Newsletter Vol. 2 Issue 1 - Spring 2009
Read all about what’s been going on with the TTSBE Land Development, Grants, Collecting Trips, and more!
Posted April 3, 2009 by Tom McGuire
Our vision is to expand awareness of bonsai art by creating and maintaining a permanent exhibit for the care and public display of outstanding bonsai from Texas artists and others.
To do this, we need your help.
To do this, we need your help.
New list of Regional Resources
We’ve added a very useful list of Regional Bonsai Societies, Vendors, and Resources. Please contact us if we left you out of this list.
Posted February 24, 2009 by Tom McGuire
Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 3 - Fall 2008
Read all about what’s been going on with the TTSBE Land Development, Foster Care Workshop, and more!
Posted October 1, 2008 by Tom McGuire
Sponsoring TWO DIGS IN JANUARY 2009
In January of 2009 TTSBE is sponsoring two collecting trips.
Some of you are familiar with the location in west San Antonio. Many nice specimens were successfully collected last year at Red Bird Ranch. This will be the third year for collecting at this site. The species available are: Oak, Cedar Elm, Texas Persimmon, Candalia, and Mt. Laurel. Other native species have been collected by the Local Bonsai Societies of Austin and San Antonio with success.
This year it is necessary to reserve a space. The weekends of January 24th and 31st are available. Please contact Donna Dobberfuhl. Two2views@yahoo.com or 210-326-0860.
Don’t forget the cameras,!! Good Hunting.
Joey McCoy of the Austin Bonsai Society acquiring a Cedar Elm Jan. ‘08
by Donna Dobberfuhl, Secretary
Posted January 8, 2008 by admin
Listen to TTSBE Interview on KUT-FM
Follow this link to the KUT-FM radio interviews with Mike Hansen, TTSBE Chairman and host Cecilia Nasti.
http://www.kut.org/items/show/10508 and http://www.kut.org/items/show/10999 for part 2. (Note: you may have to copy and paste the link into you browser.)
Posted November 10, 2007 by Mike Hansen
Continue giving in the Pioneer Society Spirit
The Pioneer Society campaign closed on December 31,2007, and we thank everyone who donated during this initial fund drive. We did not quite make our goal to retire the mortgage with the Pioneer Society gifts and pledges and our need for more gifts remains.
Please, if you have not already donated or pledged, print the form below, fill in the information at the top, along with your pledge or onetime gift amount and send it to our Treasurer. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Funds received will primarily be used for Land purchase debt retirement. Infrastructure construction, architect, city and engineering fees and start up costs related to the site and fund raising efforts.
Joseph McCoy, Treasurer
13450 N. Hwy 183, Suite 116
Austin, Texas 78750
Remember, The Texas State Bonsai Exhibit, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
The Texas State Bonsai Exhibit
Pioneer Society 2007 Donor Reservation Card
Name(s)_______________________________________
Phone (____)________-_________ Email _____________
Mailing Address _________________________
City, St. Zip ______________________
Complete Name for Recognition Purposes _________________
__ I wish to remain anonymous. __ Please contact me, my company may be able to match my gift.
GIFT LEVELS
___ Contributor $100 gift ___ Living Acts $500 Gift
GIFT PLEDGE LEVELS
___ Carpenter’s Square $1000 ___ Bridge Builder $2500
___ Angel Donor $5000 ___ Foundation Stone $10,000
___ Ground Breaker $25,000 ___ Raise the Exhibit $50,000
___ Visionary Member $100,000 ___ other $___________
___ Enclosed is my full contribution of $__________________
___ I would like to make a ____ year pledge of quarterly payments.
___ I would like to make a ____ year pledge of monthly payments (auto debit only).
___ I am unable to be a Pioneer but I want to support the Exhibit. Enclosed please find my contribution of $______________.
Thank you for your support. Alisan Clarke, Chairman (aclarke@ttsbe.org)
Posted November 1, 2007 by Mike Hansen
Google Map to TTSBE Site Notes
Not shown on the map are two important new toll roads now under construction. By the end of 2008 Hwy 183 will become Texas 130. At the same time a new stretch of Texas 45 is under construction joining IH35 in Buda, TX and Texas 130. The intersection of Texas 45 and Texas 130 will be approximately 2 miles northeast of the TTSBE site.
Posted October 19, 2007 by Mike Hansen
For Immediate Release!
The Texas State Bonsai Exhibit, Inc. Purchases
Tract of Land as Site of Future Living Exhibit
On Friday, September 28, The Texas State Bonsai Exhibit, Inc. (TTSBE) closed on 12.2 acres on the edge of southern Travis County. Located in Mustang Ridge, the site will be developed into a living exhibit, museum, and education center dedicated to the ancient art of bonsai.
Funding was secured through the generous donation of a longtime contributor, multi-year pledges by the board of directors, and long term financing provided by a private investor. Individual and corporations are encouraged to join the TTSBE Pioneer Society through one time gifts or multi-year pledges of $100 or more. Pioneer Society details can be found on the group’s website at www.ttsbe.org. (more…)
Posted September 29, 2007 by Mike Hansen
Building the Exhibit
“The gates are open—The early morning light filters through the branches. The morning dew shines like liquid crystals upon the green leaves. The Majestic Oaks shelter each individual master piece”.
Literally the ground work has been laid and there is now a place where the foundation of
The Texas State Bonsai Exhibit can be poured.
It’s located in Mustang Ridge, Texas, a short distance east of Buda. With the generous support of a private investor we now have our home for Bonsai! There are 12.2 acres of rolling farm land. We have been welcomed by the community with open arms. The access is easy, 2 minutes from 183. With the new toll-road also to be in the area by 2010 we have achieved our
most difficult goal-the land! (more…)
Posted September 29, 2007 by Mike Hansen
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