December 2,2010
IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
· 2011 Membership Renewals
· December WMSBF Meeting
· Upcoming Meetings
· WMSBF Speakers’ Bureau Survey
Contact us with your questions, comments, or requests for information on membership.
Lisa Locke, Administrator, llocke@wmsbf.org.
** Special thanks to Liz McCormick and Bill Fluharty for their presentation at our November meeting exploring urban agriculture and regional food systems through the lens of the Keller Futures Center, housed at the Grand Rapids Community College. Thanks also to Fountain Street Church for their generous hospitality.
2011 Membership Renewals – Watch your email!
As part of our own ongoing sustainability efforts, we will be sending out renewal letters/invoices by email this year. Please help us prevent the need for stamped, hard copy follow-up reminders by ensuring this gets forwarded to the appropriate person for timely processing. – Thank you!!
December Membership Meeting
Monday, December 13, 2010 :: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
BioEnterprise Center, 242 Howard Ave., Holland, MI 49424.
Get an inside view of the MSU Bioeconomy Institute. Dr. Paul Hunt, Sr. Associate VP for Research & Graduate Studies at MSU, will provide history of the project and discuss how the Institute serves as one important component in the MSU strategy to assist sustainability-focused scholarship, entrepreneurship, and economic development. William Freckman, Operations Manager, will present information regarding the capabilities and unique features of the former Pfizer R&D center, combined with the University-Community partnership that brought about its creation. The BioBusiness Accelerator is the small business incubation program supported by MSU and administered by Lakeshore Advantage. Randy Olinger will offer examples from current client companies to illustrate how small firms can take advantage of favorable leasing arrangements, and the broad range of business and technical support services available.
Tours will be offered. Parking available across the street to the north. Enter the east end of the building and follow signs to the registration table.
Space is limited. If you would like to attend this meeting, you must register by email at info@wmsbf.org by Thursday, December 9. Cost of attending is $10, payable by cash or check at the event. Credit card payments may be made prior to the event through Google here. A $1 additional processing charge is included for credit card payments.
Future Membership Meeting
January 10, 2011 :: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity – Wealthy Heights:
Collaborative approach to better neighborhoods – project update.
Announcements
Speakers’ Bureau Survey – If you are currently a WMSBF member interested in participating in a Speakers’ Bureau, and did not receive the email with a link to complete this survey, please contact Lisa Locke, llocke@wmsbf.org.
