March 2013 Legends: Bunnie & Dorsey Twidwell

This last week we kicked off our first Legend ceremony of 2013 by honoring Bunnie and Dorsey Twidwell. The Twidwells were recognized as our first Legends for this year, in a ceremony held on Wednesday, March 27th, at 12:45pm, held at the Holiday Inn. During the ceremony The Austin Exchange Club received a $1,000 pay-it-forward donation in Bunnie and Dorsey Twidwell’s name from RecognizeGood. Bunnie and Dorsey were recognized for their longstanding work as members of The Exchange Club, the organization that owns and organizes the Zilker Kite Festival. Last year’s Zilker Kite Festival raised over $10,000 for Communities in Schools, with a focus on the Pebble Project. This occurred because of the Twidwell’s dedicated investment of over 800 personal hours each. Further, this dynamic husband and wife team became the recognized pillars of leadership for other volunteers involved in the Kite Festival. They provided project management and expertise for the past 15 years of the 85-year old festival. To see the photos of the ceremony, please visit our Facebook photo album here! Or check out the ceremony video below:

THERE’S PLENTY OF GOOD HAPPENING ALL AROUND US, RIGHT HERE IN THE AUSTIN AREA. IT’S ACTUALLY PRETTY AMAZING ONCE YOU LET YOURSELF START LOOKING FOR IT. IT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR OFFICE, IN YOUR GROCERY STORE, AND EVEN DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS YOU READ THIS, AND IT WILL INEVITABLY HAPPEN ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. WHILE WE CAN NEVER SAY ‘THANK YOU’ ENOUGH TO THESE SELF-EFFACING DO-GOODERS, WE AT RECOGNIZEGOOD BELIEVE IT’S WORTH A SHOT. DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY NOT ONLY REWARDS THOSE DESERVING CITIZENS ON THE RECEIVING END, BUT ALSO INSPIRES THOSE ALL AROUND THEM. TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE NEXT SELFLESS ACT YOU SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU CAN USE OUR WEBSITE TO MAKE A RECOGNITION, OR SIMPLY USE THE HASHTAG #ATXGOOD ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, PINTEREST OR INSTAGRAM. TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE PERSON WHO CHANGED YOURS. BY RECOGNIZING GOOD, YOU INSPIRE MORE GOOD – AND WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT?