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AROUND GEORGETOWN

A round Georgetown is used to help nonprofit organizations in the KIWANIS OF SUN CITY
Georgetown area promote charitable events and fundraisers and GEORGETOWN
to publish volunteer opportunities. We do not publicize monthly
meetings. All information must be received by the first of the month prior CHARITABLE FUNDRAISER
to the month in which the article will appear. Contact Nancy Snow, Editor, at Enjoy dining at Legacy Hills Grille on
[email protected]. (Note: type “Around Georgetown” in the subject line Tuesday, March 21 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
for your information to be considered.) and the restaurant will donate 10% of food
and beverage sales to Kiwanis of Sun City
The following special events are taking place in March and April. Georgetown. Kiwanis serves local youth
through books, scholarships, Key Clubs
AARP FREE TAX PREPARATION drinks are available for $10 per adult and and charities. For more information,
AND ELECTRONIC FILING $5 per child under 12. Proceeds will be visit www.suncitygtkiwanis.org/ or call
used to support the Knight’s charitable Barbara White, 512-560-2808.
The AARP Tax-Aide Foundation is commitments. For information, contact
once again providing free, in-person tax Vince Verdicchio at (512) 639-8717. GEORGETOWN QUILT AND
preparation advice and services in Sun STITCHERY SHOW
City Texas. Assistance will be available WILLIAMSON COUNTY
every Friday beginning Feb. 3 through SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Georgetown Quilt and Stitchery
April 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at “HUMOR IN MUSIC” FREE CONCERT Show, Sunflower Sensation, will be held
the Cowan Creek Amenity Center in the on March 31 and April 1 from 10 a.m.
Andice Room. The national award-winning Williamson to 5 p.m. at the Georgetown Community
In addition to bringing all necessary County Symphony Orchestra will Center in San Gabriel Park. Admission
financial documents required to complete highlight the fun that can be contained is $6. View quilts, enjoy the tea room,
your tax return, bring last year’s tax in classical and contemporary music in its vendors, and a silent auction. The show is
return, a photo I.D., Social Security cards performance of Humor in Music. Two free, a fundraiser for Handcrafts Unlimited, a
for yourself and all dependents and your family-friendly concerts will be performed nonprofit retail store where senior citizen
checkbook if you want to direct deposit on Friday, March 10, at First United artisans can sell their crafts.
any refund. A complete list of documents Methodist Church in Round Rock and
is available at http://www.aarp.org/ Saturday, March 11, at Klett Performing WILLIAMSON COUNTY
money/taxes/info-01-2011/important-tax- Arts Center in Georgetown. Both concerts MASTER GARDNERS
documents.html begin at 7:30 p.m. and are about 1 hour SPRING GARDEN FAIR
and 20 minutes in length.
SHADOW CATS Williamson County Master Gardeners
THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY will host a Spring Garden Fair and Plant
Shadow Cats provides long term and GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Sale on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 5
hospice care to ill and injured cats and p.m. in the show barn at San Gabriel Park,
reduces the free roaming cat population The Williamson County Genealogical 425 East Morrow Street, Georgetown.
through humane trap, neuter and Society’s annual Genealogy Saturday There will be drought tolerant plants
return (TNR) programs. Shadow Cats is seminar will be held on Saturday, March and herbs, speakers, learning centers,
participating in Amplify Austin’s online 18, at First Methodist Church, 1004 N. vendors and more. The 4-H Club will have
Giving Day on March 2-3. To donate, visit Mays, Round Rock. The guest speaker breakfast and lunch items for sale.
http://bit.ly/ShadowCatsLeaderboard. will be Josh Taylor, who is a host on the
PBS series Genealogy Roadshow and a ANNUAL HEART TO HEART GALA
THE CARING PLACE featured genealogist on Who Do You Think The 6th Annual Heart to Heart Gala
You Are. For information on registration, Havana Nights will take place on
The Caring Place seeks to raise $10,000 visit www.williamsontxgenealogy.org. Saturday, April 1, at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton
for its food pantry through Amplify Georgetown Texas Hotel & Conference
Austin, a 24-hour online giving campaign. STYLE SHOW LUNCH AND SILENT Center. Tickets and sponsorship tables
Visit bit.ly/amplifycaringplacetx from 6 AUCTION OF GENTLY USED PURSES can be purchased online at http://
p.m. March 2 to 6 p.m. March 3 to make hearttoheartgala.com/tickets. Proceeds
your donation. For further information, The American Association of University benefit Sacred Heart Community Clinic,
please contact Rita at 512-943-0702. Women, Georgetown branch, will hold a charitable organization providing free
their Annual Style Show Luncheon and basic medical and dental care to low-
ST. HELEN K OF C FISH FRY Silent Auction of Gently Used Purses income, uninsured residents of Williamson
on Saturday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m. County. For more information, contact
The St. Helen Knights of Columbus are at Berry Creek Country Club. Proceeds Wendi Baird at 512-589-4580 or
offering their annual Fish Fry dinner will be used for scholarships for females [email protected].
each Friday during Lent from March 3 at GISD high schools. For tickets, call
through April 7 from 5-7 p.m. in Frizelle Sharon Lesikar at 512-818-2647. To MARCH 2017 SUNRAYS | 99
Hall of St. Helen Church, 2700 East donate a gently used purse, call Brenda
University Ave. in Georgetown. Shrimp, Scholin at 512-731-6627.
tilapia or catfish, with ample sides and

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