The 2010 American Gateways Annual Gala will be the evening of June 2nd at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more by clicking "How You Can Help," above.

American Gateways' Open House - honoring our volunteers and pro bono attorneys - was February 9th. More than two dozen volunteers, pro bono attorneys and board members attended our open house, which featured office tours including our newly-expanded Office of Community Engagement, where our pro bono, volunteer and development functions will be housed starting in March.

American Gateways presented its fall fundraiser on Monday, November 16, 2009 at El Sol y La Luna's new live music venue on E. 6th Street. The theme was Latin Nights and even special guest speaker Mayor Lee Leffingwell enjoyed the fabulous salsa music from Grupo Gruvo. The energizing evening featured cocktails, dancing to live Latin jazz, delectable hors d'oeuvres, a mini-live auction by Victoria Gutierrez, raffle drawings and mixing and mingling with an array of avid American Gateways supporters. We are very appreciative of Nilda de la Llata and her generous in-kind support for making this event wonderfully successful. Because of her efforts the evening not only acted as an entertaining environment to showcase our amazing work in the community, but doubled as a fundraiser Many thanks to all of you who truly 'made' this event!

In honor of celebrating National Pro-Bono Week, October 26-30, 2009, American Gateways' board member Dan Kowalski sponsored a Pro-Bono Appreciation Party on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The event took place in the beautiful Longhorn Room at 816 Congress in downtown Austin and offered our pro bonos the opportunity to meet with our Board of Directors and staff as well as be honored as our partners in justice. Many thanks to Dan for providing beer, wine, appetizers and much more in making this event incredibly special for those who serve above and beyond the call of duty.

American Gateways presented a CLE course where over twenty attorneys attended a set of trainings on U Visas (protection for undocumented victims of violent crime) and asylum (protection for refugees). Our speakers included national immigration experts and the Honorable Judge Castro from the San Antonio Immigration Court who presided over a mock hearing. An hearty thank you to all those who made it happen!

What a smashing success American Gateways had with the production of our 2nd Annual Gala, Fire and Ice, which took place on June 10th at the beautiful Mansion at Judges’ Hill in Austin. Mayor Will Wynn was emcee for the evening’s festivities and introduced our two honorees, Mr. Stephen Schulman of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld along with Dr. Juan Jose Sanchez of Southwest Key Programs. Thanks to all of you who attended and/or donated for this event, you are the reason for its success.