AUSTIN, TX – Aug. 18, 2009 – The challenge is on to crown Austin the number one city in the world for recorded acts of goodness. Today, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell launched a six-week contest called “iWitness Goodness,” encouraging Central Texans to recognize and record extraordinary and everyday acts of kindness, regardless of the size, on a new online public forum called www.RecognizeGood.org.
“Today, I’m proud to help kick off an initiative in Austin that strengthens and improves the identity and character of our community,” said Mayor Leffingwell. “RecognizeGood.org gives Central Texas an opportunity to enhance our regional self-image as a kind, charitable and appreciative community that embraces new technologies for the betterment of the entire community in bold, creative ways.”
RecognizeGood.org is an online public forum where anyone can reward, acknowledge and promote others for their acts of kindness and unselfish charity. Developed in partnership with Austin-based TyRex Group, the site helps honor the good deeds of others while supporting and promoting charitable giving to organizations.
The site allows a user to immediately post a recognition on the public, online bulletin board to honor a family member, teacher, firefighter, neighbor, co-worker, even a complete stranger for a recent good deed. At the RecognizeGood level, the easy process is free and provides a small donation through sponsorships to the Samaritan Center. Users can upgrade to a RecognizeGreat level and make a contribution to the Samaritan Center that will be shared with another local nonprofit. Sponsoring companies match the donation and the honoree chooses a partnering nonprofit organization to benefit.