Engineers Without Borders Nashville

EWB Nashville Local Project – April 7, 2012

scottandrews — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:49:26 +0000

EWB Nashville is going to be busy Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 9am-12pm. We’re going to be working with the Cumberland River Compact building a rain garden, and we’d love for you to join us! We will be starting at 4648 Dowdy Drive, Antioch, moving on to 5139 Mount View Road, Antioch, and if there is time, moving on to 191 Townes Drive, Nashville. View a map of locations and get directions.

A rain garden is a small, bowl shaped garden (6″ deep) planted with flowers and ornamental grasses. A rain garden captures rain close to where is falls and gives the water an opportunity to sink into the ground. This replenishes ground water so small streams have water during the summer. It also prevents that rain water from carrying pollution into the small neighborhood streams. Rain gardens can also help reduce flooding farther downstream.

What to know

If you have any shovels, wheelbarrows, rakes, and gloves available, please bring them!
Bring a refillable water container (water bottle, WWII canteen, whatever, just something for you to drink out of)
Please wear closed-toed shoes
Don’t forget to wear sunscreen!
Water to refill your container & snacks provided

We hope to see you there!

First social of 2012

scottandrews — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:35:16 +0000

Mark your calendars for the first social event of the year:

Tuesday, February 28 @ 5:30
Jed’s
(just off West End, near Centennial Park)
114 28th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203
Get directions to Jed’s

RSVP on Facebook

February Social

nitaya — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:56:45 +0000

Mark your calendars for the first social event of the year:

Wednesday, February 23 @ 5:30
Flying Saucer
(in the Billiards Room)
111 10th Avenue South #310
Nashville, TN 37203
http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville

RSVP on Facebook

EWB Nashville 2011 Officers

nitaya — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:30:36 +0000

The EWB Nashville Professionals Chapter would like to welcome the new executive leadership for the 2011 year. For the new year we have Marc Simmons (PBS&J) as President, Candice Owen (AMEC) as Vice President, Jennifer Lind (CDM) as Secretary, and Darci Scherbak (BV) as Treasurer.

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for the 2010 executive leadership and to the Chapelton Project Team. Your tireless dedication to our chapter set an example for the membership to follow well into the future.

Update: November Fundraiser – Cancelled

nitaya — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:06:36 +0000

The November Fundraiser has been cancelled. Check back again for future fundraising events.

July Fundraiser

nitaya — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:32:40 +0000

Alternate History Party ~ Fundraising Event
Nashville, TN 37204
Saturday, July 11, 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Your presence is requested for an evening of dancing, libations, and nosh!
Please dress in a historical period of your choice.

~$15 at the door includes drinks & light snacks~

The money raised goes towards Nashville Engineers Without Borders’ project to create a water supply to the Chapelton, Jamaica community.

Please email Darci for address/info: ScherbakDM@bv.com

Project application approved!

nitaya — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:02:29 +0000

The Nashville Professional Chapter of EWB-USA New Project Application for Chapelton, Jamaica has been approved (6/8) by EWB-USA! The next step is submitting a Pre-Assessment Form to be reviewed by EWB-USA before an assessment trip fall 2009. Nashville EWB will continue its start-up fundraising for the project with June T-shirt sales. Stay tuned for an upcoming fundraising event!

Project Evaluation

lukep — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:13:30 +0000

We are evaluating projects and communities to work with. We have looked at open projects with EWB-USA and through our own membership connections. Chapelton, Jamaica is the only current project/community still being considered. The project is a water supply/pressure issue that the community is having due to being at the end of the water supply chain and due to the water supply being inconsistent in operations. Several fresh water springs exist in the community and we would design and install a method for the community to utilize its own water source without having to rely on an inconsistent system. We are in the process of deciding whether to submit the paperwork to EWB-USA for the Chapelton project. This project was brought to us by the Fergus Simpson Foundation (FSF), whose purpose is to provide Chapelton with economic, education, and leadership development. The FSF would serve as the conduit for communicating and connecting with the Chapelton community. More information about the FSF can be found at www.fsfjamaica.org.