[Chicago] Mentoring Proposal Fwd: website needed for social enterprise

[sheila miguez]

It would be nice to pick up a project like this to use with a PyStar
type of event. I am thinking of contacting someone who has been
involved in PyStar work to see if they could help facilitate an event
here, and maybe this site could be worked on in that matter?

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am pretty open to looking at this as our next mentoring project.  I
> do think we need to get a couple tasks done for the the chipy.org site
> first.  Also, if we are going to take on an outside project like this
> we should probably take a look at a couple and pick one perhaps after
> some sort of vote.
>
> Cheers, Brian
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Dan Schmidt <vapor.noob at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd love to help as well.
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Daniel Peters <danieltpeters at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would love to help with this in whatever way you need.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Jeremy McMillan
>>> <jeremy.mcmillan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 6 years ago I put together a Plone for ChicagoFairTrade.org under Nancy
>>>> Jones. It was a good learning experience, and it really helped legitimize
>>>> the fledgling organization. I was thinking of doing another site like that,
>>>> sort of as a Django portfolio piece. I'd like to propose taking this on as a
>>>> Chipy mentoring program project.
>>>> Maybe "Project Mayhem?"
>>>> I may try to do this myself, but this is work for any of Santa's helpers
>>>> in July, so why not make it a Stone Soup type production?
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>
>>>> From: Nancy Jones <njones at chicagofairtrade.org>
>>>> Subject: website needed for social enterprise
>>>> Date: July 21, 2011 5:16:02 PM CDT
>>>> To: Jeremy McMillan <aphor at me.com>, Fey <fey at pureedenspaproducts.com>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Jeremy,
>>>> I'd like to introduce you to Fey Cruz who is the person I mentioned who
>>>> is reviving the social enterprise, now named Pure Eden Spa Products.  They
>>>> have just been up and running, reconnecting with old customers, but will
>>>> really need a website by October to be able to take advantage of the holiday
>>>> business.  I'm attaching a brief description of the project for you to pass
>>>> around to find some volunteers.  Fey is available to talk over what they
>>>> need on their site.  Any help would be appreciated!
>>>> Nancy
>>>>
>>>> Website design needed for new social enterprise: Pure Eden Spa Products
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A ten year old social enterprise, The Enterprising Kitchen (made soaps
>>>> and creams which provided work training for women) closed in December -
>>>> crunched by debt.  Now a couple of those women are relaunching the project
>>>> with the same mission and products, new name Pure Eden Spa Products.  They
>>>> are a member of Chicago Fair Trade (we have a couple social enterprises as
>>>> members)   They need a website and don't have the funds for this now but of
>>>> course they won't move far with their business without one.  Essentially,
>>>> they'd need an e-commerce site.  They are reviving their old customer base
>>>> but now all orders are via phone and sending email to part time staff.  They
>>>> have a domain...with a page that says their site is coming soon.  Questions?
>>>> Contact fey at pureedenspaproducts.com
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nancy Jones
>>>> Chicago Fair Trade
>>>> 637 S. Dearborn 3rd fl
>>>> Chicago, IL. 60605
>>>> 312-212-1760
>>>> www.chicagofairtrade.org
>>>>
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