FuturoFiesta 2011 Wrap-Up!

What an amazing and inspiring evening! FuturoFund members gathered this past Friday evening at City Hall for the culminating event of our year - FuturoFiesta. After months of hard work by the FuturoFund Grants Committee, our membership was presented with 6 finalists for our 2011 Grants. Finalists each had 5 minutes to convince FuturoFund members why we should invest our funds in their organization. Votes were cast, and after all votes were tallied, the following organizations stood out among their peers:

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition will receive a $10,000 grant to strengthen and expand its Human Rights Leadership Development Program, which provides basic human rights education and promotes racial and social justice.

AVANCE-Austin will receive a $30,000 grant to expand its services to Latino families living in the North Austin area. Families will have the opportunity to participate in the Parent-Child Education program, an intensive 9 month program which includes sessions on parenting, educational toy-making, ESL, and accessing community resources.

One of the highlights of the event was the fantastic music by the recipient of our 2010 FuturoFund small grant, Anthropos Arts.

It was a wonderful evening of celebrating our coming together to make an impact in our community. We can do even more if YOU join us for 2012!

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors of FuturoFiesta 2011!