Adam Van Bavel 🏳️‍🌈

“Attending the show has something for everyone, with show homes, the show floor, education sessions, networking events and hands-on demonstrations,” stated Adam Van Bavel, business development manager at ONeil Interactive and a five-time attendee of the show. “It’s massive both in size and offerings.”

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As we start the new year with resolutions and goals that we are determined to fulfill in 2014 (I am sure that we are all still holding on to those resolutions, yes?), several members of our community are already celebrating recent accomplishments and accolades.

Bmore Gives More officials announced Wednesday that the group broke its $5 million goal, totaling $5.5 million for Baltimore-based charity projects.

The modern mustache is a symbol of many things: confidence, culture, sex appeal , charity.

Surprise! If you’re a member of Gen Y you’re probably a winner. Because you’re more generous and thoughtful and connected than maybe any other generation.

Adam Van Bavel
University of Maryland, 2000

Adam Van Bavel grew out a charitable mustache for October’s Mustache for Kids month in District 10 of Baltimore City. Van Bavel’s “Occupy my Stache” movement helped more than 130 students in several classrooms in Baltimore City. When friend and founder of Mustache for Kids in Baltimore, Pranav Saha, approached Van Bavel about the organization, he went wild for the unique theme and charitable spirit. “My upper lip jumped onboard!” said Van… Show more

Adam Van Bavel
University of Maryland, 2000

Adam Van Bavel grew out a charitable mustache for October’s Mustache for Kids month in District 10 of Baltimore City. Van Bavel’s “Occupy my Stache” movement helped more than 130 students in several classrooms in Baltimore City. When friend and founder of Mustache for Kids in Baltimore, Pranav Saha, approached Van Bavel about the organization, he went wild for the unique theme and charitable spirit. “My upper lip jumped onboard!” said Van Bavel.
Mustaches for Kids Baltimore was founded in 2008 and raised $23,000 in their first year, helping
11,000 Baltimore public school students. Van Bavel has been involved for more than
four years with the Baltimore chapter of Mustaches for Kids, which is the highest
grossing chapter in its inaugural year. Show less

For one month each year, Adam Van Bavel doesn't shave his mustache. He does this to not only get strange looks, but to also help kids in need.

Pigtown: The “Baltimore” Neighborhood

Written by Adam Van Bavel. Adam is a Pigtown resident, recent candidate for Baltimore City Council and voted “Best Do-Gooder” in the 2010 City Paper Readers’ Poll.

"The vacants are a huge, key issue," says Adam Van Bavel, a community activist from Pigtown, one of Baltimore's better-known transitional neighborhoods.

I have worked in non-profit for over a decade with well known charities such as The Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Live Baltimore and Special Olympics Maryland as well as having taught classes for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Associations and the Tech Council of Maryland. I have been on the boards of many community, health and technology organizations as well as having been the Director of the Pigtown Festival for multiple years. Over the past decade I have been… Show more

I have worked in non-profit for over a decade with well known charities such as The Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Live Baltimore and Special Olympics Maryland as well as having taught classes for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Associations and the Tech Council of Maryland. I have been on the boards of many community, health and technology organizations as well as having been the Director of the Pigtown Festival for multiple years. Over the past decade I have been awarded a Certificate of Recognition from Baltimore City for my charitable works, received a Certificate of Recognition from the Baltimore Ravens as a Community Quarterback Award recipient, been included in the television series "Life Lessons" on WMAR Channel 2 and also been named a City Paper Readers Poll "Best Do-Gooder" in 2010 & 2011. I am a community servant, not a politician. Show less

In District 10, incumbent Councilman Edward L. Reisinger will have two challengers: Pigtown community activist Adam Van Bavel and Erica S. White, of Claflin Court. Van Bavel didn’t get enough signatures in time to get onto the sample ballot, but has been publicizing his write-in candidacy online. (Candidates have until Nov. 8 to register as write-ins.)

10th District – Independent Adam Van Bavel, named “Best Do-Gooder” in The City Paper Readers Polls of 2010 and 2011, is conducting a spirited write-in campaign to displace incumbent Ed Reisinger (who also serves as City Council Vice-President).

Van Bavel wants to bring back $1 homes, increase taxes on vacant houses, and reduce property taxes for occupied homes. He proposes a “budget blitz” by an independent task force to “ensure Baltimore City’s services are as efficient and economical… Show more

10th District – Independent Adam Van Bavel, named “Best Do-Gooder” in The City Paper Readers Polls of 2010 and 2011, is conducting a spirited write-in campaign to displace incumbent Ed Reisinger (who also serves as City Council Vice-President).

Van Bavel wants to bring back $1 homes, increase taxes on vacant houses, and reduce property taxes for occupied homes. He proposes a “budget blitz” by an independent task force to “ensure Baltimore City’s services are as efficient and economical as possible” and he’d implement a “city-services” program for public school students. Show less

Been wondering what to expect with the Charm City Circulator, Baltimore's new free and green shuttle service? Adam Van Bavel, a contender for the 10th district city council seat in Baltimore, went for a ride and took his camera along.