LCRA Employees Help in Steps Forward Day
More than 550 Lower Colorado River Authority employees left their regular jobs on Friday, April 1, to volunteer on a variety of community projects during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day.
In Fayette County, volunteers painted handrails at the Randolph Recreation Center in La Grange, and painted about 20 livestock pens at the Schulenburg Expo Center. City of Schulenburg employees assisted in the project at the expo center.
LCRA employees volunteered on almost three dozen projects in 31 communities during the special day. Projects ranged from rebuilding a sand volleyball court in San Angelo to painting restrooms at a Bastrop park to planting a droughttolerant garden at the Horseshoe Bay City Hall to removing brush from trails at a Weimar park.
“This is a day we step forward to give back to our customer communities, and this year we have projects in more communities than we ever have,” said LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson. “It’s a great day for us to get together and have fun, to work hard and to support our communities.”
Wilson said through Steps Forward Day, LCRA can supply volunteers for projects that cities may not have the people, time or funds to complete on their own.
This year, Steps Forward Day included projects in Austin, Bastrop, Brenham, Burnet, Cottonwood Shores, Dale, Fredericksburg, Giddings, Goldthwaite, Gonzales, Hempstead, Horseshoe Bay, La Grange, Lago Vista, Lampasas, Lexington, Llano, Lockhart, Luling, Marble Falls, Martindale, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Angelo, San Marcos, San Saba, Schulenburg, Shiner, Smithville, Waelder and Weimar.
LCRA launched its Steps Forward employee volunteer program in 2015 and has held a Steps Forward Day every year since, except for 2020 when the event had to be canceled because of the pandemic. LCRA works with its customers to identify service projects in their communities and supplies the labor and materials needed to complete the projects. For more information, visit www.lcra.org/stepsforward.
About LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; providing a clean, reliable water supply; and offering outdoor adventures at more than 40 parks along the Colorado River from the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA and its employees are committed to fulfilling our mission to enhance the quality of life of the Texans we serve through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1934 and receives no state appropriations. For more information, visit lcra.org.