Heart House Launches Leadership Circle

Come Fly With Us!

If you would like to invest in the children of Heart House and engage with similarly-passionate supporters in a dynamic collaboration, please consider joining our leadership circle, HALOS, as a member of the inaugural Class of 2008-2009!

We ask each HALOS member to commit to the following:

• Donate or raise $1,000 for Heart House annually


• Introduce two friends to the HALOS and Heart House family


• Spread the Heart House story throughout the Austin community


• Encourage others to contribute their time and talents to Heart House

JOIN NOW!

Upcoming HALOS Events:

• September 2008 - Membership drive begins


• October 16, 2008 – “Lights On Afterschool” celebration at Heart House


• February and May 2009 – HALOS gatherings


• August/September 2009 – 3rd Annual Heart House Charity Fashion Show!
  

To learn more about HALOS or discuss membership, please contact:
Megan Heredia
mheredia@hearthouse.org
512-929-8187

Volunteer Opportunities for Fall at Our Centers

In our center, EVERYONE has fun learning new things, especially the volunteers! Volunteer duties include mentoring, assisting with art and theater activities, preparing snacks, chaperoning field trips, and having fun with the kids. Here are just a few of our opportunities for fall:

Homework Time Volunteer
3-4pm, M-F
We love people who love homework! If you carry the special talent to make homework interesting and exciting to a child then Heart House is where you need to be. To most students homework time at the center is the only time they will have with an adult who can help out with homework problems and answer intriguing questions. You will have the power to make learning fun and challenge young students intellectually as well.

Activity Time Volunteer
4:30-5:30, M-F
Do you own a silly hat and tennis shoes? Great! Well, put them on and get ready for activity time at Heart House. Children sit in desks at school up to 9 hours a day. Activity time allows them to move their bodies, encouraging kinetic and social intelligence, muscle coordination and, well, just plain old fun! Activities can range from soccer outside to yoga inside. We bet you have exciting ideas for activities you can implement.

Behind the Scenes Volunteer
What’s going on back there? For those who are interested in seeing the other side of our program, we would love to have you work along side us in the office. There is always plenty to do and you may offer us different perspectives and keen eyes on detail. We can offer you a look into our inner workings, lunch and paper cuts. How exciting! This opportunity offers maximum flexibility.

Special Projects Volunteers
A few times a year we utilize volunteer talents on special projects that strengthen Heart House funding or public awareness. It may be that you can help us build our website or know how to coordinate fashion shows. We offer highly specific situations when you can contribute your skills and know how in your field to support our mission to the community.

Presentation Volunteers
Look what I do! It might be that you can only help out once a year. Presenting what you do for a living or a hobby is so exciting to children. It broadens the menu of careers available and brings in refreshing new people to the Heart House curriculum. Telling children how you arrived where you are is an invaluable part of teaching them how to put the foundations under their goals.

To volunteer, please call (512) 929-8187 or visit us online at www.hearthouse.org/volunteering

Fundraiser Only 2 Days Away!

To all of our Angels on the Runway guests,

On behalf of Heart House, I want to thank you for joining us for our annual fundraiser this Saturday at the Austin Music Hall. Your attendance at this glamourous and FUN event will help raise awareness and funds for the children we all care so much about --the children of Heart House. I look forward to celebrating with you!

NOTE: Although our VIP party sponsored by Austin Monthly Magazine is sold out, there ARE general admission tickets still available at www.hearthouse.org/angels up through Friday night -- and a ticket window will be open at Austin Music Hall Saturday. If you have friends you'd like to join you at the event, they can still buy tickets!

A reminder that the party at Austin Music Hall begins at 6 pm and the fashion starts promptly at 7 pm. So please be sure to join us early for food, drinks, and fun! Here's our schedule of events:

• 6pm: doors open at the Austin Music Hall; reception and silent auction underway
• 7pm: fashion show begins, so please plan to arrive in plenty of time to be seated at the Music Hall for the show; you won’t want to miss a minute of it!

By the way, if you're wondering what to wear to Saturday's event, be sure to check out our previous blog entry for tips from our lead designer, Joanna Ruley-Garza.

http://hhaustin.blogspot.com/2008/08/wondering-what-to-wear-to-heart-house.html

If you are a purchaser of tickets for others, please forward this important event information along to your guests. If you have any questions prior to the event, please call (512) 751-6942 or email mheredia@hearthouse.org.

See you at the runway!
Anna Land, Founder, Heart House

Wondering what to wear to the Heart House fashion show?

A lot of people have been asking us what they should wear to the upcoming Heart House Fashion Show. How to we combine Austin laid back cool with red carpet glamour?

For advice, we turned to one of our lead designers, Joanna Ruley-Garza.



In her article she shares her ideas for both men and women. Click on the link below to read the full article!

http://www.hearthouse.org/angelswhattowear.htm

Newest photos from our scrapbook

Here are the newest photos from our scrapbook -- the children are having a WONDERFUL time at Camp Heart House!


Mr. Bill helps kids storyboard for their music and dance video!



Nene helps “The 5 Bratz” choreograph their Heart House Idol performance!


Setting up the recycling center that EnviroKids created!


Lunchtime!


Ms. Yuri explains origami in Japanese class!



Cheerleading club, one of our summer choice clubs

Celebrity Designers Showcased at Angels on the Runway charity fashion show benefiting Heart House, August 23rd

Heart House is delighted to introduce our lead womenswear designer, Joanna Ruley-Garza. Joanna is an upscale eveningwear/bridal couture designer and celebrity fashion stylist. She is also a professional makeup artist and advanced aesthetician. She loves all things beautiful and wishes to beautify the world one woman at a time. She has over 15 years experience primarily in the NYC and international markets.

Joanna relocated to the Hill Country in 2007 with her husband and three beautiful children. She was attracted to the natural beauty of the area, culturally hip and diverse group of people and the growing business opportunities in the Texas print and film industries. She shows her line, by appointment only, in her South Austin Studio to private clients and boutiques and also bases her commercial Makeup Artistry/Advanced Aesthetics and Costume Design business here. She is presently Creative Director of the "Angels On the Runway" 2nd Annual Heart House Fashion Show benefiting the children of Heart House. She also can be seen making guest appearances on FOX "Good Day Austin" as a celebrity stylist.

Joanna's holiday collection was inspired by Yves Saint Laurent's Garden Oasis Home in Marrakech, Morocco, where she had the pleasure of visiting the garden and often dream of that special place. The color palette of gold, black, red and ivory are symbolic of Moorish Textiles and tile work. The feathered detailing is an ode to the exotic birds that make the garden their home. The faux snake skin is an ode to the garden snake that startled her one day in the garden, and the beaded floral detailing on some of the pieces is an ode to the beautiful and lush flora that makes the garden so unforgettable.

Heart House is thrilled to announce that Robert Comstock will be the featured menswear designer in the Heart House Charity Fashion Show to be held on August 23 at the Austin Music Hall.The international designer will showcase his upscale sportswear line for men in the fashion show, and has also made an exceptionally generous donation to the event's silent auction. Robert will design a custom, one-of-a-kind piece for the winning bidder (male or female). He will even have a one-on-one consultation and meet-and-greet with the winner to understand his/her tastes and lifestyle.You will not want to miss seeing Robert's beautiful designs live nor having the opportunity to bid on this one-of-a-kind piece on August 23. Tickets to this lush event are on sale now and going fast. Click here to purchase tickets.Heart House would like to thank Keepers exceptional men's apparel for sponsoring Robert's participation in the show. Robert Comstock's fashions can be found/purchased at Keepers.

Here are a few pictures of Robert's work: