The Bridge.

<p><strong><a href="https://evepicker.com/the-bridge/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Eve Picker:</strong> [00:00:05] Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:00:11] My guest today is Gary Gilliam. Gary is perhaps best known for his starring role in football. He entered the NFL in 2014 after signing with the Seattle Seahawks, a superstar climax to a very long journey, which we talk about in the podcast. But today's focus, The Bridge, came about as a joint effort with friends to give back to their hometown, Harrisburg. There they will take an obsolete school building, the Bishop McDevitt Building and repurpose it for 21st century needs. It will become an eco-village with about 50 units of sustainable, zero energy, housing, commercial uses and indoor urban agriculture. Their broader goal is to acquire five to 30 acres for sustainable eco-village campuses that will produce healthy, fresh food, clean water and renewable energy. Gary doesn't plan to stop there. Over the next 10 years, he hopes to invest one point five billion dollars (1.5) in 20 different cities. He'll turn to other athletes and influences of color to invest in and lead each project.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:35] Be sure to go to Evepicker.com to find out more about Gary on the show notes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small Change.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:59] All right, Gary, thanks so much for joining me on this show.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Gary Gilliam:</strong> [00:02:08] Yeah, thanks for having me.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:02:09] So I'm very excited to talk to you. Someone shared your really wonderful video, What is The Bridg