Hi!

My name is Russell, and I own both Austin ZuZu locations. Forgive me if I ramble a little bit, I'm a little new to the whole blogging concept.

Today, I wanted to tell y'all about a fundraiser we will be hosting at ZuZu Bee Caves on Saturday, June 26th. It's for the NTFA South-Central Kidney Transplant Fund, in honor of a dear family friend, Chris Padden. We will be selling tickets for $20, which'll get you a taco or quesadilla platter, chips, salsa, & queso, and 2 drinks. We'll also be raffling off a Garrett Gilbert signed football.

Here's a little history:

I have some really great friends who live in Dallas and have been a part of my life for the last 29 years. This family: Brian, Marilyn. Kevin, Greg and Chris Padden were very supportive of my family and I.

Three years ago their oldest son Kevin lost his life in a tragic accident. Chris, their middle son, lost his sight at birth and now has lost the use of his kidney and is in need of a kidney transplant. He is on the list to receive a new kidney, but it could take as much as a year or so to get the call and he is currently on dialysis. As we all know, this all is very expensive, but as a community we can help this very deserving individual and family.

We hope you can come join us on June 26th for some great food and fellowship and to support this wonderful family and cause!

Best,

Russell Arnold

Owner