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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’re dedicating this Blog to all of the Moms around the world …. and our own dear mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers right here at LeMontreaux apartments in Austin, Texas.
As we begin to celebrate this very special day on May 8th, we thought it might be interesting to find out how this very appropriate day came to life.
According to all of our research, the earliest history dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus, and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.
Ancient Romans celebrated Hilaria – a festival dedicated to Cybele – a mother goddess. Yet the most recent history dates back to the early1600’s in England when “Mothering Sunday” was annually celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. It was after a prayer service to honor Virgin Mary when children then presented gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers.
The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards, and other gifts.
Be it breakfast in bed, a day at the pool, or a night on the town in Austin, we hope all of our Moms who call LeMontreaux their “home sweet home” a very happy and heartwarming Mother’s Day!
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As we all do our best to live a full life at our home at LeMontreaux, all around us there are non-profit organizations that would love to have your help to help their clients (most are kids that need your help!) have a better life.
If you have some extra time in your day, or have a desire to get out to help those who need it most, perhaps one or more of the following non-profit organizations in Austin, Texas, might be of interest to you.
Thanks for getting out there if you can. If nothing else, it will make you, and those who need you, feel real good!
4-H Capital AmeriCorp
1600-B Smith Road
Austin, TX 78721
512-854-9600
Texas 4-H is like a club for kids and teens ages 5-18, and it’s big! It’s the largest youth development program in Texas with more than 550,000 youth each year. No matter where you live or what you like to do, Texas 4-H welcomes the opportunity for volunteers throughout the year to get involved with kids in Austin.
You may think 4-H is only for your neighbors with animals, but it’s so much more. Children and young adults throughout the rejoin participate in food science, healthy living, robotics, fashion, photography and more.
Volunteers are always needed. Call them today at 512-854-9600.
Austin Bat Cave
Box 4762
Austin, TX
78765
Austin Bat Cave is a non-profit writing and tutoring center for kids that connects a diverse population of young writers and learners with a vibrant community of adult volunteers in Austin. Throughout the years, the organization has worked hard to fill the gaps in the public education system and give students an opportunity to give voice to their thoughts and ideas while strengthening their writing skills across all subjects at the same time.
Volunteers are needed to teach, to be classroom assistants, to help with special events, and for other educational activities. For more information, click here.
West Austin Youth Association
1314 Exposition Blvd
Austin, TX 78703
512-473-2528
WAYA's mission is to offer an array of fun, safe activities for the youth of Austin that are not limited by school boundary, physical disability, financial need, skill level or zip code.
If you’re not familiar with WAYA, their website says it best: It’s about challenges and accomplishments, individual opportunity, discovery, positive coaching and leadership, and most importantly, volunteerism and giving back. As WAYA has grown to include over 60 zip codes in and around Austin, this growth offers our organization the opportunity, responsibility, and privilege to be in service to others.
To continue this mission, WAYA seeks assistance in a variety of levels. From financial contributions, to in-kind donations (sports equipment, camping gear, etc.) to hours of volunteering to help kids lead a better life. To learn more about how you can get involved, click here or call 512-473-2528
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