"The Snowball Effect"
[This is the report I sent out to many of my friends earlier today.]
I went to the Colorado Springs 2.0 breakfast at Bigg City amusement center, 5825 Mark Dabling Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80919, believing it would be a good networking event - and it was! I got some face time with the Big One, Steve Bigari, and listened to short speeches from Mayor Lionel Rivera, County Commissioner Sallie Clark, and others. Councilman Heimlicher was sitting at my table, and I saw congressional candidates Jeff Crank and Gen. Bentley Rayburn working the crowd (Doug Lamborn didn't show up).
Mr. Bigari emphasized that he was just a facilitator, that we have enough private enterprise, nonprofits, and churches to make things happen, and the revival of the late Bob Telemosse's Christmas giveaway proves what people working together as a team can accomplish. Approximately 100 people showed up (I was the only known representative from the entire mental health community), and he said next time he would like to fill up the special events center, which seats over 1,000. He also requested that organizations submit two one-minute videos: 'Who We Are/What We Do' and 'What We Need Most' (anything but a solicitation for cash contributions). The next Colorado Springs 2.0 meeting will be on Friday the 3rd of October. For more information and reservations, call Natalie at 719-955-7220, ext. 122.
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