Roger That, The Mission Is A Go

Baybrook, an area rich with history and culture, a thing of the past for the new modernized Baltimore; now filled with restaurants and shops for tourists and locals. Our group determined to raise awareness of the lost culture and raise money for a local garden to preserve some of the Baybrook area.

Our mission to raise $10,000 for the garden is a lofty goal with only $3,000 starting budget, with having to replenish $1,500 of it for UMBC. But this is still an obtainable goal, very optimistic but obtainable. With the right connections, marketing and planning this is something that could turn out to make a major impact. This would change things for the area of Baybrook and the garden; also changing us as students in the process. From what we have gathered about connections and possible abilities this group can bring together we have a wide variety of talents and individuals that can be utilized to accomplish this goal. I personally envision myself helping the project by bringing in fellow UMBC athletes to show support and raise awareness of the project; this word of mouth marketing wouldn't cost us a thing from a budget stand point and these athletes also know other athletes and other people around the area that could come support the project as well.

This past week the readings dabbled in the history that Baybrook has to offer, showing where and how Baltimore became the powerhouse city it is today. The reading I found most interesting however was the Social Entrepreneurship reading. After reading the article I thought about the idea of not all "entrepreneurs" are real entrepreneurs, some are business management and others think they are entrepreneurs because they began their own business, but true entrepreneurs are the individuals who see a problem and use the tools they have at their disposal to innovate something to make society better in one small aspect. This article was the one that struck me as most interesting because it connected and demonstrated how not all entrepreneurs are the millionaires who created Apple or Microsoft, but can be the people who see a problem and without looking to make lots of money find a way to fix it.