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Page 2 - DRIPPING SPRINGS CENTURY-NEWS, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 DSCF FROM PG. 1 that knowledge to bear to help grow DSCF and our community service.” According to Musgrove, there are an estimated 30- plus nonprofit organizations in the Dripping Springs area, all capable of impacting the community, and DSCF wants to keep them healthy. “I think if we are a true partner in the nonprofit community and we help them, especially those who need our help, strengthen themselves as organizations, we'll empower them to meet the needs that they see,” Musgrove said. “We’ll develop, improve the whole community because of that.” An important part of DSCF’s growth will be its reaching out to new donors, and to make its presence better-known in the Dripping Springs community. Musgrove stated that the foundation not only serves as a funding source for non-profits, but also as a valuable resource for “potential donors who wish to make a difference in the Dripping Springs community.” By funding DSCF, donors can fund a broad spectrum, and help several non-profits. “Unfortunately, a lot of people don't know who we are. So, we need to address that challenge. How do we make ourselves have a greater public presence so that people know who we are and what we do,” Musgrove said. In its most common form, area nonprofits submit grant applications to DSCF, and those selected receive community grants from DSCF. Grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis, and proposals are accepted on or before July 31 and January 31 of each year. “When you have a group that comes to you and says, we see a real need here in the community, we want to do this project. We agree with that. And we give them the resources, and sometimes the guidance to carry that out,” Musgrove said. For example, DSCF works as a fiscal sponsor for developing organizations who have not reached non- profit status yet, such as the Dripping Springs Skatepark. DSCF also awards “The Dripping Springs/ Wimberley Girl Scout Scholarship Fund,” which awards graduating Girl Scouts who have been committed to the fundamental principles of Girl Scouts; and the “Dripping Springs Heroes Fund,” which was specifically created to manage needs for first responders in the community To help better understand DSCF, Musgrove explained. “Well, [DSCF] is a charity. But an important distinction is that we don't limit ourselves to giving money to any-one-specific cause. We raise money. We then build a fund-of- money that we can use to help other nonprofits in the community address their critical needs,” Musgrove said. “And that's how that works, we maintain a large bank account, and on a regular basis, we call nonprofits in the community and say, ‘Hey folks, we have some money to give out. What needs do we have? What needs in the community do you feel need to be addressed?’ And we give them a financial leg to help people in the community help improve the community.” Musgrove believes that this important distinction can provide a potential donor a means to disperse their donation more evenly throughout the Dripping Springs community. DSCF’s initial roots can be traced to this concept. In 1997, an art show called the Gathering began in Dripping Springs, which raised money for the DS Community Library. And by 1999, members of the group began to feel that funds raised should also go to other community organizations, and thus the DSCF was created. By the time the Gathering had run its course-- $140,000 for the library, $91,000 of which was under DSCF, and about $30,000 for the Pound House. “[DSCF] means to me that we have a group of people who believe in Dripping Springs, want to develop this community, and strongly want to improve the quality of life here,” Musgrove said. “In various ways, the foundation is a vehicle for people to take their passion and express it in a way that affects the community in a positive direction. I now want to take that message and deliver it to the people who live here and potential donors.” The Hays County Commissioners Court approved funding for a Request for Qualifications for a feasibility study for proposals and planning of the centralized Hays County Animal Shelter. In recognition of the growing Hays County region and the No-Kill initiative, the court unanimously approved the study for a central animal shelter. “We identified the reality, the situation, the ache, the need for this agenda item to bring relief to the overburdened animal shelter,” Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said. An RFQ will be created for a feasibility study to determine the needs of the county animal population and if one or more animal shelters would benefit the citizens who own pets. “It is time to be proactive and not reactive and plan for future generations,” Jennifer Hayes, shelter volunteer photographer. “It’s time for Hays County to run a true regional animal shelter.” Hays County and the cities of San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Dripping Springs will work in collaborative effort to provide a more efficient animal care system to better serve the public and animals of the region. Lauren Loney, Texas state director of the Humane Society of the United States and a Hays County native said they support the initiative. “HSUS supports Judge Becerra’s proposal to conduct a feasibility study on a new animal shelter in Hays County, a plan that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) supports, particularly if a portion of the budget can be set aside for community- based assistance to help keep people and pets together,” Loney said. “The HSUS supports increasing investment into animal-saving efforts and, in recent years, has worked with communities across the country to shift focus from simply increasing kennel space at shelters to implementing broad community-based programming to support owned pets and their families, in combination with increased kennel space, where needed.” Sharri Boyett, Judge Becerra’s Animal Advocacy Advisor, spoke in favor of the central county animal shelter and supports a unified regional animal services department and director. Ms. Boyett asked that a county Animal Services division be established, and a community spay neuter clinic and microchip program be included. “We’ve been doing something that’s not efficient and is not working. It is time to take collective ownership of lifesaving programs. It’s the right thing to do.” Regional Animal Shelter study approved by Commissioners Court Staff Reports LANCE WINTER - Publisher [email protected] DALTON SWEAT - General Manager/Editor [email protected] MADI TELSCHOW- Staff Reporter [email protected] GARY ZUPANCIC - Staff Reporter [email protected] CARL WAITS Sports Writer SUZANNE WARMACK - Advertising [email protected] TOY MENDEZ - Production [email protected] CELESTE HOLLISTER - Design [email protected] STAFF Contact (512) 858-4163 • [email protected] P.O. Box 732, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 The Dripping Springs Century News (USPS 18035 ISSN Number 1047-0301), is published weekly on Thursdays in Hays County by San Marcos Publishing L.P., 101 FM 3237, Suite A, Wimberley, Texas 78676. Periodicals Postage Paid at Wimberley, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: PO Box 732, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620. The Dripping Spring Century News and www.drippingspringsnews.com, as well as any reasonable derivative of these names, are trademarks of San Marcos Publishing, LP and use of these trademarks without the express written consent of San Marcos Publishing, LP is strictly prohibited. The entire contents of each issue of the Dripping Springs Century News and www.drippingspringsnews.com are protected under the Federal Copyright Act. Reproduction of any portion of any issue will not be permitted without the express permission of San Marcos Publishing, LP.
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DSCF FROM PG. 1that knowledge to bear to help grow DSCF and our community service.”
According to Musgrove, there are an estimated 30-plus nonprofit organizations in the Dripping Springs area, all capable of impacting the community, and DSCF wants to keep them healthy.
“I think if we are a true partner in the nonprofit community and we help them, especially those who need our help, strengthen themselves as organizations, we'll empower them to meet the needs that they see,” Musgrove said. “We’ll develop, improve the whole community because of that.”
An important part of DSCF’s growth will be its reaching out to new donors, and to make its presence better-known in the Dripping Springs community.
Musgrove stated that the foundation not only serves as a funding source for non-profits, but also as a valuable resource for “potential donors who wish to make a difference in the Dripping Springs community.” By funding DSCF, donors can fund a broad spectrum, and help several non-profits.
“Unfortunately, a lot of people don't know who we are. So, we need to address that challenge. How do we make ourselves have a greater public presence so that people know who we are and what we do,” Musgrove said.
In its most common form, area nonprofits submit grant applications to DSCF, and those selected receive
community grants from DSCF. Grants are awarded on a semi-annual basis, and proposals are accepted on or before July 31 and January 31 of each year.
“When you have a group that comes to you and says, we see a real need here in the community, we want to do this project. We agree with that. And we give them the resources, and sometimes the guidance to carry that out,” Musgrove said.
For example, DSCF works as a fiscal sponsor for developing organizations who have not reached non-profit status yet, such as the Dripping Springs Skatepark.
DSCF also awards “The Dripping Springs/Wimberley Girl Scout Scholarship Fund,” which awards graduating Girl Scouts who have been committed to the fundamental principles of Girl Scouts; and the “Dripping Springs Heroes Fund,” which was specifically created to manage needs for first responders in the community
To help better understand DSCF, Musgrove explained. “Well, [DSCF] is a charity. But an important distinction is that we don't limit ourselves to giving money to any-one-specific cause. We raise money. We then build a fund-of-money that we can use to help other nonprofits in the community address their critical needs,” Musgrove said. “And that's how that works, we maintain a large bank account, and on a regular basis, we call nonprofits in the
community and say, ‘Hey folks, we have some money to give out. What needs do we have? What needs in the community do you feel need to be addressed?’ And we give them a financial leg to help people in the community help improve the community.”
Musgrove believes that this important distinction can provide a potential donor a means to disperse their donation more evenly throughout the Dripping Springs community. DSCF’s initial roots can be traced to this concept.
In 1997, an art show called the Gathering began in Dripping Springs, which raised money for the DS Community Library. And by 1999, members of the group began to feel that funds raised should also go to other community organizations, and thus the DSCF was created. By the time the Gathering had run its course-- $140,000 for the library, $91,000 of which was under DSCF, and about $30,000 for the Pound House.
“[DSCF] means to me that we have a group of people who believe in Dripping Springs, want to develop this community, and strongly want to improve the quality of life here,” Musgrove said. “In various ways, the foundation is a vehicle for people to take their passion and express it in a way that affects the community in a positive direction. I now want to take that message and deliver it to the people who live here and potential donors.”
The Hays County Commissioners Court approved funding for a Request for Qualifications for a feasibility study for proposals and planning of the centralized Hays County Animal Shelter.
In recognition of the growing Hays County region and the No-Kill initiative, the court unanimously approved the study for a central animal shelter.
“We identified the reality, the situation, the ache, the need for this agenda item to bring relief to the overburdened animal shelter,” Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said.
An RFQ will be created for a feasibility study to determine the needs of the county animal population and if one or more animal shelters would benefit the citizens who own pets.
“It is time to be proactive and not reactive and plan for future generations,” Jennifer
Hayes, shelter volunteer photographer. “It’s time for Hays County to run a true regional animal shelter.”
Hays County and the cities of San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Dripping Springs will work in collaborative effort to provide a more efficient animal care system to better serve the public and animals of the region.
Lauren Loney, Texas state director of the Humane Society of the United States and a Hays County
native said they support the initiative.
“HSUS supports Judge Becerra’s proposal to conduct a feasibility study on a new animal shelter in Hays County, a plan that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) supports, particularly if a portion of the budget can be set aside for community-based assistance to help keep people and pets together,” Loney said. “The HSUS supports increasing investment
into animal-saving efforts and, in recent years, has worked with communities across the country to shift focus from simply increasing kennel space at shelters to implementing broad community-based programming to support owned pets and their families, in combination with increased kennel space, where needed.”
Sharri Boyett, Judge Becerra’s Animal Advocacy Advisor, spoke in favor of the central county animal
shelter and supports a unified regional animal services department and director. Ms. Boyett asked that a county Animal Services division be established, and a community spay neuter clinic and microchip program be included.
“We’ve been doing something that’s not efficient and is not working. It is time to take collective ownership of lifesaving programs. It’s the right thing to do.”
Regional Animal Shelter study approved by Commissioners CourtStaff Reports
LANCE WINTER - [email protected]
DALTON SWEAT - General Manager/[email protected]
MADI TELSCHOW- Staff [email protected]
GARY ZUPANCIC - Staff [email protected]
CARL WAITS Sports Writer
SUZANNE WARMACK - [email protected]
TOY MENDEZ - [email protected]
CELESTE HOLLISTER - [email protected]
STAFF
Contact(512) 858-4163 • [email protected]. Box 732, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
The Dripping Springs Century News (USPS 18035 ISSN Number 1047-0301), is published weekly on Thursdays in Hays County by San Marcos Publishing L.P., 101 FM 3237, Suite A, Wimberley, Texas 78676. Periodicals Postage Paid at Wimberley, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: PO Box 732, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620.
The Dripping Spring Century News and www.drippingspringsnews.com, as well as any reasonable derivative of these names, are trademarks of San Marcos Publishing, LP and use of these trademarks without the express written consent of San Marcos Publishing, LP is strictly prohibited. The entire contents of each issue of the Dripping Springs Century News and www.drippingspringsnews.com are protected under the Federal Copyright Act. Reproduction of
any portion of any issue will not be permitted without the express permission of San Marcos Publishing, LP.
