Thank you for giving, Central Texas

Thank you for giving, Central Texas: "SEASON FOR CARING
Thank you for giving, Central Texas
With almost a half-million dollars in donations, you changed the lives of 12 families
By Ricardo G�ndara

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF


Sunday, February 05, 2006
Because of you, she and her longtime companion, Glyn Esco, have new dentures, and her grandchildren have a computer, new clothes and toys.
A 1998 Ford Windstar minivan and a washer and dryer also helped lessen the devastation they felt after losing all they owned in Hurricane Katrina.
'You can't replace everything we lost but what we found in Austin was very special,' she said.
Because of the generosity of thousands of donors to the Austin American-Statesman's Season for Caring campaign, Porter and Esco, her two grown daughters and six grandchildren have landed on their feet.
So have 11 other families featured in the seventh annual fundraising campaign that helps Central Texans in need and the nonprofit agencies that serve them.
This year, 2,261 donors gave $387,981.95 in cash and more than $100,000 in goods and services. (The financial donations are administered by Austin Community Foundation, which al"