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Kathy Terry of P. Terry's launches mobile donation app inLieu

Kathy Terry launched her new app, inLieu, in downtown Austin on Tuesday.

Kathy Terry launched her new app, inLieu, in downtown Austin on Tuesday.

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By Emma Freer |

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Mobile app inLieu, which allows users to make donations in lieu of purchasing gifts, launched in Austin on March 6.

In addition to streamlining the online donations process, inLieu also allows users to organize and RSVP to events and send alerts to the individual in whose name a donation was made.

The online company was founded by Kathy Terry, wife of Patrick Terry and co-founder of P. Terry’s Burger Stand.

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By Emma Freer
Emma Freer began covering Central Austin for Community Impact Newspaper in 2017. Her beat includes the Travis County Commissioners Court and local business news. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2017.

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