Best Unsung Community Hero(es)

TIE: Charlotte Flynn, Gray Panthers; Charlotte Hale, Project Transitions

This tale of two Charlottes spans the generations and the Austin public service community. Charlotte Hale's name has been associated with Project Transitions for so long that it's impossible to think of one without the other. Together the two represent the sweetest steady anchors for people with HIV and AIDS. Through Hale's compassion and leadership, PT and its many services, from housing, to hospice, to the Top Drawer thrift shop, just keep on keepin' on – with your help. Say, isn't it time to get tix for PT's annual Holiday Swing benefit? Hale, yeah! Check the Web site for details on this most delightful, de-lovely holiday fest for a worthy cause. The Gray Panther's Charlotte Flynn not only started Austin's chapter but was instrumental in saving the national big cat from extinction as well. This go-to, go-forward woman knows how to bring people together for ... oh, just name the cause – public health care, the environment, nursing home care, affordable utility rates. And that's just the half of it. Flynn's tireless service through the years is confusing to some, as she keeps trying to retire but nobody will let her! Who could dare step in to fill those shoes? Wait a minute. Bar the doors. She's not going anywhere.

Charlotte Flynn
3710 Cedar St., Box 15, Room 223
512/458-3738

Charlotte Hale