The following is from the Austin Bar Association:

Austin Bar Association Offers Help to Victims of Wildfires

As wildfires in Bastrop County continue to burn for the consecutive third day, authorities estimate 25,000 acres and over 500 homes have been lost. Many Central Texas families will need assistance to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of this catastrophic disaster.

The Austin Bar Association is offering several ways to help:

Volunteer – Contact David Courreges (512-615-2787) or Amy Welborn (512-825-3390) to volunteer
• Attorneys to answer basic legal questions in Bastrop this week, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7. Shifts are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
• Attorneys who are willing to answer questions by phone. We’ll need volunteers over the next two weeks who can be contacted as calls come in to the Austin Bar or State Bar of Texas.
• Red Cross trained volunteers to help in Bastrop with a variety of needs.
• Couriers/law firm runners with cars to deliver donations to Bastrop and other areas hit by fires.
• Receptionists who can answer phones at the Austin Bar and direct calls to attorneys.

Office Space
Please call Austin Bar Association at 512-472-0279 with available office space for displaced attorneys.

Extra pens, pasture, or animal stalls
Please call Austin Bar Association at 512-472-0279.

Monetary Donations can be contributed to Red Cross of Central Texas:
• Austin Bar Foundation to be donated to the Red Cross
• Red Cross Online
• By Check or In Person: American Red Cross of Central Texas, 2218 Pershing Drive, Austin, TX 78723.
• Give using your credit or debit card by phone to the Red Cross (512) 929-1250 or (512) 928-4271.

Medical Supplies, Toiletries, and Sleeping Materials are being collected by Catholic Relief Charities today:
• 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Catholic Charities of Central Texas, 1817 E. Sixth St., Austin, TX
• 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Diocese of Austin Pastoral Center, 6225 Highway 290 East, Austin, TX
• Next two weeks, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700, Austin, TX

Clothing Donations
• St. Vincent de Paul South Congress Store, (512) 442-5652, 1327 South Congress Ave, Austin, TX
• St. Vincent de Paul Yager Collection Center, (512) 238-6737, 18 West Yager Ln, Austin, TX
• Thrift Shop at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 2008 Justin Lane, Austin, TX
• Zion Church, (512) 308-9344, 151 Shiloh Road, Bastrop TX
• Old Wind’s/Dollar General Store, 210 Main St, Smithville, TX
• 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700, Austin, TX

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