Shoppers at Point of Origin recently raised $1,200 to sponsor local Young Life members to attend Frontier Ranch in Colorado this summer.
Jaime Bush, owner, donated a percentage of the day’s sales as well as raffled a gift basket with more than $200 of the stores’ merchandise Point of Origin, the favorite gift store in Lake Travis for over 16 years, takes pride in giving back to the local community.
“Our customers are fabulous and support us all year long; so, we try to have at least one activity each month that contributes something back,” Bush said.
Point of Origin’s support for the community was a primary reason for being awarded the 2009 Business of the Year by the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce.
Bush is a former Young Lifer who first attended Young Life camp at Frontier Ranch in 1992.
“It was truly a wonderful experience and I wanted to help other Young Lifers have that same opportunity,” Bush said.
Young Life is a non-denominational Christian Ministry that builds relationships with high school students through a variety of social interactions, formal and informal events and group trips. Their mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and to help them grow in their faith.
Young Life camping involves high adventure, lots of fun, great food and excellent speakers who understand and respect high school and middle school kids.
This unique opportunity allows kids to get away from the pressures of everyday life, have fun with friends and their Young Life leaders, and hear the message of God’s love in terms they can understand.
Each year, almost 90,000 kids around the world spend a week or a weekend at Young Life camp, having an experience that many describe as the best of their lives.
Point of Origin, located at 2300 Lohman’s Spur in Lakeway, is a gift, stationery, jewelry store.
Young Life Austin West has a web site at http://laketravis.younglife.org