Gala Registration is OPEN!

This time of year finds the calendar front and center as we are overwhelmed with work and social obligations.  Just this week I double booked myself.  Twice. I'm not going to let the same thing happen to you!  At least not for March 7, 2015.  Why you ask?  It's time for Bowties and Butterflies - the Lake Travis Education Foundation's Annual Gala .  Presented by Rough Hollow Lakeway, this year will mark the 30th anniversary of LTEF.  30 years of giving with the focus on ensuring our kids have the best educational experience possible.  You won't want to miss this event!  What's happening that night?  Just a giant celebration, 300 silent auction items, a live auction, entertainment, made possible by Lexus of Austin, will be the Matt Wilson band (he used to play with Billy Joel!) and special guest Rick Trevino.  Not to mention the gourmet meal, gift and a night to remember!  There are only 700 seats available and when they are gone, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get the Renaissance to renovate to fit another table in.  So register RIGHT NOW!  Make the plan, committ to the education of the children in our community, gather your friends and get a table.  Talk to that person at your place of business who controls the purse strings and tell them that this IS THE PLACE to get your message out to Lakeway.  Don't wait.  Put it on your calendar today.  Because when an LTEF board member calls you, he isn't going to buy the whole "double booked" excuse.  Click below to join us!

Hole In One!

Birdies By the Lake Fore the Kids Photos!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a beautiful day of golf on Monday!  Golfers and partners were all over the course, having a great time and raising money for our kids and community.  A BIG thank you to our partners who helped to make the day possible:

Lexus of Austin

University Federal Credit Union Mortgage Services

Impression Edge

Mosak

Haddon & Cowan Architects Collaborative

Powell, Ebert & Smolick

Watkins Insurance

First American Title

Lakeway Orthodontics

Robert Pittenger CPA

Bolton Real Estate

American Bank of Texas

American Campus Communities

Triton Austin

A+ Federal Credit Union

Lakeway A/C and Heating

Chick-fil-A

Sundancer Grill 

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Check out all of the great photos on our Facebook page!  Thanks to David Douglas who spent his day behind the lens to capture some of these great moments.

Please support our partners and make a plan to join us next year for another great day out at the links!

Feeling Fall Fore the Kids

I'm no meterologist (although sometimes I think we all believe that we could be one!) but according to the latest on the Weather Channel, today may be the last we see of the 90s for a while!  You know what that means, right?   Fall might actually be here.  Dust off the clubs and get ready because it's time to spend your weekends on the course.  Need an excuse to make it a three-day golf weekend?  Here it is!

October 27th, at The Hills Country Club in Lakeway two flights of golfers will tee it up to benefit the Lake Travis Education Foundation and the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce.  Tee-shirts, chill towels, Chick-Fil-A, a chance to win a car and way more!  Don't miss out on your chance to enjoy a 76 degree morning or an 82 degree afternoon losing your golf balls in the woods.  :)  Just kidding.  We know you are all just one round away from making the cut.  

Are you ready?  Don't wait because spots are running out!!  Click here to register today and forward it onto your friends.  Bring a jacket - it just might be cool out.

Where Do They Go?

The Foundation is fortunate enough to award monetary scholarships to deserving LTHS seniors every year.  This incredibly talented and gifted group graduates soon after - and then they are off.  Off to persue thier dreams, find new ones, and make the most of the incredible opportunities they have been given.  We love it when they check in with us from time to time and let us know what they are up to and where they have gone.

Last week we got a short note from the mother of one of our recipients - Anneka DeCaro.  Anneka received the Rachel Ann Mauer scholarship in 2014 and is now at the University of Pennsylvania making her mark.  A gifted artist (that's her drawing on the cover of A Visual Bliss over there on the right!), she is now creating a comic strip that is published in the University's paper - The Daily Pennsylvanian.  While we may not get the humor because we are not Penn students, we certainly can appreciate the talent.  Thank your for your donations so we can continue to support students like Anneka.

Closing the Deal

It doesn't matter where you drive in Lakeway and Bee Cave, there is construction.  New homes, new businesses, just lots of new.  Someone has to broker all of those deals, and one of those real estate agents is Kellie Noaks.  She's not only selling property, she's giving back too!  Everytime she closes a deal, she's committing $250 toward LTEF.  What a deal!  To learn more about Kellie and how she's giving back to our kids and our community, visit her web site here:  http://kellienoaks.com/

Thanks Kellie!

Playing it Forward

I love surprises.  Especially when they are really good ones!  This afternoon I was working away when LTHS graduate and LTEF scholarship recipient Zach walked in.  And he brought donations!  Zach is a Membership Director at the Hills Country Club and is running a promotion where new members at the Lakeway level donate $500 to LTEF in lieu of an initiation fee.  This morning, prior to Zach's surprise appearance, the total was $3,000.  By the time he left our total was $6,500!

Want to Play it Forward?  Find out more about the Hills program here!

Time to Tee Off!

I know what you are doing right now.  Answering emails and returning phone calls from last week that you didn't get to.  Setting up some project for this week and all the while thinking...I could be out there today playing golf.  Sigh.  It's going to be ok - because the Lake Travis Education Foundation has joined forces with the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce to bring you Birdies By the Lake Fore the Kids!  Set for Monday, October 27th at the Hills Country Club, you won't want to miss this!! Two flights, forecaddys, food and fun....all on a MONDAY!!  Totally beats checking email.  Your excuse for getting out of the office?  Easy.  This tournament benefits LTISD schools and our local businesses.  Truly the easiest decision you will make today is clicking on this link and registering your team to play and business to sponsor the event.  All the details are on the web site - but call us if you have questions!  Suzanne with LTEF 512-533-5968 or Laura with LTCC 512-263-5833.

Click here to Register Now!