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December 2021
Community Volunteering: Quilting Fabric
We receive generous donations of fabric bolt remnants from a local quilt shop and need lots of hands to get them measured, folded, and priced. As a bonus – you get first dibs on all the gorgeous new fabric arrivals! Sign up for our Community…
Find out more »Sierra Club Climate Change Committee Meeting
Join us on Zoom! https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 6:30-7:15 Action Teams 7:15-8:00+ Bruce Melton Presents: Climate Change Across America - After Covid Melton presents his first filming trip since covid; to Southwest Colorado during aspen leaf color in October. Highlighted in this photographic presentation are the 4 million acres…
Find out more »Circular Meet-Ups: Let’s Close the Loop
Join the City of Austin’s Circular Economy Program for a new, virtual networking series, Circular Meet-Ups. Happening the first Tuesday of every other month, Circular Meet-Ups provide an opportunity for local business owners, start-ups and sustainability professionals across all industries to connect and learn more…
Find out more »Community Volunteer Day: Sorting & Packaging
Our Community Volunteer days are a time for anyone who would like to lend a hand come in and volunteer. Tuesdays will be all about sorting and packaging the small bits and bobs from ribbon, to buttons, to paper clips, and paper. We get it…
Find out more »AJC December General Body Meeting
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general body meeting where you can meet the team, learn what's going on in the organization, how you can get involved, and hear from…
Find out more »Fuzzy Fleece for Furry Friends!
If you’ve been in the center recently you have probably seen the mountains of beautiful fleece that we have in our fabric section. We’ve decided to put some of that fleece to good use by turning it into fuzzy fleece liners for furry friends at…
Find out more »Taking the Next Step in Civic Engagement: How to Volunteer to Serve on Local Boards and Commissions
The City of Austin Housing and Planning Department invites the community to participate in the Imagine Austin Speaker Series webinar, Taking the Next Step in Civic Engagement: How to Volunteer to Serve on Local Boards and Commissions, on Wednesday, December 8, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00…
Find out more »Scrapbusting: Crafting with Fabric Scrap Rope
Learn a fun way to clear out your fabric scraps! In this workshop, you will make your own one-of-a-kind rope using fabric scraps. Participants are encouraged to bring their own scraps, and ACR will also have fabric available for purchase. We will make fabric scrap…
Find out more »Give a Great Story Book Crafting Workshop
You can help reduce waste this holiday season by refining your gift-giving skills. Instead of buying the newest gadget this year, we encourage everyone to create lifelong memories with their loved ones, give gifts with unique pasts and give a great story. Join us to…
Find out more »Second Saturday Volunteer Day
Come help steward the Festival Beach Food Forest! We will be doing garden maintenance work from 8am-11:30ish during the hot months (July, Aug & Sept.) 9am-noon all other months. Festival Beach Food Forest is a grassroots pilot project neighboring the Festival Beach Community Garden…
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