Interior Design Society Meeting Tomorrow

Texas Hill Country IDS March Chapter Meeting Where: Mandola's Italian Market at the Triangle 4700 W Guadalupe, Suite 12 Austin, TX 78751 Driving Directions When: Wednesday March 16, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM CDT Add to my calendar Please join us Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 9:00am until 10:30am at Mandola's Italian Market at the Triangle for the next meeting of the Interior Design Society. It will be a fun, innovative, and interesting meeting where you are encouraged to network with other design professionals from the Austin/San Antonio area. Our guest speaker this month will be Laurie Lowe of Give Realty, Inc. to speak about Social Responsibility. Please read her bio below. Register Now! For more information please contact Barbara Weems at barbara@robinbondinteriors.com or 512-358-7200 Laurie Loew Give Realty, Inc. After experiencing some life changing events, Laurie decided to create a business model focused on benefitting others. Her business, Give Realty, donates 25% of their gross commissions to the nonprofit of the client's choice. She soon realized that she had created a "social" business and was hearing from other business owners who were also interested in having a positive community impact. Not only was she running her own new business, she was now being consulted to help others make their businesses "socially responsible". The real estate industry, which can be considered self-serving, along with the poor economic climate, have created both obstacles and benefits for Laurie. Her "refuse to fail' attitude and commitment to authenticity have allowed her and her business partner to donate over $40,000 to the nonprofit community since the business' inception in July, 2008.