4/4/08: Our initial presentation & outreach meeting and community forum on April 3rd was a huge success, thanks to all the many wonderful people and organizations who helped to make it possible!  We will be gathering notes and survey data from the meeting and plan to publish a summary on this site as soon as possible...  Please stay tuned for updates!

RideBuzz wishes to thank all of our many friends and supporters and generous co-sponsors:

To achieve its mission and objectives in an acceptable time frame, RideBuzz will need many talents and kinds of support from an array of disciplines, plus a committed and dedicated board of directors and group of volunteers.  We will therefore be holding a major presentation & outreach meeting and community forum on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones Library, Large Meeting Room, 43 Amity St., Amherst, MA (map).  We are inviting many of the area's experts, supporters of alternative energy and transportations systems, supportive citizens, and potential users of carpooling networks to come and get in on the "ground floor" to launch this initiative. 

The meeting will serve to:

• Present an outstanding solution to several big problems we face as a society
• Fully explain what RideBuzz is about
• Seek input and feedback from participants in a forum format
• Recruit help in a variety of capacities
• Decide how best to further organize and proceed as a larger community

AGENDA:

7:00 – 7:15 pm: Get feedback from the pilot site, some questions (Tomasin Whitaker helping with surveying).

7:15 – 7:35 pm: Sharing the Vision, and the community ridesharing initiative (Pilot Program).

Demonstrate the beginnings of a community quilt (networked community "partnerships" that are involved in the ridesharing pilot program and needed for its success).

8:25: Fair Trade Coffee Ice Cream Served (provided by Flayvors of Cook Farm). This is the first public tasting and release of their new flayvor!!!

8:45: Clean-up: Please help us clean up the room. Thank you!
 

TRANSPORTATION:

Carpool or Rideshare To and From the Meeting!

PLANNING FOR MEETING:

Here is a chart showing our plan for preparing for and conducting the meeting:

Click on image for detailed flowchart.

Any interested individuals who would like to help us at any or all stages of planning and preparing for this all-important kick-off meeting are warmly welcomed.  We would love to have your help with:

• writing and submitting press releases
• creating, copying, and posting event notices in the area
• posting event notices on web sites, such as Craigslist
• providing snacks and beverages at the meeting
• spreading the word and inviting other supporters
• helping to create a slide/Powerpoint presentation
• writing and submitting letters to editors of local papers in support of this initiative
• creating and copying brochures/handouts
• recording the event
• anything else you might be able to contribute

Upon completion of the meeting, we will follow the Strategic Plan shown on this page until it can be updated by the organization's Board of Directors.