CONCRETE ROSE MAGAZINE Volume 1. Spring 2014 | Page 40

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Message From Founder

I promise to all viewers that we will stay true to our mission, as a medium of Indie Entertain-

We would like to thank everyone who supported us as a team as well as the magazine’s develop-

ment. To those of you who participated in donating at our fundraising event, visited our Instagram

ment, by providing a platform to all individuals striving to become successful. This conduit will allow

and Facebook pages, and to those who just expressed words of encouragement and admonishment,

them to show the world what they have to offer.

your contributions have not gone unnoticed.

The first issue of Concrete Rose Magazine is dedicated to my heartbeat and motivation , my

This magazine would not have been viable without all of the encouragement from the public. We are a

wife and son, Natasha and Carter Vargas. Natasha, the establishment of this entity was possible be-

company that believes in transferring the power back to the community. This reassignment has assist-

cause of the love and support given by you. I love you both immensely.

ed our team in perusing the concrete jungle to discover artistically driven individuals.

Special thanks to our photographer, for this issue, Brian R. Hornett, the work you have done for us is

To my fearless team, Jessica Shockness, Suhail Ahmed, Christopher Coote and Jesuhan Mala-

ve,I will be forever grateful for all of the time you have exerted during this creative process.

Extraordinary . The strategically sophisticated pictures you took,capturing the full range of pathos,are
outstanding.

My Deepest Appreciation,

To all of our Donors listed below who funded the A&E Network Rockethub Campaign this

would not be possible without your personal commitment of generosity to help us achieve our goal.

Christopher Vargas
Founder & CEO Concrete Rose Magazine, LLC

Brandon L. Wyatt esq. , Ingrid & Leslie Vargas, Sharon & Richard Shockness, Jermaine Joseph, Twanna
Rose, Jamel Rose, Sobia Nawaz, Maninder Arneja, Aditya Arya, Ushik Patel, Christopher Cass, Maria C.
Aguinada, Sapana Aidasani, Adriel Malave, Amilia Ameen, Floris Boere, Katy Ho, Arki W., Rekha, Azra
Naqvi, Ebad Ahmed, Razim Choudhury, Ginny Mejia, Deepa, Dhaval Zota, Raheezy Bari, Vishal Patel,
Naela, Nadia D., Purvi D. Yodh, Rishabh Sheth, Gustavo Ledesma, Dena Harrigan, Darnel Anthony,
Lana Pasqual, Terrell & Lauren Duckett,Rehan ban,Rofi Ahmed,Krystel Jenkins, Mala Parikh. Riti Sachdeva, Jessica Manboad

Credits:

Operations- Christopher Vargas
Content - Jesuhan Malave
Journalism - Jessica Shockness
Marketing - Suhail Ahmed
Production - Christopher Coote
Photography - Brian R. Hornett
Writer - Asad Naqvi