Writings from Force 5 Basecamp

01/25/23

The city of the future is a sustainable one. That’s what Evie Bauman, South Bend’s Director of Sustainability, believes and leads her team to bring about. Today, she shares her vision for what the city could be. What does it look like to … Reduce emissions with electric vehicles, biking, and more Move to cleaner and more distributed energy, like

08/11/22

What’s your connection to the Earth? For Sara Stewart and Unity Gardens Inc. planting, caring for, and harvesting fresh food has the power to connect us to the planet and one another.In today’s episode of #Sustainable4Life, Sara shares why the community experience of gardening is so powerful and how it builds individuals and society. Unity Gardens reconnects people to the Earth in nourishing ways.

07/18/22

Continuing our series on Sustainability 4 Life, we welcome Aaron Perri, Executive Director of South Bend Venues, Parks, and Arts, to share all the careful thought that went into the details of Howard Park. Howard Park is the nation’s first LEED Version 4 Gold facility, a prestigious honor that marks how much it’s doing to protect the environment. Join Aaron

09/29/20

09/28/20

Listen up…Do we have a day for you. Friday October 2nd, Force 5 is hosting two events. If you’re hungry, come on over for one of our “Food Truck Fridays.” We’ll have several local food trucks, including Mexican, Italian, Venezuelan and good ol’ American! Not hungry or don’t have time but wanna support your community? Donate blood. South Bend Medical

07/29/20

By Bob Earley Joe Kernan, former mayor of South Bend Indiana and former governor of Indiana, passed away earlier this week at the age of 74 after battling a long illness. The city, the state, the country, has a void in it. What some people don’t know is how proud we are of Joe for his heroism during his Vietnam

04/17/20

This year has certainly been an interesting one so far; a world of dichotomies. In a matter of a few months, we went from having the lowest recorded unemployment rate to having over 22 million people filing for unemployment. We are all experiencing the devastating effect of the COVID outbreak. Like many, we want to continue helping our community, and

03/24/20

(South Bend, IN. Tuesday, March 24, 2020)  Force5 has launched a new website and facebook page called Force 4 Good. The Force 4 Good web and facebook platform shares good works being done in the local community and around the country during the trying times of the Pandemic crisis. Aside from stories highlighting the good works that come out of

11/05/19

Whatever type of business or organization you’re in, you’ve probably been working on your big plans for 2020. Maybe you’re aiming high at some bold and exciting sales goals or perhaps have decided you want to work on increasing your brand awareness. At Force 5, we’d love to help you reach whatever marketing goals you have set for the future.

10/03/19

EVENT POSTPONED TO OCT. 18TH DUE TO RAIN ON THE 11TH!! Here at Force 5, we value the importance of community…especially when it involves great food! That’s why we’re inviting some of the areas hottest food trucks to take over our parking lot for a fun lunchtime event we call Force 5 Food Truck Friday – now in it’s third

07/26/18

by Camille It doesn’t matter where, what country, which state, what city – creativity is everywhere. As a rising senior at the University of Notre Dame, pursuing a BA in Visual Communication Design, I thought I already knew and believed this. With my marketing and design internship at Force 5 coming to a close, I reflect back on the summer

03/16/18

Congratulations to the North Liberty Elementary robotics teams “BlueTech” and “RoboRingMaster” for both their fantastic efforts at the Indiana State Robotics competition at Lucas Oil Stadium.  Both will be headed to the VEX Robotics World Competition in Louisville, KY on April 25-28. After 8 rounds of competition RoboRingMaster was ranked #1. Great Job and Good luck!