All Member Meeting:

Tuesday/ September 30th/ MSC 229/ 8:30-9:45 p.m.

(Bring white t-shirts b/c we will stencil shirts for Sustainability Day.)

Social Entrepreneurship has the ability to empower communities, foster a sense of place, and unite individuals over party lines, ideological stances, and backgrounds. We are working with some great community leaders here in Brazos Valley and this e-mail will speak to that.

*This Sunday/ September 28th/ 7:00 p.m./ meeting for sustainability/ Location: 1104 Milner College Station/ Bring laptops, paint, and shirts.

*Also, the Tuesday of the all member meeting everyone is encourage to attend the talk with Steve Burcu the founder of Book People. He will be speaking at the Mays Business School. Burcu has a bachelor’s in history from the University of Texas, a master’s in International Relations from the International College in Copenhagen, and a juris doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law. This man has done an incredible amount for the community and has encouraged local business, arts, and nonprofits. Although we usually concentrate on social entrepreneurship in the context of nonprofits this is a unique opportunity to see a social entrepreneur operating in several spheres. Leading the fight for localism against monster entities like WalMart is social entrepreneurship to the hilt. This event is being sponsored by the Brazos Independent Business Alliance. The President of BIBA also happens to be integrally involved in many endeavors in the city and he is also the founder of!
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Stearn’s Design Build the green building firm in town and he is also one of the key note speakers of Sustainability Day.

*The event is Tuesday/ September 30th/ 7:00 p.m./ Wehner Building room 162

October 1st- Active Citizenship Day Rudder Plaza 11:00-1:00 p.m.

*October 3rd- Social Entrepreneurship is sponsoring the “Courteous Mass.” A bike ride from the Prominade at North Gate to Downtown Bryan for First Friday (a celebration of local art, cuisine, and community). Also, at First Friday we will have tables for the Community Garden, Maroon Bike Project, Sustainability Day, and ASE. It is an honor that the City of Bryan would think highly enough of us to be involved in the first “Green First Friday.” Following our sponsored bike ride and First Friday art loitering we will be engaging in some Guerilla Gardening.

*October 21- Sustainability Day.

We have many things in the works. Including an International Travel initiative to work on Sustainable Development in a Developing Country. The trip is being planned for next Summer. The Community Garden is being planted. Maroon Bike Project is doing great. Donations to the Brazos Valley Food Bank are being planned by members of the Garden. As always we support other social entrepreneurs in BCS and encourage everyone to attend the event with Steve Burcu, the food insecure pot lucks at Neal Park, and First Friday courtesy of community groups, independent businesses and the City of Bryan.

Together, by working together, we have the ability to transform our communities.

Cheers,

Andrew