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AdventGXtra
AdventGXtra is the monthly newsletter for the AdventGX team. Each month, look here for the latest information about new AdventGX projects and initiatives and learn about our newest AdventGX team members.

July 2007

:: Projects
   :. Project 7 Day (7/7/7)
 
:: Team News
   :. Summer Internship & Big Bend with Kids Trip
 
 
Projects
Project 7 Day (7/7/7)
:. Project 7 Day (7/7/7) July was a very important month for us, the City of Van Horn designated (appropriately so) July the 7th of 2007 (7.7.7) as Project 7 Day. As you may know, Project 7 is the code name for the Van Horn Economic Development Initiative and on the 7th of July project accomplishments and future plans were showcased at the now official Project 7 Room. Van Horn EDC Director Jeff McCoy did a Herculean effort in order to have the Project 7 room ready for the all day event. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. McCoy and the citizens of Van Horn for allowing us to be part of their community and share in their success.

- Project 7 Room Located adjacent to the Clark Hotel Museum, the Project 7 Room serves as showcasing facility for the economic development initiative currently underway at Van Horn (a 7 year plan). The Project 7 room will also serve as a meeting facility for project related activities and will house a GIS and data visualization workstation and other supporting IT and connectivity infrastructure. We want to thank Judge Molinar for allowing us to borrow and restore a table form the original Van Horn Courthouse as the Project 7 center piece. We also want to thank our regional coordinator Andrea Ramirez and her kids for helping with the renovation process as well as our summer interns for helping with decoration and cleanup.

- Project 7 Newspaper Edition To mark the event Mr. Larry Simpson, owner and editor of the Van Horn Advocate, produced a Project 7 Edition of his newspaper that narrated many of the challenges, opportunities and future plans pertinent to this important initiative - a beautiful and first full color edition.
From left to right standing at the Project 7 room: Stephen 
Green, Andrea Ramirez, Cole Tatge, Jose Quintana, Jeff McCoy, and Victoria Quintana. The Van Horn Advocate - Project 7 Edition.


 
 
Team News
Summer Internship & Big Bend with Kids Trip
This year we expanded our summer internship to include, in addition to community development tasks, a travel documentary project code named "Big Bend With Kids". We will be working on an article describing the program and and how rural communities in particular can take advantage of this model.

The following is a small sample of the sites we visited - check our on-line version of the website to see some neat pictures.

- YO Ranch
Intern Emma Tatge feeding a giraffe. Our awesome host Debbie Hagebusch. Picture from lodge pool deck. Neat and Authentic accomodations.


- Sanderson
From left to right standing at Javellina Hill: Cole, Chelsea, and Emma Tatge, Victoria Quintana, Stephen  Green, Ashley Moore and Jose Quintana. Interns at the - very neat - Snake Exhibit at the Outback Oasis motel - housted by owners Roy and Ruth Engeldorf . Interns interviewing Mr. Jim Street, the owner and chief editor of the Terrell County Newsleader.


- Big Bend and Chisos Mountains Lodge
Entrance to the Big Bend National Park - Internts from left to right: Cole, Emma and Chelsea Tatge, Ashley Moore, Stephen Green, Victoria and Jose Juan Quintana. Breakfast at Chisos Lodge.
- Van Horn
Feeding time at the Sands Hotel in Van Horn. Hard at work at the Texas Mountain Merchantile.


 
 
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