Graduation

Wow, so it's been a while and I want to continue to post on the blog but I have a second job now, so I have to put CR on the backburner for a bit.

On May 9, 2009 Yasmin Bowers and Consciously Rebuilding graduated from the Allan Houston Business Development Program. It was a 6 month journey and the winners of the incubator are in one of the pics--Ashley Thomas, Creative Vibe and Chris Williams, Arcade Gaming World.


Consciously Rebuilding won the GoodWork Network Community Impact Award. YAY!!!!! And when I went up to receive it everyone was smiling and happy, my mom was screaming and my classmates were chanting "Go Green".

Allan Houston Business Development Program--Final Stretch

So I feel like I'm rounding 3rd base and sprinting towards home plate on this 6-month journey to develop a business plan. The semi-finalists will be announced on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. If it's meant to be, it will. As we got closer, Mr. Houston decided to visit us on April 21st to give us words of encouragement before our presentations on April 25th (BTW I rocked).

Glass Recycling Drive #3

On April 10, 2009, I completed another glass recycling drive at the Sankofa Marketplace. The weather was great, and I got about 40 bottles. YAY!!!!!! Here are some pics.

The St. Augustine Marching Band was AWESOME!!!!! If you recall Andrea and I had a mentoring session there last year http://consciouslyrebuilding.blogspot.com/2008/04/mentoring-st-augustine-hs-science-class.html

1st Annual New Orleans Earth Day Festival

On April 5th, 2009 I was invited to speak on a panel at the 1st Annual New Orleans Earth Day Festival presented by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. Because there was a marathon on the same day, traffic was re-routed and I was late. Luckily, I was able to arrive and join but before I sat at the table, I took a couple pics.

The panel was about Green Social Entrepreneurs. I spoke along with some familiar faces on our model for success and how we accomplish our goals with the challenges of having a business during a recovering New Orleans. I highlighted our use of Generation Y as human capital that has offered numerous volunteer hours and resources for Consciously Rebuilding.

This was a great beginning to Earth Month,

Yasmin

The AAG Vid!!!!

Parts 1 & 2 are also on the side bar of the blog. Notice my annotations!!! Channeling Pop-up video. LOL Check out our youtube station.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ConsciouslyReb