Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Cafe WINS!!

Caption: The Urban Studio Cafe is nearly ready to go. We are within $20,000 of our fundraising goal!

On Thursday, April 23rd, The Urban Studio Cafe was named one of five winners at Washington University Skandalaris Center's Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC). The Incarnate Word Foundation awarded the Cafe $30,000 of seed capital, and the Youthbridge Foundation awarded Claire Wolff a $5,000 top student award for her work on the Cafe. See below for Wash U's press release:

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/14070.html

We are thrilled - this award money puts us within reach of opening our doors. However, to ensure the Cafe has a fair shot at success, our fundraising goal is $50,000. We invite you to join our community of supporters and help give The Urban Studio Cafe the final push it needs to open its doors for business and community transformation.

Donate to The Urban Studio Cafe by mailing a check to:
The Urban Studio Cafe
2815 North 14th Street
St. Louis, MO 63107

Please make checks payable to "The Urban Studio c/o Grace Hill"

All donations are tax deductible, and all donations large or small help ensure The Cafe's success. If you would like to learn more about our work and/or support the Cafe, please get in touch with us: theurbanstudiocafe@gmail.com.

Thank you to everyone who helped us throughout the Competition, we couldn't have done it without you!!