February 2010 #BMPR: Morgan’s Wonderland

by Donna J. Tuttle on January 31, 2010

Morgan's Wonderland, San Antonio, Texas

Morgan's Wonderland, San Antonio, Texas

Imagine a recreational and amusement park where children in wheelchairs can play in the sand with accessible diggers and climb on and off swings with carefree ease. What about a carousel with specially designed animal seats for guests who cannot sit upright? Off-road jeep adventures with accessible vehicles?

Gordon Hartman did. Today that $30 million, 25-acre special park — called Morgan’s Wonderland — is getting ready to open, right here in San Antonio.

This state-of-the-art park will be the largest of its kind in the world, serving as a blueprint for others across the country and paving the way for ultra-accessible recreation across the globe.

On February 25th, Morgan’s Wonderland is hosting the BMPR (Business, Media and PR Tweetup) and giving members a sneak peek into this high-tech recreational facility. Gordon Hartman will speak about his personal vision and passion for this park, which is named after his daughter.

Jennifer Coker-Hatton, is the official Twitter Tweeter for the Gordon Hartman Family Foundation  and @morganswonderland — she will be talking about using social media to build awareness.

To make this a nationwide event, BlogCatalog.com and BloggersUnite.org will harness the power of their hundreds of thousands of bloggers  to post on Thursday, Feb. 25th  about special needs issues or to share a personal story. A PayPal account will be set up to allow bloggers to raise money to support this special nonprofit.  (This also is a way for San Antonio bloggers to flex their muscles for a good cause.)

Jason Teitelman, blogger/social network community manager at BlogCatalog.com, will share with BMPR how BlogCatalog is using its global platform to harness the power of the people. Find Jason on Twitter here: @jaybetee Find president Angie Alaniz on Twitter here: @AngieAlaniz and CEO Antony Berkman here: @TonyBerkman

envisionlogo cropped Many thanks to Van Williams of envision! for livestreaming the #BMPR event. Livestream will be available at: http://envisionfilmvideo.com/live.html

Special notes: Lunch will be $13 CASH only. Please be sure to genuinely RSVP — Morgan’s Wonderland is bearing responsibility for catering minimum requirements and needs an accurate lunch count. The park is located in the old Longhorn Quarry, just northeast of downtown at Thousand Oaks and Wurzbach Parkway — about one mile west of I-35.

Hashtags: #BMPR #mwpark #bloggersunite

RSVP here: http://twtvite.com/3xursf

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National Council of La Raza is coming to San Antonio!

by Andi Narvaez on January 26, 2010

BMPR has been making some waves…

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) will hold its Annual Conference in San Antonio this summer. NCLR has reached out to BMPR and they are  extending an invitation to be part of their main event, which

“represents the largest and most important gathering of the nation’s most influential individuals, organizations, institutions, and companies working with the Hispanic community.”

You can read more about the conference here.

In addition, this Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10:00-10:30am, NCLR will brief media about the upcoming event. BMPR and members of the San Antonio social media community are invited to attend.

Twitter recently added local trends to their site. This illustrates just how important local social media groups and community efforts are becoming. We are honored by NCLR’s recognition of the impact BMPR has had in terms of bringing together San Antonian’s who have a common thirst for knowledge and who see social media, as a very viable way to quench that thirst by sharing and collaborating.

The invitation for this Friday’s NCLR media brief is below.

If you are interested in collaborating with other BMPR members to propose a workshop / panel on how the Hispanic community can use social media tools for education, job search, finance… life — please leave a comment and we will facilitate and make that happen.

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