March 1: TRP Exec Director on KEYE’s Coffee Break

Tune into Coffee Break LIVE at 8:30am Friday, March 1 to listen to an interview with John Laine, Texas Ramp Project Executive Director. The interview will also be available on demand after it airs.

The show airs on Perryton, Texas’ KEYE 1400 AM or KEYE 93.7 FM

Listen online at www.keye.net
OR via the station’s custom mobile apps:  Android (FM) and Android (AM)Apple iOS (Search for “93-7 MY FM” and “KEYEAM”)

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Winter 2012-2013 Newsletter Now Available

The latest Texas Ramp Project newsletter began arriving in email boxes this morning. Be sure to check it out! Pass it along to others via the email, Twitter and Facebook share links at the top of the newsletter.

Here is a link to the newsletter page on our website. Links to the latest edition as well as our past editions are available on this page.

Interested in subscribing? Click Here. You will then receive our next email newsletter.

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09-13-2012: Make a Donation on North Texas Giving Day

Exciting Opportunity for the Texas Ramp Project!

Get Up and Give to Texas Ramp Project on Thursday, September 13, 2012

Dear Friends,

The Texas Ramp Project is very pleased to announce that we have been included in the 4th Annual North Texas Giving Day being held this Thursday, September 13th. A pool of $1 million will be divided among the participating non-profit organizations proportionally to the amount each organization is able to raise that day.

All donations must be made between 7AM and Midnight on
Thursday, September 13, 2012.

To make a donation you will need to go to the DonorBridge website at www.DonorBridgeTX.org and select the Texas Ramp Project from the organizations listed. Minimum donation is $25 and only donations made this coming Thursday will be matched.

Please join with our other partners in donating to help us serve more clients in need by providing safe access at their homes.The Texas Ramp Project - Building Freedom for the Homebound

With thanks to each of you,
John Laine
Executive Director
Texas Ramp Project

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Ramp Project Videos on Giving Library Website

The Texas Ramp project now has a series of videos on the Giving Library website.

The videos include an overview and then 10 additional videos on the following subjects:
Origin / Objective / Leverage Points / Effectiveness / Success Metrics / Misconceptions / Accomplishments / Challenges / Future Planning / Gaps

Giving Library Video

ABOUT THE GIVING LIBRARY

The Giving Library offers philanthropists an innovative way to enhance their strategic charitable giving. Donors can explore our online archive of video interviews to locate, study, compare and engage with hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the country. The Giving Library also serves nonprofit organizations by enhancing donor access through a compelling medium, increasing overall visibility, and providing an opportunity to learn about peer organizations across the country.

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Spring Newsletter Now Available

The Spring 2012 issue of the Texas Ramp Project is now available.

There are some wonderful stories about builds in San Antonio, New Braunfels, Terrell, Denton County, and more!

Read the newsletter online.

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November 2011 Newsletter Published

The November 2011 issue of the Texas Ramp Project is now available.

Read some great build stories, find out about the latest milestones the organization has reached, discover how foundations have partnered with the Texas Ramp Project and see how the organization has realigned in Austin and East Texas, and more!

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Johnson City: Veterans pitch in to help a comrade

They volunteer for duty once more on the homefront

Updated: Friday, 11 Nov 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Published : Friday, 11 Nov 2011, 5:40 PM CST
by Heather Gillett

Link to video and original article.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – For the past year, every time Don Broyles needed to get in or out of his home his daughter had to lift him and carry him down the stairs.

Broyles, an Army veteran, was injured in a service-related training accident some 20 years ago.

So for Veterans Day, several military folks volunteered to help out a comrade in need. On Friday, they pitched in to build a ramp so Broyles can come and go with a little more independence.

“There are a lot of ceremonies, salutes and parades and so forth,” said George Barnette, a veteran who is part of the Texas Ramps Project and helped organize the effort. “But we think this is a better way to observe the day, actually doing something for somebody that needs it.”

Broyles’ daughter, Tara, said her family salutes the volunteers who came to help her dad.

“To me it’s really important — it shows what a community does when one person is down. They get together to do something that’s nice for everybody,” Tara Broyles. “You know my brother just got back from a 14-month tour. And when he got back they really pulled together for him and it just shows how a small community can really pull together.”

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