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Raising spirits: How a Texas community is engaging residents during COVID-19

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Some are facilitating support between residents , some are backing initiatives to assist healthcare workers and small businesses, and others are organizing activities to provide moments of levity. Harvest, being developed by Dallas-based Hillwood Communities, is anchored by commercial and community farms.

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Making spirits bright: Communities planning big holiday events and activities this season

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In addition to organizing visits from Santa Claus, food trucks, pony rides, and plenty of holiday spirit, the community located southeast of Los Angeles will be dumping more than 30 tons of snow on common areas for play and slides. These efforts have become more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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I am proud to lead an organization which, even during unpredictable times of change and uncertainty, can provide a much-needed space for the association community to come together, share ideas, and have critical conversations that will guide associations to future success,” said Susan Robertson, CAE, ASAE President and CEO. Visit Austin.

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Starting Chapters? In 2019?

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But that’s not the story over at PEN America , a literary organization with nearly 100 years of history. They launched new chapters in six focus regions: Austin, Birmingham, Detroit, Piedmont North Carolina, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth.

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Following Harvey, Meetings Change Course to Give Back

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The destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey has led to an outpouring of support and donations from individuals, organizations, and industries. Its second-largest annual gathering, Mega Camp, was expecting 7,500 attendees to arrive in Austin next week. It will be the first large conference to take place at the George R.

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ASAE Concludes First-Ever Hybrid 2021 ASAE Annual Meeting

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More than 500 attendees participated in the in-person Pop-UPs, hosted by the Atlanta CVB; Visit Charlotte; Choose Chicago; Destination Cleveland; Experience Columbus; Visit Dallas; Destination DC; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: Discover The Palm Beaches; and Discover Puerto Rico. Visit Austin. Visit Dallas. Experience Columbus.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

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Launching a chapter network has helped PEN America, a literary organization with almost 100 years of history, recruit new members and reinvent opportunities for member engagement at the local level. The decision comes at a critical time for the organization, which represents writers. In a nutshell, they went where the action was.