Austin is an amazing city for many reasons: the abundance of sunny days, the live music history and artful culture, the friendly vibes from the locals, the plethora of breakfast taco choices … the list goes on and on. One of these reasons that especially stands out to us at HMG is the empathy that Austin residents have for others and the dedication to causes they’re passionate about. This city is a mecca for nonprofit organizations founded on selfless missions that benefit society in a large variety of ways. These entities play a strong role in shaping the culture of our city, and we believe they deserve a little extra recognition.

We’ve compiled a list of 15 of these organizations that were founded here in Austin and are doing some great things for our city and beyond.

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Valentine’s Day has come and gone and The Crew at HMG Creative has put on another successful campaign.  The past couple of weeks have been dedicated to promoting social media interaction, through our Facebook and Twitter channels, in order to generate donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. From February 15 to midnight of Valentine’s Day, we were able to:

• Gain 87 new Facebook Fans
• 346 Facebook Shares on St. Jude photos
• 500+ Likes on St. Jude photos
• 41 Retweets on Twitter for St. Jude tweets
• 24 New Twitter Followers

Through these efforts, we were able to bring in $300 to donate to St. Jude and we couldn’t be more proud!  Although we did not reach our goal of $500, this is our very first donations-based initiative and we feel confident that this experience will leave us with the knowledge to create an even stronger campaign for the future. Not only were we able to share our love with children in need but we also created an incentive for those who helped us in the final push of our campaign.  Those who shared the St. Jude photo during the last two days were entered into a drawing to win a $100 Apple Gift Card.  We are thrilled to be giving the prize to Ms. Alayna Boyd, student at The University of Texas at Austin! (Who could be more deserving than a poor college student, right?!)

Despite the fact that the “Share the Love” campaign was able to stretch our social media efforts and gain more awareness for our company, what truly matters is that we were able to do all of this for such a great cause.  It is our hopes that through our donations we will be able to further assist the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and that they will be able to enjoy their Valentine’s Days for years to come. We thank everyone for all of your help in making this donation possible!

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, HMG Creative will be Sharing the Love by donating to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  For every “share” or “retweet” received through our social media accounts, we will donate 50 cents.  And for every new “Like” on our Facebook Page or “Follow” on our Twitter account, we will donate one dollar to this wonderful cause.  Up to $500.

Every dollar goes a long way.  $500 can provide two transfusion units of red blood cells for a St. Jude patient. So help us Share the Love and pass this on to friends, family and co-workers.

This Valentine’s, we’ll be donating to @stjude Children’s Research Hospital. Check out the pic 2 help us #ShareTheLove! ow.ly/i/1tc7i

— HMG Creative (@hmgcreative) February 5, 2013

Why support St. Jude?

How will our donations help?

• Thanks to donors, St. Jude patients and their families are free of payments and hospital bills.  Care, housing, meals, and transportation—the list of services they provide to families is unequalled. But it is for one purpose: To ensure the very best outcome possible for every child.
• At St. Jude, donor dollars help fuel the groundbreaking research that leads to pioneering care and treatments for childhood cancer and other deadly diseases.