SoBRO: South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation

Pursuing Contracts with the New York City Department of Design & Construction (DDC) Workshop
What You Will Learn:

• Bidding on a Contract with NYC DDC
• Current Bid Opportunities
• Overview of DDC Requirements
• How to Qualify to Become a Vendor with DDC
• DDC Portfolio Changes and Trends
• And More…

About the New York City Department of Design & Construction (DDC):

Official SoBRO t-shirts for sale! 100% of the profits are split between SoBRO and Love and Water, a partner non-profit organization. You can help support the programs you depend on and look good at the same time. It's win-win!

http://loveandwaterdesigns.com/design/growing-bronx

The New York Yankees award $15,000 to SoBRO

October 31, 2011: The New Yankees Stadium Community Benefits Fund, a philanthropic arm of the New York Yankees, has generously awarded a $15,000 grant in support of SoBRO’s Adult Education programs.

Bronx Real Estate Summit
Third in a Series

Finding Financing: Fear, Focus, and Fortune

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Time: 8:15 a.m. breakfast, 9:00 a.m. program
Location:The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
(B or D trains to 167th Street or 4 train to 161st Street)

Speakers
Hon. Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough President
Rocky Bucano, Vice President of Operations, Teamwork Foundation
Seth Pinsky, President, NYCEDC

The Bronx Small Business Development Center presents Social Media & E-mail Marketing for your Business. This is your Chance to Get FREE Professional Help in Marketing Your Business!
• Create a Social Media marketing plan that fits your business, regardless of size
• How to use Social Media to attract new business
• Gain exposure for your business
• Email campaign strategies that are effective for your business
• Tactics for building a mailing list that includes people who are truly interested in your message
• Guidelines for writing compelling subject lines and copy

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The New York City Montessori Charter School (NYCMCS), the first Montessori Charter School in New York State and the first Montessori public school in New York City, opened its doors to over 100 students in the South Bronx on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011. To mark the occasion, the school will hold an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 6th.

The South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Turner Construction are pleased to announce an innovative partnership that will bring the Turner School of Construction Management Certificate Program to the Bronx.

SoBRO teacher Beda T. Vergara has been awarded the Literary Assistance Center’s Literacy Recognition Award. The Literacy Recognition Award honors the outstanding contributions of practitioners in the field of literacy, recognizing hardworking and innovative teachers, counselors, tutors, staff, volunteers, and program managers. Honorees are selected by a committee composed of literacy professionals, previous Recognition Award recipients, and representatives of the staff of the Literary Assistance center. It will be presented to Mr.