Located in the eclectic town of Carrboro, Armadillo Grill is an award-winning Tex-Mex restaurant that has been operating in the Triangle area since 1993. Perhaps the secret behind their famous soft tacos is the fact that they make their tortillas after an order has been placed, not before. We enjoyed Armadillo Grill's delicious rice and beans as the first day's lunch, featuring a kick back to our first venture, Hunger Lunch.

We also enjoyed UNC's Carolina Catering. From veggie wraps to Carolina Barbeque to portobello sandwiches, Carolina Catering pleased a variety of tastes.

Local coffee shop Cup A Joe provided caffeine for those Institute attendees who are not morning people.  Owned by Joe Van Gogh, a certified organic coffee roaster, Cup A Joe offers certified Fair Trade and Shade Grown coffee. We love that Joe Van Gogh strives to purchase coffee directly from farmers, maximizing the compensation for hard-working coffee growers around the world. Next time you're shopping for your morning cup of coffee, check out their Cafe Feminino line, which supports women-owned co-ops around the world.

Elmo's Diner is definitely the spot to go if you're in need of comfort food. From chocolate chip pancakes and biscuits to meatloaf and burgers, Elmo's menu covers all home-cooking favorites. Elmo's provided delicious quiche for the Summer Institute for the second year in a row.

Jessee's Coffee is another local coffee shop that provided coffee for the Institute. Nourish staff members are especially excited about this coffee, as they miss their near-daily visits to Jessee's when the National Office was located in Carrboro. Jessee's offers free live music throughout the week and also features a locally-sourced food menu that is delicious!

We are excited that Mez Contemporary Mexican catered the Summer Institute Banquet for the second year in a row. Located in Durham, NC, Mez is the latest venture of the locally owned and operated Chapel Hill Restaurant Group, which also owns the popular 411 West, Squid's Seafood, and Spanky's. Mez features traditional Mexican recipes with a modern, healthy twist, and uses locally grown organic products whenever possible.

Vimala's Curry Blossom Cafe is owned by Vimala, a Bombay native and mother of three. She began cooking donation-based community dinners in her home in 1994, and it was here that her restaurant was born. Vimala's long-term goals are to transform the local economy by buying locally produced food, seeking local investors, and paying a living wage to staff.

Many thanks to our other food donors as well:

• Alpine Bagel Cafe
• Boston Market
• Harris Teeter
• Krispy Kreme
• Noodles & Company
• Papa John’s Pizza
• Trader Joe’s
• Whole Foods Market

In this difficult economic climate, we appreciate that local businesses and franchises continue to support our students and mission. Many thanks to all of these restaurants for their generous contributions!

Alumni will attend Summer Institute workshops alongside students and will be able to provide instant feedback on ideas for ventures, projects, leadership, and more. This presents a unique chance for students to receive advice from past students who have gone through the same challenges they currently face as campus leaders. This also presents an opportunity for alumni to stay connected to and give back to Nourish.

The following alumni will be serving as mentors at the Summer Institute:

• Alex Ahearn: former chapter leader at Duke University
• Logan Couce: former NINO staff member and UNC chapter alumnus
• James Dillard: former NINO staff member and UNC chapter alumnus
• Alison Dorsey: Duke chapter alumnus and Argentina project participant
• Joel Thomas: first executive director of Nourish and UNC chapter alumnus
• Bryon Zandt: former NINO staff member and UNC chapter alumnus

We are excited to welcome these esteemed alumni to the Summer Institute!

Houston Spencer was born in the United States and raised in Canada. After obtaining both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he left his academic career in North America to enter the high-tech industry in Australia. He spent five years with McKinsey & Company assisting companies with major upheaval. He then joined Alcatel’s Asia Pacific Headquarters in 2001 and became the director of the global marketing team in 2003. In his current role, Houston leads the team responsible for Alcatel’s activity with key non-customer stakeholders, including industry analysts, strategic partners, and end-users. He is also responsible for Alcatel’s global marketing plan.

Sarah Bishop is the fellowship director at StartingBloc, an organization that trains the next generation of leaders in social innovation practices. She recruits StartingBloc Fellows, designs curriculum, and creates programming so that Fellows can get the resources needed to dramatically increase impact. Prior to joining StartingBloc, Sarah spent two years coordinating countrywide education programs in El Salvador, Jordan, and Peru. She graduated with a B.A. in International Marketing from American University, where she founded and led the gymnastics team.

As the co-founder and director of development for MoneyThink, Ted Gonder develops partnerships with universities around the United States to create student-orchestrated co-curricular financial literary workshops in low-income high schools and communities. He is a rising senior at the University of Chicago and a Boston 2011 StartingBloc Fellow. Gonder is currently interning at the Kauffman Foundation, where he is researching expansion of small business support in the United States.

The National Office is excited to welcome these esteemed speakers to the Summer Institute and is awaiting the arrival of the 40+ student attendees on August 4^th.

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Nourish students on the Summer Insitute

The Nourish Summer Institute ran August 8th through the 12th in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  The purpose of the Institute was to train our Chapter Leaders for the challenges they'll face as they raise money, contact partners and implement projects on their campus in the coming year.  An added benefit to the training was the opportunity to gather an awesome group of people with a similar mission and work on it together.

Students at the Institute heard expert speakers on the topics of Global Poverty, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and training sessions on how to select partners, projects and how to run ventures on campus.

Most of the Institute was centered around the "Chapter Start-up Challenge," where attendees were split into groups to prepare mock plans for a chapter in the coming year.  This activity gave Chapter Leaders the opportunity to put into practice the lessons taught to them by the speakers they heard on previous days.

The Chaper Start-up Challenge Winners

The winners of the Challenge (pictured above) were Katherine Reiter of Emory University, Arvind Nagarajan of Yale University and Priya Khatri of Duke University.   They wrote a plan for Emory University, one of our first year chapters.

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While many people pitched in to make the institute happen, some went above and beyond the call of duty.  Stephanie Liu, Carlyn Cowen  (pictured above) and Chloe Bacon, summer interns in the National Office, were the logisitical backbone of the Institute.

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Additionally, we'd like to thank all of our speakers, sponsors and volunteers.  We couldn't have done it without you!

Speakers

Christopher Gergen
Virginia Carson
Dr. Jonathon Weiler
Lennon Flowers
Dr. Christopher Kigongo
Alyson Zandt
Sandra Hinderliter
Josh Gresham
Dr. Jim Johnson
Tommy Thekkekandam
Josh Lee
Ryan Allis
Jud Bowman
Sindhura Citineni

Sponsors

UNC Center for Global Initiatives
Mona Verde Productions
Chapel Hill Restaurant Group
Holiday Inn Chapel Hill
Alfredo's Pizza
Aveda
Bagels on the Hill
Barbecue Joint
Bear Rock Cafe
Boston Market
California Pizza Kitchen
Caribou Coffee on East Franklin Street
Carolina Brewery
Carolina Inn
Carolina Livery
Chick-Fil-A
Chipotle
Coldstone Creamery
Elmo's Diner
Farrington Inn
Food Lion
Great Harvest Bread Company
Harris Teeter at University Mall
Harris Teeter in Carrboro
Harris Teeter at Chapel Hill North
India Palace
The Laughing Turtle
Loco Pops
The Loop
Mediterranean Deli
Panera
Tandoor Indian Restaurant
Top of the Hill Restaurant
Trader Joe's
UNC Memorial Hall
UNC Student Stores
Whole Foods in Chapel Hill

Volunteers

Katie Byerly
Kamal Menghrajani
Jessie Schmitz
Robin Muller
Bob Zandt
Diana Zandt
Elizabeth Szypulski
Hootan Ebi
Sarah Hatcher
Monica Palmeira
Trevor Scobey
Mary Ellen Pearce
Linda Lang
Eric Lang
Nadege Delake
Pauline Middleton
Park Allis
Aisha Amuda
Stephanie Craycroft
Erica Pressley
Marion Boulicault

The CHRG is the winner of the 2007 Sustainable Business of the Year, as awarded by the Foundation for a Sustainable Community, Chapel Hill.  They've also recently opened Mez, North Carolina's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designed restaurant.

Thank you!

Note from the office: Sponsorship opportunities are still available.  If you're interested, please send an email to info@nourishinternational.org.

Host Sponsor: UNC Center for Global Initiatives

Banquet Sponsor: Mona Verde Productions

See the full list of sponsors after the jump.

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Meal Sponsors: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Caribou Coffee, Great Harvest Bread Company, Alfredo's Pizza, The Loop, Bagels on the Hill, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Elmos

Other Sponsors: Carolina Brewery, Coldstone Creamery, Bear Rock Cafe, Aveda Institute, Trader Joes, Carolina Inn, Carolina Performing Arts Memorial Hall, Fearington Inn.

Keynote Speaker: Christopher Gergen, founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, LLC, instructor of Duke's Enterprising Leadership Initiative (Hart Leadership Program), and co-author of "Life Entrepreneurs: Mavericks in the Art of Leading and Living."

Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Concepts: Dr. Jim Johnson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

Community Partner Perspective: Dr. Christopher Kigongo, a Ugandan physician working as a clinical trial manager at Duke University. He was also the founder of the Millennium School, one of this year's summer projects.

Management and Growth: Ryan Allis, founder and CEO of iContact, and author of the book , Zero to One Million, describing how to go from a blank slate to 1 million dollars in sales. Ryan is also a dedicated board member of Nourish International.

Succeeding Against the Odds: Sindhura Citineni, founder of Nourish International, recipient of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year Award and a dental student at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Dentistry.