Upcoming Events

I've been out of commission with what has either been the worst allergies ever or some form of the flu. Thus, I would have posted something about these earlier, but here they are:


Catalyst 8 Soiree at the Spring (in conjunction with DANA)

It's on May 13, at 6p, @ the top of the Spring Tower. Be there. It is going to rock. How can it not? It's on top of an awesome condo tower and it's May in Austin.


HYP Gala

The Annual Build the HYP Gala is coming up on May 21, at 6:30 @ Mercury Hall. This one is also going to be awesome. $75 gets you cocktails and food from a variety of tasty restaurants. And, more importantly, proceeds from your ticket go toward building this year's HYP sponsored Habitat for Humanity house.

For bonus points on May 21, stop by the Car2go kickoff party and sign up for this awesome new service. It starts at 4 and will be a great way to warm up for the HYP Gala.

HYP Happy Hour

Just a reminder: HYP's April Happy Hour is tomorrow night (4/21) at the Belmont.  Be there.  Click to RSVP here.


Also, HYP Gala is coming up in a month.  Buy your tickets today for $75/ea.

Thanks! (to The Austin Young Chamber of Commerce)

I'd like to give many thanks here to the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce ("AYC"), which was once again very cool to Habitat Young Professionals ("HYP").   Specifically, we enjoyed the opportunity to have a booth at the AYC Charity Fair on Wednesday April 14th.   There were a lot of other interesting groups in the room, and we got quite a lot of visitors asking us about HYP, getting information on membership and volunteer opportunities, and getting directions to our upcoming (as in 4/21) happy hour at the Belmont.   And, of course, we got the word out about the HYP Gala. 

Furthermore, thanks to AYC for making Catalyst 8 the first arts group to be highlighted by AYC's new Imagine Austin arts committee.

AYC, the folks at HYP and Catalyst 8 truly appreciate your support!

Food: Frank

I'm not sure when or why I decided I really like Frank.  There are a lot of late night hot dog options downtown, but only Frank:


1. Proclaims itself: Proud Puryeor of Pork and its Tasty Friends


2. Serves bacon infused Makers Mark


3. Serves cookies containing candied bacon


4. Has a cool dachshund mural on the wall


5. Has nacho and frito pie themed dogs on the menu

These are all great reasons to love Frank, in addition to the fact that their Vienna Beef dogs are extremely tasty.  Now, add to the list the fact that Frank is one of the sponsors of this year's HYP Gala (coming up on May 21st).   So, in addition to providing good food, Frank is also helping to build an affordable house for a hardworking family in need.

Making Austin a little more delicious, and making Austin a better place to live.  That's a winning combo that deserves your patronage and support.  Stop by Frank next time you're in the vicinity of 4th and Colorado.

[Note: your pals at Makers Mark are also a sponsor of HYP Gala.  They continue to be super cool, as they were with their sponsorship of the Catalyst 8 Mad Hatter Tea Party back in February.]

Happy Hour: Habitat Young Professionals

Austin Habitat Young Professionals ("HYP") has a happy hour coming up on April 21st at the Belmont. There will be drink specials, but more importantly, there will be information and opportunities regarding becoming more involved with Habitat. HYP is a lot of fun, and HYP does a lot of good. Moreover, I've been adding this line to many HYP annoucements:

Have Fun. Build a House. Change Lives.

There is a lot more to building the house than the actual build days. Houses require land, lumber, fixtures, and a host of other items in order to get built. These items aren't free, and thus the process of raising funds to support the volunteer build days is a vital part of "Build a House." Money comes from a variety of sources, with HYP membership dues and HYP Gala tickets being a large component. Thus, if you want to help a family obtain the dream of owning a home, signing up as a paying HYP member is a great way to get started.

See you at the Belmont on the 21st (or, if you can't come but want information, email: floydaustinblog@gmail.com).