Open Door’s Past Events — 2021-2022

Open Door Preschools’ COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy (rev. May 23, 2022) ~ * ~ Covid-19 FAQ

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It had been a looong time since we have been able to gather together to celebrate and support our unique, homegrown preschool! We had to be creative these last two years, hosting virtual or drive-through events. We missed you! And, after two years apart, we were so delighted to see everyone as we celebrated one of Open Door’s most cherished values: PLAY! We had games, great music, delicious food, and bubbly libations. The Fête was adults-only, but we were able to offer on-site childcare for attendees.

The annual Fall Fête is our only fundraising event of the year. Tuition alone does not cover the cost of high quality childcare and preschool education, and we rely on philanthropy like yours to enable us to prioritize educational equity and inclusion for every student, provide financial assistance, classroom accommodations, specialized interventions, and other family support, so that no one is left out. Most schools view these as “extras,” or offer them only to a small group of families. But at Open Door Preschools, they are everyday essentials, giving each wonderfully unique child and family we serve the support they need to learn, grow, and thrive.

After two years apart, we thank everyone who came to PLAY IT FORWARD with us!

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Many Thanks to our Sponsors

Open to All Sponsor — Pradeep and Rushmi Kumar

Open Hearts Sponsors
Cathy and Ed McHorse; Allie and Tim Miller; Deborah Cannon

Open Minds Sponsors
Michelle Mann Adams and R J Adams; Anonymous; Pam Chandler and  Patrick Ousey/FAB Architecture; Dell Direct Giving; Larry Elsner and Benita Rubinett; Jerry and Kristina Gutierrez; The Kahle Famly; Patricia Morrison; Julia Spann and Paul Carapetyan; Judy Voress

Open Arms Sponsors
Alex Cantu and Michael Epstein; Brooke and Pete Couch-Freeland; Jennifer Cupid and Isac Mourana; Dr. Jennifer Goodrich and Glenn Goodrich; Carrie and Michael Griffith; Hailstone Insurance Group; Kathryn and Matthew Hendren and Emily Yeager; Isabel and Russell Hoverman; Diane and Bryan Jones; Jamie Katz and Evan Jones; Kelly and Cynthia McCollum; Meredith Murray and Jason Segna; Janis and Joe Pinnelli; Justin and Amber Ross; Chris Shields and Claire Hoverman; Southwest Retirement Consultants; Anacely Vazquez-Carrillo and Drew Clemons

Open Door Sponsors
Krista Anderson-Hill and Steve Hill; The Baumbartner-Nichols Family; Alessandra and Mark Beavers; Jess and Jonathan Buck; Donna Bueche and Mitch Pryor; Hanney Dao and Noah Grey; Megan and Nick Dowd; Terry Foor; Anna and Ted Hinkley; Katie and Norm Houston; Kyle Manlove; Aaron Manns and Sarah Kincheloe; Mike Nellis and Cherisse Robison; Emily and Murray Newman; Jennifer Nguyen; Ken Pfluger and Kay Planting; Emily and Robert Reed; Christa Seligman and Paul Fears; Nancy and Lambeth Townsend; Elliot J. Trester and Barbara J. Wilson; The Wallis Family; Linda and Jim Welsh; Elaine Xu; William and Jamie Zech

THANK YOU!
Your generous Amplify Austin donations helped to raise
over $8,500 for our Helping Hand tuition assistance fund.

We are deeply grateful for your support in helping to ensure equitable high quality preschool care for children from diverse backgrounds and circumstances, and with diverse abilities.

Amplify Austin ~ March 2-3, 2022

Our Celebratory Drive-Thru Fall Fête was a success!

With your help, we raised over $63,000

As we’ve said before — whatever the setting, we are Better Together,
and together, we will get through this!

~*~*~ Special Thanks to Our Sponsors ~*~*~

Amplify 2021: March 4-5

With your generous support, we raised nearly $14,000 for our tuition assistance program, Helping Hand, during this year’s Amplify Austin event. THANK YOU!

Past Events
2019-2020
2017-2018
2015-2016