The 6th Annual Study Social
2019-08-16 20:00 - 2019-08-17 00:00 UTC | 800 Congress, 800 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Thank you for joining us at the Study Social 2019! Check out event photos here. See you next year!

EVENT DETAILS
WHAT
An annual social event for Austin’s civic-minded young professionals, benefitting Literacy First. Join us in downtown Austin for a night of food, drinks, raffle and auction prizes, live music by FOXI MOXI and more! Check out the fun from last year’s event! View the 2018 Facebook album here.
WHO
YOU! The Study Social is open to anyone who wants to see every child reach their full potential. Ages 21+ Only
WHERE
800 Congress – 800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
WHY
When children begin school without a strong foundation, they are likely to fall behind. By providing daily, one-to-one tutoring from highly trained tutors, Literacy First makes sure that children in low-income communities read well by third grade, so they are prepared to unlock their potential for the rest of their lives. Since 1994, Literacy First has given over 20,000 children in Central Texas a chance for success both in school and in life.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Interested in becoming a sponsor of The Study Social? View available levels and benefits here and contact sarah.lowery@austin.utexas.edu for more information.
CAN’T MAKE IT?
Make a donation to Literacy First.
QUESTIONS
Contact sarah.lowery@austin.utexas.edu
THE STUDY SOCIAL 2019 COMMITTEE
Claire Wiygul – Chair
Wilson Albright Maisie Barksdale
Daniel Compean Zach Cannon
Callie Cantrell Marlee Friedman
Lee Lee Paschal Kelsey Rivera
Jou Spitler Callie Strickland
Caleb Toomey
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

H-E-B Tournament of Champions is a Teacher’s Pet sponsor.
They will help 10 children learn to read this year!

Keller Williams is a Teacher’s Pet sponsor.
They will help 10 children learn to read this year!

Kendra Scott is a Teacher’s Pet sponsor.
They will help 10 children learn to read this year!

Open Lending is a Teacher’s Pet sponsor.
They will help 10 children learn to read this year!

Benchmark Bank is a Book Worm sponsor.
They will help 4 children learn to read this year!

Loewy Law Firm is a Book Worm sponsor.
They will help 4 children learn to read this year!

St. Croix Capital Companies is a Book Worm sponsor.
They will help 4 children learn to read this year!
KAREN WILSON & KARL BAYER
Karen Wilson & Karl Bayer are a Budding Scholar sponsor.
They will help 2 children learn to read this year!

Prominent Title is a generous sponsor.

Telco Data is a generous sponsor.
LIVE MUSIC BY

PHOTO BOOTH FUN GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY
YVAN NGUYEN
BEVERAGES GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY

CATERING GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY

THANK YOU TO OUR RAFFLE AND AUCTION DONORS (MORE TO COME!)

Amplify Austin 2020
2020-03-05 18:00 - 2020-03-06 18:00
Give to Literacy First during Amplify Austin and
help teach 1600 children to read this year alone.
On March 5 @ 6pm – March 6 @ 6pm, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, a community giving day held by I Live Here I Give Here, and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $20,000 in 24 hours. Join Literacy First in building a brighter future for our community!
3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift to Literacy First today! Your gift of any size will go toward teaching 1,600 young readers immediately. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin.
Become a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Over 750 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. You can amplify Literacy First and help us reach our fundraising goal by becoming a fundraiser! We’ve made the process super simple with a step-by-step guide for getting started and email and social media templates for your use!
Join our social media campaign! Record a video or take a photo and write a caption to tell us why you love reading! Share on your own social channels with the hashtag #ilovereadingsomuch, and tag @literacyfirst in your post. Or, send it to sarah.lowery@austin.utexas.edu and we’ll share on our Literacy First channels. You can print this sign to add a little Austin flair!

Amplify Austin is an annual citywide day of online giving that seeks to inspire community members to build a better Austin by giving back to the causes they’re passionate about. Please, schedule a donation to Literacy First here. Your gift will be amplified through an incentive pool and may help Literacy First win monetary prizes.

Literacy Luncheon 2020
2020-04-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Etter-Harbin Alumni Center at the University of Texas at Austin, 2110 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX, 78712
Following the cancellation of the 3rd Annual Literacy Luncheon, we’re excited to share that we’ll be hosting a virtual panel discussion in the coming weeks featuring experts around the state of literacy and education in Texas. We will share the date and additional details soon, and look forward to connecting with you.
Thank you for your patience and continued support as we navigate the rapidly evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The health and wellbeing of our students, tutors, staff and supporters remain our top priority.
QUESTIONS: Contact Rachel Mallernee at rmallernee@austin.utexas.edu.

2020 LITERACY LUNCHEON COMMITTEE
Ashli Knust and Caroline Trube – Committee Chairs
Kara Belew
Jackie Mata
Edie Rogat
Catherine Scott
Cory Wolf
Helen Watkins – Advisory Board Chair
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
CLASS ACT

Helen and Sandy Watkins
LEARNING CURVE

LESSON PLANS

Jennifer Lynch, Author of Livi and Grace

THANK YOU TO OUR TABLE HOSTS
Ashli and Casey Knust
Caroline and John Trube
Cory Wolf and Sam Wilson
Donna Osborn
Edie Rogat and Cotter Cunningham
Ellen and Jim Arnold
Holly McIntush and Mallory Ellis Grotzinger
Jackie and Bob Mata
Jane Louis
Julie and Zack Shields
Kara and Chris Belew
Libby and Lloyd Doggett
Mary Ellen Isaacs
Margie Gaudin
Sheryl and Steve Prater
Storybuilt
Texas Capital Bank
Tricia and Mark Traeger
LITERACY FIRST ADVISORY BOARD
Helen Watkins, Community Volunteer (Board Chair)
Ellen Arnold, Arnold Public Affairs
Elizabeth Bayer Morgan, Long-View Micro School
Kara Belew, Tenet Leadership, LLC
Anna Bodine, Harrell Investment Partners
Jackie Mata, Texas Capital Bank
Julie Shields, SAS
Tricia Traeger, Literacy First Alumnus
Claire Wiygul, Benchmark Bank
Cory Wolf, Community Volunteer

The Socially Distant Study Social
2020-08-01 - 2020-10-15
Thank you for supporting the 2020 Socially Distant Study Social! You can support Literacy First year round by making a donation here.

DETAILS
WHAT
For the past 6 years, we’ve gathered in August to kick off a new school year and raise funds for Literacy First to teach thousands of children in Austin to read. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic prevents us from joining together in person to rally for Literacy First. More importantly, it has also amplified the need for the program’s early literacy tutoring services in the coming school year, as students fall even further behind in reading.
Literacy First is prepared to respond to this need with both in-person and virtual tutoring, and your support makes that response possible. Please join us by participating in the Socially Distant Study Social when you Book Your Ticket to Read anytime now through Fall 2020. While we won’t be able to offer the live music or tasty refreshments of events past, 100% of your gift will go straight to Literacy First, helping K-2 students in Austin learn to read and read to learn this year.
BOOK YOUR TICKET TO READ
$45 one-time donation
$90 one-time donation
$5/month for 12 months
$10/month for 12 months
other amount

BECOME A SPONSOR
Interested in becoming a sponsor of The Socially Distant Study Social? View available levels and benefits here and contact sarah.lowery@austin.utexas.edu for more information. See current sponsors below!
QUESTIONS
Contact sarah.lowery@austin.utexas.edu
THE STUDY SOCIAL 2020 COMMITTEE
Claire Wiygul – Chair
Maisie Barksdale
Callie Cantrell
Marlee Friedman
Jou Spitler
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
TESS & GREG PETERS
Tess & Greg Peters are a STUDY BUDDY Sponsor

Benchmark Bank is a BUDDING SCHOLAR Sponsor
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

Honest Mary’s is a Generous Supporter

Tiff’s Treats is a Generous Supporter

Amplify Austin 2021
2021-03-04 18:00 - 2021-03-05 18:00
This Year Matters. Your Gift Matters.
Give to Literacy First during Amplify Austin and help hundreds of students learn to read during this especially challenging year. Click here to give today.
On March 4 @ 6pm – March 5 @ 6pm, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, a community giving day hosted by I Live Here I Give Here, and we need your help. Our goal is to raise $15,000 in 24 hours.
3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift to Literacy First today! Your gift of any size will help provide students with daily virtual one-to-one literacy lessons from a highly trained tutor. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin.
Become a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Nonprofit organizations that have peer-to-peer fundraisers signed up raise 3.6X more than those that don’t! Turn your connections into donations as a Fundraising Champion! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates!
Share the love for Literacy First! Over 750 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #thisyearmatters #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst
Amplify Austin is an annual citywide day of online giving that seeks to inspire community members to build a better Austin by giving back to the causes they’re passionate about. Please, schedule a donation to Literacy First here. Your gift will be amplified through an incentive pool and may help Literacy First win monetary prizes.

Give Back with Kendra Scott + Literacy First
2021-10-01 00:00 - 2021-10-02 23:59
Shop online with Kendra Scott and support Literacy First October 1-2!
20% of your purchase will support Literacy First when you enter promo code GIVEBACK-ANIED at checkout!

Amplify Austin 2022
2022-03-02 18:00 - 2022-03-03 18:00
We need you to Amplify Literacy First and our community’s growing readers! Let’s change the world with reading as our superpower!
On March 2-3, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, the annual 24-hour citywide fundraising event hosted by I Live Here I Give Here. Find out below how to make an impact starting today.

3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift today!
Your gift of any size will go toward teaching hundreds of students to read this year. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin. Give today!
Serve as a Fundraising Champion!
Nonprofits with Fundraising Champions raise 3.6x more than those that don’t have Champions on Amplify Austin Day. Turn your connections into donations! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates. Sign up now!
Share the love for Literacy First!
Over 700 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #readingisoursuperpower #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst

Virtual Retirement Celebration Honoring Dr. Mary Ellen Isaacs
2022-03-29 15:00 - 16:00
You’re invited to a virtual retirement celebration honoring Dr. Mary Ellen Isaacs! Join us for a program featuring tributes from friends, supporters, and former Literacy First tutors.
REGISTER NOW
Space is limited, so register today. You’ll be brought to a page confirming your registration submission, and will receive a separate email at a later date with instructions for joining the event.
Whether you’re able to attend the celebration or not, please consider adding your well-wishes (and an optional photo or video) to our digital guestbook. We’ll keep this portal open until the conclusion of the event on March 29th, after which the entries will be shared with Dr. Isaacs.
SIGN THE GUESTBOOK
Click “Add to board” in the upper left corner to begin your entry. You’ll be asked to enter your email address if you would like the option to edit your entry, but will not be automatically signed up to receive communications from the platform by doing so.
Dr. Isaacs has transformed countless lives – of students, staff, tutors, and more – through her many years of service with Literacy First. You can transform lives by supporting the program’s continued work to ensure all children learn to read so they may read to learn. Honor Dr. Isaacs’ legacy by building bright futures with your gift to Literacy First.
MAKE AN HONORARY GIFT

Literacy Launch
2022-10-06 08:30 - 11:45
Literacy First invites you to the 2022 Literacy Launch! Join us to learn more about the program, the state of early literacy in Central Texas, and how we’re responding to support more students. The morning will begin with a light breakfast networking reception and expert panel discussion, followed by the official swearing in of 2022-2023 Literacy First AmeriCorps tutors.
Not in Austin? Please mark your calendars – a livestream of the Swearing In will be available around 10:30am, for those who aren’t able to attend in person.
Access the Facebook livestream HERE.
RSVP: CLICK HERE
WHEN: Thursday, October 6th, 2022, 8:30am. Program will run from 9:00am-11:45am.
WHERE: Joe C. Thompson Conference Center
2405 Robert Dedman Dr.
Austin, TX 78712
HIGHLIGHTS:
Meet Dr. Claire Hagen Alvarado, Literacy First Director
Expert panel discussion on high-impact tutoring

Dr. Alexis Juusola, Managing Director of Multilingual Education at KIPP Texas Public Schools
Dr. Annette Tielle, Del Valle ISD Superintendent
Dr. David Kauffman, Kauffman Education LLC & Assistant Professor of Practice at UT-Austin
Marisol Foster, Executive Director of Webber Family Foundation & Literacy First Advisory Board Chair

Read aloud with filmmaker, author, and youth literacy activist e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Official swearing in of 2022-2023 Literacy First AmeriCorps Tutors. Remarks from AmeriCorps alumni, Juan Tornoe and Sheena Moore
PARKING: Guests should park in Lot 40 at the corner of E Dean Keeton and Red River. Following submission of your RSVP, you will be emailed a printable parking pass prior to the event. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 4th to obtain your parking pass on time.
QUESTIONS: Please contact Rachel Mallernee at rmallernee@austin.utexas.edu

Amplify Austin 2023
2023-03-01 18:00 - 2023-03-02 18:00
We need you to Amplify Literacy First and our community’s growing readers! Let’s launch learners that will change the world!
On March 1-2, Literacy First will participate in Amplify Austin, the annual 24-hour citywide fundraising event hosted by I Live Here I Give Here. Find out below how to make an impact starting today.

3 Ways to Amplify Literacy First
Preschedule your gift today!
Your gift of any size will go toward teaching hundreds of students to read this year. And as soon as we register your gift, we will remove you from all Literacy First Amplify Austin emails, reducing your inbox while brightening the future of Austin. Give today!
Serve as a Fundraising Champion!
Nonprofits with Fundraising Champions raise 3.6x more than those that don’t have Champions on Amplify Austin Day. Turn your connections into donations! We’ve developed a step-by-step guide, including email and social templates. Sign up now!
Share the love for Literacy First!
Over 700 nonprofits participate in Amplify Austin. Help us stand out from the crowd! Like, comment, and share our social media posts. Don’t forget to tag us and include the hashtags #literacylauncheseverything #amplifyatx #amplifyliteracyfirst
