Buzzin' About Cinda Baxter!

Hi, it has been too long since my last post, sorry about that. We are heavy into selling and production of the Local Biz for May. It is going to be an amazing issue. I'm very excited to share it with you.

On Tuesday morning, I got the privilege of going to the Phipps Center for Good Morning Hudson to hear Cinda Baxter, creator of the 3-50 project. (Thank you Tom and Julia) It was amazing, she is amazing. Shalena was able to come with me as well. Which means we will have a great story in the May Biz for you to check out.

Back in late March 2009, after we hit rock bottom in our economy, Cinda happened to hear Oprah tell her viewer to stop spending all money except on the necessities. Cinda was not happy with this. In fact, she had a blog too and she used it to tell the world that this was NOT a good idea. that this idea would kill our economy even more. Thus the 3-50 Project was born after Cinda thought what would help our fragile economy. (I love the fact that she was mad at Oprah)

She launched the 3-50 Project on March 30, 2009 and it didn't take more than a week to realize that she had started something that would change her life.

I've talked about the 3-50 Project. I've told you that I have dedicated at least $50 of my money to this movement. But what I didn't realize is that I need to look more into "brick and mortar" businesses. Not franchises, but the mom and pap shops that don't benefit from any national marketing at all. Cinda said that you have to find a balance between the national and the local because it would be very hard to live without national big box companies too.

So - we all need to think of at least 3 local independently owned businesses that we don't want to see fail and close their doors. I can think of way more than that which mean that my job is easier! So far the coffee shops that I've spent money with this month works! I'm not sure about the coffee that I purchased from Brad Parrott counts, but I will try to spend my other $40 with independent locally owned businesses and I will report back to you!

This is what I've been buzzin' about this week!

I do need to mention that there is a Salad Luncheon coming up on Friday at the Heritiage Court Dinner Room from 11-1pm. The Luncheon is hosted by the AHCC Auxiliary.

That's it for now...I will keep buzzin'...