Pilar Gutierrez, a fellow echoReverb entrepreneur, discusses the "Teens Tackle Hunger" campaign, echoReverb, and why youth involvement in communities is important with the INDY.
"INDY: What is echoReverb and how does the Tackle Local Hunger Campaign tie into its goals?
Gutierrez: echoReverb is a youth entrepreneurial hub where young people can turn their ideas into reality through business pitches and competitions. In the past couple of months, we hosted a design sprint focusing on tackling hunger, and we had young people pitch their own ideas.
This summer, we decided to launch two types of ventures because we know that for four weeks, Durham Public Schools are going to close their kitchens. DPS families and students rely on the school summer lunch, and they won’t have access to that. We decided to solve that gap and launched two ventures: one, the farmers market, and then the food trucks. The farmers market is more directed toward teenagers who can go to this event and get free produce, meals, and do activities and play games. The food truck/catering event is more directed toward the Durham community, specifically in East Durham, [people] can attend, get free meals, and know about us."
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