LCRA staff volunteer in local communities on Steps Forward Day

LCRA staff volunteer in local communities on Steps Forward Day Special To The Highlander Fri, 04/19/2024 - 02:41 Image

• LCRA employee Eric Roth sanded a bench at Grenwelge Park in Llano during LCRA's Steps Forward Day on April 12. Contributed photos
• LCRA employee Lyn Corliss painted the walkway fencing at Granite Shoals City Hall during LCRA's Steps Forward Day on April 12. During the annual day of service, LCRA employees worked on 36 community
• David R. Willmann of Llano County, a member of the LCRA Board of Directors, stained a bench at Grenwelge Park in Llano during LCRA's Steps Forward Day on April 12. During the annual day of service, employees worked on 36 community projects throughout LCRA's service territory.
• LCRA employees installed a fence at the Llano River Golf Course in Llano during LCRA's Steps Forward Day on April 12.

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Hundreds of Lower Colorado River Authority employees picked up paint brushes, shovels and more on Friday, April 12, to volunteer on dozens of community projects throughout Texas during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day.

In Burnet and Llano counties, LCRA employ- ees worked on five proj ects: Painting the exterior and awnings of the city of Bertram’s pool house; spreading mulch and repairing and painting picnic tables and the windmill sign at the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center in Burnet; Painting walkway fencing and handrails at Granite Shoals City Hall. City of Granite Shoals employees joined LCRA on this project; staining benches at Grenwelge Park in Llano; and installing a split-rail fence and creating river rock beds at the Llano River Golf Course in Llano.

Other Steps Forward Day projects ranged from installing new landscaping and building a shade structure at San Saba River Nature Park to adding sand and mulch to the play areas at Play for All Abilities Park in Round Rock to painting and sealing the exterior of the city animal shelter in Shiner.

“Steps Forward Day is a day to work hard, have fun and give back to our customer communities,” LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said. “This year, about 700 employees volunteered to pitch in on these projects to help support Texans and Texas communities.”

Wilson said LCRA has a strong legacy of service.

“Our volunteers tackle projects that communities might not have the time and resources to complete on their own, and we’re excited to see these proj- ects to the finish line," Wilson said. “It’s a way of saying ‘thank you’ to our customers and helping to make a real difference in the communities in which we work.”

This year, LCRA employees volunteered on 36 Steps Forward Day projects in 30 communities: Austin, Bertram, Brady, Brenham, Burnet, Burton, Cuero, Dripping Springs, Eagle Lake, Flatonia, Fredericksburg, Giddings, Gonzales, Granite Shoals, Hempstead, Lexington, Llano, Lockhart, Luling, Mason, Pflugerville, Prairie Lea, Round Rock, San Angelo, San Marcos, San Saba, Schulenburg, Shiner, Smithville and Weimar.

LCRA launched its Steps Forward employee volunteer program in 2015. LCRA works with its customers to identify service projects in their communities, supplies the labor and helps provide the materials needed to complete the projects. For more information, visit www.lcra. org/stepsforward.

projects throughout LCRA's service territory.