October Newsletter: "Rise Above" ends in style!
Monday, October 28, 2013 at 10:21AM a. Recap of Rise Above: Engaging Creativity
b. Vox Board of Directors:Welcome Wayne Park!
c. Vox Board of Advisors: Welcome Renia Butler & Laurie Chen!
The Rise Above series ended in spectacular fashion with Rise Above: Engaging Creativity. Check out the recap in this month's newsletter!
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a. RECAP OF RISE ABOVE: ENGAGING CREATIVITY
On Saturday, October 19, Vox Culture hosted, Rise Above: Engaging Creativity. In terms of audience numbers, this was the most successful event to date, with 175+ individuals attending!
Rise Above: Engaging Creativity took place at The Houston Food Park (1504 St. Emanuel Street, Houston, TX).
The event consisted of a live mural painting session by Houston muralist, Nicky Davis. You can see the inspirational and beautiful mural at the front of the Houston Food Park, whenever you drop by there!
Fantastic musical performances Houston-based band, Potbelly as well as the kids of Yes Prep – Gulfton added to a fun day while the amazing photography skills of Jack Potts provided for lasting memories, and his unique ride (Megalodon the Land Shark) definetly caught a lot of attention!
Food trucks were on-site throughout the event, including Foreign Policy, Mom & Eddie's, and Bernie's Burger Bus! A portion of the proceeds made benefited the staff of Directions of Recovery, a local substance dependence treatment facility.
b. VOX BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WELCOME WAYNE PARK!
Wayne is constantly thinking about issues of faith, place, race and culture-making in the vast city of Houston, TX. A native of New York City, he grew up in the ethnic immigrant (Korean) community, which deeply shaped his worldviews. In his 20′s he heeded the call west to Montana, Seattle, as well as Vancouver, Canada, where he worked as an organizer for university student groups and traveled with them around the world to far-off places like Mongolia, Central Asia, Western Africa, and Eastern Europe. He finally settled down in Houston in 2010 when he became the lead pastor at Harvest Community Church. He has a Master of Divinity from Regent College (Vancouver), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design in New York City. He is an ordained minister with the Evangelical Covenant Church. Wayne is nothing without his wife Ashley and his two children Austin & Zoe. He owns a Jack Russell terrier. He blogs here!
c. VOX BOARD OF ADVISORS: WELCOME RENIA BUTLER & LAURIE CHEN!
Vox Culture is pleased to welcome two new additions to our Board of Advisors, Renia Butler and Laurie Chen!
Renia Butler
Laurie Chen
For those of you who have attended our previous events, you may be familiar with both Renia and Laurie, who have been two fantastic and key members of the Vox Core Team, in the roles of Event Advisor and Financial Coordinator, respectively. We are glad to have both these talents take on an even more pivotal role within Vox, and look forward to seeing what they bring to the table!
Stay tuned for the November Newsletter as we reveal the causes Vox Culture will focus on in 2014!!!
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