Nonprofits line the Square for Amplify Wilco, Wednesday

More than a dozen Williamson County nonprofits are partnering with Georgetown businesses to kick off Amplify Wilco Day on the Square, Wednesday, March 5, from 5-8 p.m.

Hosted by I Live Here I Give Here, the Amplify Wilco fundraising campaign encourages residents across Williamson County to make donations to support nonprofit organizations during this 24-hour period, beginning Wednesday at 5 p.m.

 In 2024, its inaugural year, Amplify Wilco Day raised $1 million.

“Last year, Williamson County had 72 nonprofits participate. This year we have 90,” said Piper Stege Nelson, executive director of I Live Here I Give Here. “I think that that shows where your community is and how incredible the giving is in Williamson County, and it also shows the need.”    

Donors can search for nonprofit organizations on the online platform AmplifyWilco.org by keyword, location and category across Williamson County. 

Williamson County nonprofits partnering with Georgetown businesses for in-person events Wednesday evening on the Square include:

• ROCK at Tejas Meats

• The Locker at Hydrate

• The Brooklynn Miller Foundation at Six Strings 

• Annunciation Maternity Home and Opportunities for Williamson and Burnet Counties at Century 21

• The Caring Place at Tecovas

• The Georgetown Backpack Buddies at Kilwins

• Faith in Action at Mesquite Creek

• Simple Sparrow at Lamppost Coffee

• Unbound Now and the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center at OO La La

• The Georgetown Project at Golden Rule

• The Palace Theater at Gold Burger

• A Gift of a Time at the Williamson County Sun office 

• Lone Star Circle Care at Outlaw and Gypsies

In appreciation and awareness, both the Williamson County Commissioners Court and the Georgetown City Council approved proclamations recognizing Amplify Wilco Days.

“I feel so good that we are giving back locally,” Ms. Nelson said. “[The Williamson County]  community is stepping up to the plate.”