/tags/volunteering Volunteering en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:05:07 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-02/austin-tx-foraging-edible-food-forest-festival-beach Festival Beach Food Forest is in the early stages of expanding its edible garden from less than an acre to 3.5 acres. Organizers hope to plant hundreds more fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:05:07 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-02/austin-tx-foraging-edible-food-forest-festival-beach Katy McAfee /austin/2014-03-07/sxsw-relies-on-volunteers-is-that-legal It takes a lot of manpower to put on a festival, especially as one as big as South by Southwest."One thing that I don't think a lot of people realize is� Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:23:00 GMT /austin/2014-03-07/sxsw-relies-on-volunteers-is-that-legal Tyler Pratt /austin/2013-11-11/how-you-can-help-austins-flood-victims-update Update (Monday): The city has released new information regarding the Halloween floods that claimed five lives. Here’s some numbers conveying the extent of� Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:38:42 GMT /austin/2013-11-11/how-you-can-help-austins-flood-victims-update KUT Staff /life-arts/2013-10-24/hundreds-of-volunteers-take-a-starring-role-at-the-austin-film-festival Disclosure: KUT is a media sponsor of the Austin Film Festival.Actors, writers and directors will be making their way to Central Texas over the next week� Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:35:00 GMT /life-arts/2013-10-24/hundreds-of-volunteers-take-a-starring-role-at-the-austin-film-festival Laura Rice /austin/2013-10-04/americas-oldest-veteran-lives-in-austin-what-happened-to-him-yesterday-will-make-you-smile A diverse group of volunteers braved the heat Thursday to upgrade the residence of 107-year-old World War II veteran Richard Overton � the country’s� Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:28:11 GMT /austin/2013-10-04/americas-oldest-veteran-lives-in-austin-what-happened-to-him-yesterday-will-make-you-smile Mark Gwin /texas/2013-03-21/meet-the-texas-conservation-corps A youth organization that worked as a secondary emergency-response team during the Central Texas wildfires has a new name.Environmental Corps, a service� Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:56:14 GMT /texas/2013-03-21/meet-the-texas-conservation-corps Ann Choi /austin/2011-03-03/children-volunteer-in-the-community-through-the-little-helping-hands-organization Outside Austin’s Center for Child Protection, a group of kids and their families planted flowers and mulched flower beds. While most young children spend� Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:19:38 GMT /austin/2011-03-03/children-volunteer-in-the-community-through-the-little-helping-hands-organization Torrie Hardcastle /austin/2010-11-30/extreme-makeover-home-edition-needs-help-in-georgetown Want to help someone in need and be on national television? The ABC show Extreme Makeover Home Edition is shooting an episode in Georgetown and looking� Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:00:51 GMT /austin/2010-11-30/extreme-makeover-home-edition-needs-help-in-georgetown Nathan Bernier