Next steps in creating a market in STL

...when last we heard from our intrepid undergrads at Wash U they were meeting with community members about the market they want to create...using advice from yours truly, they continued their meetings and drafted a proposal.

They met with Mary Zabriskie who is a member of the board that will judge their grant application - always a good move. She pointed out concerns about finding vendors and foot traffic on Saturday afternoons - when they'd like to have the market. She suggested they investigate further what merchants might sell and how they might capitalize their initial operations.

They needed a faculty sponsor and though they are hard science majors they knew they could use help from another discipline and Mark Rank, a Professor in the Brown School of Social Work at WashU agreed to sponsor them, THANKS MARK.

They also contacted the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and the local street magazine, WhatsUP! Both agreed to help find vendors from their own target population and they suggested other people to contact.

These are the steps one takes - framing the problem in a way others find they can support - and doing the leg work...I supported their application with a letter - we'll see what's ahead!