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Another month has gone by at lightening speed and it is time for another Green Drinks event! With Earth Day right around the corner, we have included some more information than usual. You may want to get your planner out now ;)
First things first, March Green Drinks information:
What: A networking and educational event for people who consider themselves any shade of "green".
When: Thursday, February 15 6:00 ish - whenever (speakers usually start around 7:00 ish)
Where: Surly Girl Saloon (back room) ( http://www.surlygirlsaloon.com) - 1126 N. High St.
Who can come?: Anyone interested in meeting other environmentally conscious citizens and learning about local green events, businesses, and projects!
Who will be speaking? :
Mike Van Meter owner of SmartRecycle.com, which is a Westerville based company specializing in cell phone and ink cartridge recycling. On that note, bring them if you have got them! Please take a second to look read about their partnerships to benefit an array of different good causes around town. ( http://www.smartrecycle.com/index.php)
Joe Recchie, Developer of Jeffrey Place, which is a large, urban development project just east of Italian Village. Please check out the decisions they have made to make this project sustainable. (http://www.jeffreyplace.com/community/sustainability.cfm)
Andy Ladd, Environmental Specialist with Whole Foods, will take the mic for a few to tell us about some events Whole Foods is doing the week of and on Earth Day. Look forward to speeches, a recycling fair, a benefit concert (to help with our Earth Day event!), etc...way too much for us to relay on their behalf! (You may want to bring your planner to the event to get all of this stuff down) (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/calendars/DUB.html )
Note: To honor the connection (in name only really) to the upcoming holiday - feel free to wear green and bring some green food coloring for your drinks ;) Please don't make a mess or be sensitive when we giggle at your green colored mouth.
On to the rest...
GET INVOLVED WITH THE LARGEST EARTH DAY CELEBRATION C-BUS HAS SEEN IN OVER A DECADE!
Columbus Green Drinks and Simply Living are planning a huge Earth Day event. The event will be held on the Saturday, April 21, the day before Earth Day Sunday, and consists of two parts. First, working with environmental groups in and around Central Ohio including trash clean-up work on the Green Building Forum green house, planting trees, community gardening, community outreach and many others. The goal of the morning is to elicit at least one person-year (2,000 hours or 500 volunteers working 4 hours each) of volunteer labor. This goal of a years worth of work in one day has given this first annual event its name – Earth Day 2007: A Year in a Day.
The second component is a big, fat Earth Day celebration at Goodale Park complete with speakers, live music, informational booths, food and drink, and more!
Want to have an informational booth at the afternoon event?
Want to volunteer at a worksite in the morning?
Want to help out setting up and tearing down the afternoon celebration?
Have a project you need help with for that morning?
Have a hybrid or green friendly car you want to show off?
Want to learn more about our fantastic sponsors and partners?
Of course you do! Check out our website to find contact information and forms to help you get involved in these ways and more! http://www.ayearinaday.org
Two other things we wanted to mention now...
Saturday April 15- Global Climate Change rally to take place in Columbus and cities all over the U.S.. Please find more information here: http://events.stepitup2007.org/events/show/301
Thursday April 19- Save the date- working on a rockin fundraising event for "A Year in a Day". More details to follow!
Of course there are more events and even more will pop up. We will try our best to keep our Myspace calendar up to date. We may also send out more than the usual one email per month.
Hope to see you next Thursday!
Cheers,
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