AUSTIN, Texas - May 16, 2008 - From the success of this year's Austin Under 40 Awards, the Young Women's Alliance Foundation generously donated $17,500 to the Young Men's Business League of Austin on Thursday, May 15, at Beso's Cantina to benefit the Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps. This $17,500 donation will allow 70 at risk children to attend the Sunshine Camps for free this summer.
This year marked the 10th anniversary of AU40; the event saw record attendance of over 660 people and record fundraising of nearly $70,000. The proceeds raised from the Austin Under 40 Awards held this past March will support both the Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps and the YWA Foundation. The Austin Under 40 Awards has been a yearly Austin institution since March 1997 when the YWA and YMBL joined together to recognize Austin men and women under the age of 40 who have achieved extraordinary professional success while simultaneously demonstrating outstanding community service.
About Young Women’s Alliance Foundation–
The YWA Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that was created by YWA in 1997 to empower and support women in the pursuit of their educational and career goals. The YWA Foundation awards annual $2,500 scholarships to women enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, and have recently expanded to provide grants to organizations dedicated to empowering, educating, and enriching the lives of girls in our community. For more information, please visit www.youngwomensalliance.com
About Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps–
The Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps serves nearly 1,000 underprivileged children through their summer camp programs and through their year-round leadership programs. YMBL's 225 members raise approximately $373,000 to fund the camps each year and are actively involved at the camps for Carnival Night and Canoe Night each week during the summer and mentor sixty children in the year-round Leadership & Challenge Programs. For more information, please visit www.sunshinecamps.org
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