By Rob Kepple
TDCAF & TDCAA Executive Director in Austin
The Foundation Board of Trustees is honored and proud to announce a first-ever event: the Escamilla–Wortham Challenge. The Foundation Board of Trustees is honored and proud to announce a first-ever event: the Escamilla–Wortham Challenge.
David Escamilla, former District Attorney in Travis County and 2021 Chair of the Foundation Board, announced after he left office that he was offering up to $10,000 of his leftover campaign funds as a dollar-for-dollar challenge grant to the Foundation.
Bob Wortham, the current CDA in Beaumont, thought that was such a great idea that he added another $5,000 to the challenge!
So, TDCAA supporters, it is time to rally together by contributing to the Foundation so David and Bob can match your donations—up to $15,000! Every dollar you donate helps! I’ve already started us with $100. Who will be next?
Current Foundation supporters, watch for a card in the mail (yes, an actual paper card!) inviting you to give toward the matching gift. We’ll also send out an electronic invitation later as a gentle reminder to contribute. If you want to give now, you can do so at www.tdcaf.org.
Please note that because David and Bob’s contributions are personal gifts, they can be matched only with personal gifts that will support the Foundation’s unrestricted funds. If you have any questions about contributing, please call me at 512/474-2436.
We will track our progress with a trusty “thermometer” graphic in each addition of this journal, and the challenge ends December 31. So let’s heat this up!