the meeting and/or speak on behalf of your community.

Need a ride?  Responsible Ride will provide transportation to and from the meeting for $15 per person.  The van leaves from Cups and Cones in Steiner Ranch at 9:15.  Seating is limited, so text them at 512-289-7788 to reserve your spot.

This year, the number of parents participating in Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation’s (LEEF) Teacher Recognition Campaign has more than  doubled! By making a donation to LEEF in their teacher’s name, LISD teachers will be presented with a personalized certificate by their principal during Teacher Appreciation Week, along with a goody bag. Because many of the teachers being recognized are in the Steiner/Four Points area, we’re reaching out to FPCC business who would like to donate 300 coupons (free oil change, sandwich, massage, etc.) for our teachers’ goody bags. Coupons must be delivered or picked up by Thursday, May 2. Please contact Lauren Bingham at 512-570-0027 or lauren.bingham@leanderisd.org for more information.

We are committed to protecting our community, our students, and our environment by planning and building a secondary access road from Vandegrift HS and Four Points MS campus to the intersection of River Place Blvd. and Four Points Dr.  This access road would divert some of the 6000 trips a day from FM 2222 and McNeil Drive and provide essential emergency access and a secondary evacuation route.

They have 1300 signatures of the 5000 they are trying to obtain to help justify the need for the added road.  The web site www.4pointstraffic.com allows you to sign the petition and it helps to email your support for the road.  If you are in support of the added road, please sign and share with your friends and neighbors.  The added road will not solve the 2222 traffic issues, it will help to provide an alternative route into/out of the schools in the event of an emergency like the fires we had two years ago.

The Four Points Traffic Committee is comprised of a number of community and business leaders as well as Leander ISD Board of Trustees members and staff.  Our committee includes:

Pam Waggoner, President, Leander ISD Board of Trustees

Jimmy Disler, Executive Director of Capital Improvements, LISD

Ellen Skoviera, Assistant Superintendent, LISD

Alan Glen, Environmental Attorney, Sedgwick Law LLP

Terry Reynolds, Project Coordinator, Atkins Global

Alica Harrison, Partner, Wild Basin Fitness, Trails at 620, and Moviehouse & Eatery

Jean Wong, Member, Vandegrift PTA Ladder

Brian Pitman, President/COO, Independence Title Company

Brian Thompton, Founder/President, Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association

Natasha Collmann, Steiner Firewise Committee Representative

Marissa Radack, Owner, Bartlett Real Estate Group

Michelle Beck, Member, Vandegrift PTA Ladder

Tiffany Speaks, Developer for Trails 620 and Moviehouse & Eatery

Contact E-mail : 4pointstraffic@gmail.com

The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce would like to extend an invitation for you to take part in the annual LTCC Job Fair. This is a terrific opportunity for you to recruit qualified applicants to fill your current and future job opportunities, as well as to introduce your company to Lake Travis and Austin area residents.
Lake Travis and the Austin area are home to thousands of professionals representing a multitude of industries. We expect hundreds of participating businesses from the Austin and greater surrounding areas. We will offer professional services to job seekers, as well; including Career Coaches, Resume Writers, Executive Search Firms and more.

There is no fee for your participation. You must be able to provide a tent, table, chairs and to staff your booth for the duration of the event. Space is limited. We must receive your application by Friday, April 19th, in order to consider your participation in the event.

Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Job Fair
Saturday, May 18, 2013 – 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Hill Country Galleria 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Bee Cave, TX

Application Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2013
JobFairLakeTravis@gmail.com

Regards,
Teresa Breuggeman
LTCC Job Fair Chairperson
Mailing Address: PO Box 340034, Austin, Texas 78734
Physical Address: 1415 RR 620 South, Suite 202, Austin, Texas 78734
Phone: (512) 263-5833 Fax: (512) 263-1355

Russell Cloyde Crawford IV (Rusty) of Austin passed away on January 22, 2013 at the age of 42. He is survived by his wife Cheryl and daughter Lauren. He is also survived by his father Russell C. Crawford and Carol Crawford of Round Rock and mother Mary Ann Reddin of Memphis, Tennessee; sister Rebecca Derr and husband Mike of Akron, OH; brother Jeremy Forbis and wife Abby of Fayetteville, AR; and brother Carl and wife Amanda of Austin, TX.

Russell was born June 25, 1970 in Memphis and moved to Round Rock in l986. He was a 1988 graduate of Round Rock High School and following graduation enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Russell served in Desert Storm, Gulf War I and served for 4 years. He was very proud of his being a Marine, in service to his country.
Russell was self-employed and owned Crawford’s Tree Service in Steiner Ranch, TX. He particularly enjoyed the customer service end of the business and was highly rated in all the bureaus in the industry.He was loved by his customers and employees alike.

Russell was a talented artist and his work won awards and was on display in the State Capital. He was especially interested in fantasy drawings and depictions of military actions and at a young age was approached by a major publisher attempting to secure his artistic services.
His greatest loves were his wife, Cheryl and daughter Lauren. He especially enjoyed his time at home and watching his daughter share in his creativity. All who knew him loved his great sense of humor and his big heart.

The circumstances of Russell’s passing left his wife and 5^th grade daughter with no life insurance and large medical bills.  His wife has working nights to provide health insurance for their daughter, and is now struggling to cover medical and household bills.
General Information
Living to Give will take place March 17, 2013 from 11am to 5pm in the Galaxy Moviehouse & Eatery parking lot located at 8300 N. Farm to Market 620, Austin, TX 78726. The event is free to the public and will feature a classic car show, local vendors, food, and live music.
Car Show Details
Vehicles can be registered in the following categories:

Corvettes
Street Rods
Muscle
Cruisers
Exotics
Foreign

Vehicle check-in will be from 9am-1pm on the day of the event.

Each car will recieve a container to collect donations during the show.  To vote for a car, add any amount of money to the car’s coresponding container.  Winners will be decided by calculating which car has raised the most money.  100% of the voting proceedes will go directly to the Crawford family.

Certain vehicles at this show may also be for sale.  For any cars sold during the event, 20% of the profit will be donated tot he Crawford family.
Donations
100% of the voting proceedes will go directly to the Crawford family
20% of the profit from cars sold will be donated to the Crawford family
A portion of the food purchased at the Galaxy Moviehouse & Eatery will be donated to the Crawford family

How to Register
The cost is $20 per vehcile until March 16th (+$20 for CCIQ)
The cost is $25 for vehicles the day of the event

Pre-register in person at our showroom located at 10202 N FM 620, Austin, TX 78726 or via paypal (paypal information coming soon).

Event Schedule
9:00am – 1:00pm Vehicle Check-In
11:00am Open to the Public
4pm Judging
5pm End of Event

More details coming soon.

For More Details
Contact us at 512.687.4007 or e-mail Manuel at manuel@motoreum.com

12024 Vista Parke Drive, Austin, TX 78726

Dear Neighbor,

The Grandview Hills Elementary PTA is busy planning our fifth annual Spring Fling on Friday, April 19^th from 5-7:30 pm to celebrate the end of another wonderful school year!  The PTA works all year to support the teachers, students, and school through a number of ways.  For example, the PTA donates money to the school library, supplements the cost of field trips, provides IB related family programs, provides many hours of volunteer help, and coordinates the Soaring Eagles Running Club, Chess Club, Robotics, Lego League, Destination Imagination, Reflections, and the Watch DOGS program.  All of these programs enrich the lives of our children and their educational experience.

We are again offering an opportunity for businesses to support our Spring Fling, and in turn be promoted as a generous supporter of our school and PTA.

We have 3 exciting sponsorship levels:

• Rookie Level-$100
• Receive recognition in our April & May PTA Newsletter
• E-thank you on our GVHE PTA Facebook page
• Your logo will be printed on the welcoming banner at the event
• Pro Level-$250
• All Rookie Level benefits, plus
• Personalized sign w/your logo sponsoring one of the attractions (ex. the petting zoo)
• Business name listed on our GVHE PTA website until June 2013
• All-Star Level-$500
• All Rookie and Pro Level benefits, plus
• A booth at the event for your business to be in front of our school community
• Addition of your business link and logo to our GVHE PTA website until June 2013

Additionally, we are accepting donations of items and/or gift cards for our Silent Auction.

Donors may deduct contributions to our organization.  Our Federal ID number is PTA Texas Congress PTA-TX 74-1054403.

We look forward to an exciting event with the participation of our local community.  If you are interested in further details, or arranging a sponsorship or donation, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Yvette Yung                                            Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia
GVHE PTA President                           GVHE PTA VP of Fundraising
512.350.4792                                        512.656.4901
yvetteyung@yahoo.com                   ggdholakia@gmail.com

The Community of Steiner Ranch understands the importance of giving and supporting those who need a boost to enter or re-enter the workplace and now, more than ever the need is there.

Once again, Steiner Ranch will hold a clothing drive to benefit the non-profit organization

Dress for Success – Austin

Dress for Success – Austin (DFSA) is a non-profit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts and career development to low-income women seeking employment who are referred by other non-profits, and government agencies.

What We Need:

• new or gently-worn ladies’ professional suits or separates (dry-cleaned)
• blouses and shells (dry-cleaned or laundered)
• jewelry and other accessories
• new pantyhose
• scarves
• handbags
• new or gently-worn, closed-toed professional shoes

Where to Donate:

Your donations can be dropped off during normal business hours April 13 – 27th at:

• Steiner Ranch Community Association office
• 4 Sons’ Quality Cleaners at 4300 N. Quinlan Park
• Cups & Cones
• Please ensure that your donations for Dress for Success have been dry-cleaned and any repairs have been made prior to drop-off.

4 Sons’ Quality Cleaners is offering a special price for cleaning services of $2 per suit or item received for donation at their Quinlan Park location. If you require assistance or pick up, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
For more information or assistance please contact:

Tom or Cathy Henry at tomncathenry@yahoo.com 714-726-4480

Heather Bland -Ho at heather@conqueryourchaosorganizing.com 512-797-1727

Congressman Smith is hosting a Job Fair in conjunction with Capital Area Workforce Solutions on Tuesday, April 10 from 10am to 2pm at the Erwin Center in Austin.  Please see attachments for full details.  We would like to invite the members of the Four Points Chamber to participate.  Thank you so much for your help in getting the word out regarding this opportunity for employers and job seekers.

Job Fair Letter

Job Fair Flyer

Job Fair Registration Form

Advertising in our Newsletter or Directory
For the monthly newsletter (Act before monthly deadline—15^th of each month):¼ page – $25; ½ page – $50 or full page – $100

For the school directory (Act Fast—deadline of December 9^th is approaching):¼ page – $100, ½ page – $180, full page – $250 or back cover – $350

Family Fitness Night
We will be having our first Annual Family Fitness Night on February 21, 2012.  If your business is health or fitness related and you would like to sponsor a station, donate healthy food, please contact us for more information.

Spring Fling
Our 4th annual Spring Fling will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012.  If your family or business would like to help sponsor one of our fun attractions, we still have some spots left.  Donors will be recognized in our PTA newsletter.  In addition, for a minimum donation of $100, a sign with the business name will be placed along side of the attraction you choose to sponsor, such as the dunking booth, foam pit, or giant slide.

Donors may deduct contributions to our organization as provided in section 170 of the IRS tax code.

If you are interested in further details or to arrange a sponsorship, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Karin Crump Samman
GVHE PTA President
karinsamman@gmail.com
(512) 773-9361

Proceeds from sponsors will assist in defraying costs to families for gym rental, uniforms, professional coaches and tournament fees, and will help fund future growth of the program to incorporate more grade levels.  All donations are tax deductible.

We sincerely appreciate your consideration as a sponsor to support our community, and more importantly, the future of our community . . . . . . our children!

Makes checks payable to Four Points Basketball Association.

We’ll be there “With Or Without You” – a great 80′s song by U2 that we’ll likely hear at the Concert in the Park…

and also an invitation to you to sponsor the Four Points Chamber in sharing your business at the FPC Booth with thousands of people at this event. We’ll be there in full force and we want your business image to be “with” us there as well.

With over 3,000 visitors per year, the Steiner Ranch Concert in the Park is a premiere annual event for Austin.

If you have a business or do business in the Four Points/ Steiner Ranch area, this is a rare (annual) opportunity to mingle with a large segment of your prospect or networking base. On Saturday, August 20th, from 6 pm until 10pm, the 4th annual, Steiner Ranch Concert in the Park will fill the grounds of Towne Square, beating the heat with some great live music by RED ALERT, local sponsor and vendor booths, food provided by local Four Points Restaurants, jumpy houses, face painting, a rock climbing wall, water slide, and games. It’s become a fantastic thing to do with Steiner friends and neighbors.

The Four Points Chamber of Commerce has secured a large booth…

for advocating for our organization and our members at this event. It will be no ordinary booth! Concert in the Park is a fun, community event and our booth will be consistent with that theme. Our goals? First, to attract visitors to our booth. We’re hosting a drawing for a bran-new IPAD, having a “Wheel of Fortune”-like game wheel for kids and their parents to spin and win valuable prizes AND having FREE “take-away” bags full of our member’s ads, brochures, business cards and snacks. Secondly, every person that visits us is going to have some fun…talking with our volunteers (FPC Members), playing games and gaining an awareness of who we are and who our members are. Last goal? Collect information…for YOU. Everyone who registers for the IPAD drawing will be another contact we’ll share with our Member Platinum and Gold sponsors of this booth after the event.

If this is your first experience with Concert in the Park, know that it’s an exceptional event.

At our last luncheon, a volunteer sign-up sheet was passed around asking for volunteers to spend an hour manning the booth. We filled each time slot and then some, which shows the value of this event to our Member businesses (for fun and business J). Reserve your sponsorship space now as we do have limited Banner space for our Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship levels. Compare the three sponsorship levels on the chart below and let us know today which level you’d like to participate in. We are less than a month away from this event, so we are closing booth sponsorship sign-ups on August 8^th to have time to print the Banner and game materials. Don’t miss out…find your sponsorship level below and contact us today!

(sponsor space is limited, first-come basis)

Click the link below to become a Sponsor of the Four Points Chamber Booth at Concert in the Park.

Reserve Your Spot Now

Sponsorship Space will fill up quickly for this event…”This is It” ( Kenny Loggins), “Take Your Time” (S.O.S. Band), but this is “Too Hot” (Kool and the Gang) to pass up. Sign up as a sponsor today! (Oh…I have hundreds more of those )

Call Ray Freer at 512.565.7369 OR raymond.freer@gmail.com with any questions!

(sponsor space is limited, first-come basis)

Reserve your Sponsorship Space right now after choosing your sponsorship level preference.

Reserve Your Spot Now