Here's the first draft of the mission statement Antimo and I cooked up. Comments, suggestion, edits, hating welcome.
The objective of The Orlando Bicycle Cooperative is to offer educational, recreational, and career-building opportunities through bicycling. We will provide access to space, tools, and experience in a safe environment free of discrimination. OBC will promote self-reliance through cycling, encourage movement towards environmental sustainability, and grow local unity.
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i like it - the only thing i'd keep "flexible" is the name
ReplyDeleteryan!
yeah... we just tossed that on there on the temporary.
ReplyDeletei dig it.
ReplyDeletei might change growing to fostering. or not. sounds good.
ReplyDeletei would look to change the words "self reliance". i feel self reliance creates a society that is extremely introverted compared to the act of forming community which needs some extroversion, or at least a bit of stepping out of many's comfort zones.
ReplyDeletei'd also look into a statement of "why we do it", as the above mentions "what we do". below is a great example.
http://www.bikeproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1:about-the-bike-project
i forget to mention that a better word, in my opinion, to use would be interdependency. as to me that is a true picture of what community should be.
ReplyDeletei second that
ReplyDelete"career-building opportunities"
ReplyDeletei just think that doesn't fit, or maybe i'm not understanding it correctly.