Spring Together
Event for small towns and surrounding areas on a weekend in the Spring. It is an opportunity for businesses and local citizens to come together and promote and support the local economy. It will be in a local attraction such as a town square. It will be a way to promote unity and local businesses. The event will be an event that will include food, fun and events that will promote the overall unity of the town and community.
About You
About You
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Layne
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Wiesendanger
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About Your Organization
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Texas A&M University
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Your idea
Name Your Project
Spring Together
Country your work focuses on
United States, TX
Describe Your Idea
Event for small towns and surrounding areas on a weekend in the Spring. It is an opportunity for businesses and local citizens to come together and promote and support the local economy. It will be in a local attraction such as a town square. It will be a way to promote unity and local businesses. The event will be an event that will include food, fun and events that will promote the overall unity of the town and community.
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Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
It is a way for the citizens of the community to put aside their differences and come together as a community outside of a religious holiday that is unique to each town. There will be booths for the businesses providing opportunities for job hirings, there will be food competitions, there will be entertainment, sign ups for volunteer and not for profit opportunities around the city, and activities to engage people of all ages. There would be a sponsor to fund the event such as a beer distributor to bring in entertainers, talent shows or a raffle. There would be an auction to raise money for the betterment of the community. The events are designed to encourage participation in the whole event.
It is unique in that it provides a way for the whole community to come together and learn more about each other and the opportunities available to those in the community. We would do this in the Spring when the weather is nice. It will encourage outdoor activities.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
No
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
What impact have you had?
We are impacting the ability of the community to promote the business and social capabilities of the local citizens. We have noticed that the local communities lack events that provide opportunities for everyone of different backgrounds, races, religions and ideas to come together and communicate those ideas and backgrounds to promote the unity of our communities.
Problem
Local communities don't know the resources that are often in the palm of their hands. They continue to outsorce a lot of their business requirements such as office suplies etc. And people do not always know the available job positions that various companies have.
Actions
To make the event a success, the community/chamber of commerce, is going to have to promote the event for at least a couple of months prior to the events actual date. Once Spring Together has been promoted, the following step should entail an RSVP of all the companies that will be attending. This way the size of the location will be sized appropriately. Upon having the attendance list completed, it would be beneficial to find sponsors for Spring Together. The sponsors would pay for small items, such as pens, papers, beverages, etc. With the entire preliminary planning taken place, the event just depends on the execution of all the steps in order to make the event a success.
Results
The desired results of Spring Together would include local business cooperation, increased microeconomic growth, and community involvement as a whole. Spring Together will help people finding jobs, and also a great way for businesses to gather a wide range of resumes. The owners/managers will be able to meet each other and will most likely use each other's services/products.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
In order for Spring Together to continue to be a success year after year, it is going to require participation from the entire community. Participation is the lifeline of Spring Together. Also proper promotion will be needed to make the event known and in hopes of expanding each year. The first year will be the hardest year for Spring Together, but if it is a success, people will talk about it and report positive feedbacks to one-another. That way next year and the following years will help the community grow and expand for the better.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
The community’s lack of participation will ruin the project. It is going to take involvement from a large part of the businesses in the community.
How many people will your project serve annually?
1001‐10,000
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
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Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
No
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Idea phase
Is your organization a
Non‐profit/NGO/citizen sector organization
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
No
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How long has this organization been operating?
Less than a year
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
No
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
No
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
No
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with government?
No
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
none
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
We need the Texas government to jump on board and promote this idea. We also need local governments to commit time and resources to help build this idea into what it could be. The final thing we need is for the local citizens to become passionate and share our vision for a more unified state. This is an idea that requires input from everyone and cannot be sustained on our own. We need the help of everyone we can get.
The Story
What was the defining moment that you led to this innovation?
We were sitting in a class at Texas A&M University. This is a design class and we were asked to think critically outside the box. We saw this competition and decided that our group of students shared a common and passionate interest in the success of our local communties.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
We are a group of 6 students that attend Texas A&M University. This class we have taken has provided us the opportunity to think outside the box and come up with ideas that could possible affect our generation and future generations for the positive.
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
College or university
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 | 96 weeks agoLayne Wiesendanger updated this Competition Entry. |
| 96 weeks agoLayne Wiesendanger submitted this idea. |
