{"id":1498,"date":"2022-02-24T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2022-03-04T09:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:21:07","slug":"24-hours-of-giving-support-acc-students-during-amplify-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/blog\/2022\/02\/24\/24-hours-of-giving-support-acc-students-during-amplify-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Support ACC students during Amplify Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em> The ACC Alumni Network hosted an open call to anyone who wants to record a message for ACC&#8217;s Amplify Austin campaign on Monday, Feb. 28. If you are still interested in submitting a testimonial, contact <a href=\"mailto:mary.cicala@austincc.edu\">mary.cicala@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the fifth year in a row, ACC is joining the Amplify Austin movement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This community-wide day of charitable giving starts at<strong> 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, and continues for 24 hours until&nbsp;6 p.m. Thursday, March 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During these 24 hours, we work to raise as many donations as possible to benefit programs that help alleviate the financial burdens our students face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, our Amplify Austin campaign made a big difference for ACC students, raising about $23,000 from more than 130 donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s goal is to raise $50,000 for three different funds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifyatx.org\/campaigns\/acc-student-emergency-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Emergency Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifyatx.org\/campaigns\/alumni-network-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alumni Network Scholarship Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifyatx.org\/campaigns\/accscholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACC Foundation Scholarship Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to support ACC during Amplify Austin:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Donate<\/strong>: Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifyatx.org\/organizations\/accf\"><strong>ACC\u2019s Amplify Austin fundraising page<\/strong><\/a> to make a direct donation.<\/li><li><strong>Raise funds<\/strong>: Recruit your friends to donate.<\/li><li><strong>Share the love<\/strong>: Take a selfie with an &#8220;I Amplify ACC because&#8230;&#8221; message to post on your social media. Join the conversation with #AmplifyACC and #AmplifyATX.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Since ACC began participating in Amplify Austin in 2018, over $41,000 has been raised from individual donors (this does not include matches and incentive funds distributed separately from individuals, I Live Here I Give Here, and corporate\/employer matches).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACC Alumni Network hosted an open call to anyone who wants to record a message for ACC&#8217;s Amplify Austin campaign on Monday, Feb. 28. If you are still interested in submitting a testimonial, contact mary.cicala@austincc.edu. For the fifth year in a row, ACC is joining the Amplify Austin movement! 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