Yelp Community Comes Together to Help One of Their Own

Late last week, Austin American Statesman philanthropy reporter, Andrea Ball, sat down with Austin yelpers, Jack and Veek Newton. Why? To hear more about the tragedy that struck their family’s lives on Christmas Day 2009 and the subsequent outpouring of generosity from the extraordinary members of the Yelp community in Austin and across the country. Andrea’s resulting story -- Family who lost it all in fire got it back through strangers online -- does an awesome job of highlighting the power of compassion from a community and the rebirth of an amazing local family.