{"id":49395,"date":"2019-03-13T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49395"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T19:33:48","slug":"acc-hosts-second-annual-boots-bats-gala-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/13\/acc-hosts-second-annual-boots-bats-gala-11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC hosts second annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala 11\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) will host its second annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala supporting student scholarships on Saturday, November 2, at ACC Highland, Building 4000 (6101 Highland Campus Dr.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring back this incredible opportunity to give,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cACC is committed to serving our community and helping all students reach their goals, but we know that paying for college is one of the biggest hurdles our students face. Every donation is significant. It shows a student that someone cares, and it gives them one less thing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural Boots &amp; Bats Gala, hosted in November, raised more than $160,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/acc_45848535641_8678a86649_z-364x243-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest artist Amado Pena stands with works displayed on easels\" class=\"wp-image-49396\" style=\"width:413px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/acc_45848535641_8678a86649_z-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/acc_45848535641_8678a86649_z-364x243-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/acc_45848535641_8678a86649_z-364x243-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cScholarships are powerful,\u201d says Vandela Harcrow, ACC math student and scholarship recipient. \u201cI knew going to college was going to be a challenge. I always want to give 100 percent to everything, but it\u2019s hard when you\u2019re juggling work, school, and raising a family. My scholarship renewed my confidence. It made me feel like someone believed in me and inspired me to stay on my path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event, hosted in partnership with renowned Southwest artist Amado Pena\u2019s Art Has Heart Foundation (AHH), features live music, a live and silent auction, and a cocktail reception with light hors d\u2019oeuvres prepared by ACC Culinary Arts students.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets will go on sale in spring, with proceeds supporting student scholarships at ACC and the AHH.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/events\/boots-bats-gala\/\">austincc.edu\/bootsandbats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) will host its second annual Boots &amp; Bats Gala supporting student scholarships on Saturday, November 2, at ACC Highland, Building 4000 (6101 Highland Campus Dr.). \u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/03\/13\/acc-hosts-second-annual-boots-bats-gala-11-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,18],"tags":[2848,2178,100],"class_list":["post-49395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-amado-pena","tag-boots-bats-gala","tag-scholarships"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}