Hello Green Drinkers
and welcome to all newcomers ...
April Green Drinks
Our Second Annual Green Drinks for the Chesapeake Bay
and a call to action
Thursday, April 22, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Severn Inn, 1993 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Annapolis
Is everyone ready for a great party for a terrific cause?
Bring yourself, family, friends ... be counted while lending your support to the Chesapeake Clean Water Act.
Our Hosts Green Drinks Annapolis is returning to the Severn Inn for its event, where we hope to top last year's single group attendance - 215 people! They are turning over their two dining rooms to us for our event, with both food and bar set ups, so you won't get stuck in a line for the bar. If we get weather like today, head to the outside decks!
Both their beverages and appetizers will be highlighting organic/sustainable choices. We look forward to Chef Phillip's spread!
Event and Program
With an anticipated big crowd, we will be streamlining. NO SIGN IN, NO NAME BADGES .... bring your own -- that's as green as it gets! To be counted you'll need a raffle ticket -- available at the door. But that's the other thing: There will be no raffle, instead just door prizes for being there.
Throughout the evening we will be educating everyone about the Chesapeake Clean Water Act ... just find the folks wearing the bright blue scarves (thanks to our friends at CBF). We will have only one display table with information on the Chesapeake Clean Water Act. For any other newsworthy items ... bring one to put up on our cork boards. We will have take-away cards with the link to send in your email about the legislation if you haven't already.
Around 6:30 we'll have a few words by our sponsors and special guests including Kim Coble of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Then, door prizes (including a brunch for two from the Severn Inn) and a toast to the Bay that we'll be capturing and posting to our website.
Getting There
Please carpool, kayak, ride bikes .... bring your boat? We'll have the restaurant parking lot and overflow at the Jonas Green Park right next door.
Prior to - Check out our Call to Action
The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009, now working its way through Congress, has been called by many the last, best hope for restoration of our national treasure. We are going to use the powerful grass roots networking of Green Drinks to help move this bill along to passage.
We Green Drinkers will add our unique voice to the fight for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by enlisting our colleagues, friends and family all across the country to obtain votes for the bill's passage in Congress - and we'll have fun doing it too!
Click here or read our BLOG to learn more, get involved, and join the conversation!
You will be receiving another email in the next day or so that will be just about the Call to Action. It's an email you can easily pass along. And we ask you -- please do just that -- we're trying to get as many folks across the nation as possible to contact their legislators.
Use the handy forwarding link at the bottom of this email to send this message to your friends and colleagues so they'll know about this call for action and our event on April 22. We've got a powerful network in Green Drinks. Let's use it and join together in support of our National Treasure!
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Earth Day activities are starting up already. Be sure to see our calendar for the whole scoop!
Cheers ... get ready, and if anyone would like to volunteer for the evening, please let us know!
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Chesapeake Green Living Festival
Save the date! Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16
EXHIBITORS WANTED!
 Annapolis Green is a co-producer of the first annual Chesapeake Green Living Festival - a Chesapeake-centric show about all things Green in this area.
The festival is about saving energy, saving
water and saving money. It's about all the latest green products and
services, about tax credits, rebates and incentives, about green jobs
and business opportunities, about recycling, about organic food, about
cutting edge green technology, about conservation, about green
building, about hybrid vehicles, about the environment, about wind
power and solar energy, about sustainability, about climate change,
about reducing our carbon footprint, preserving our resources and
improving our health and well being in the Chesapeake region.
The Chesapeake Green Living Festival is about all this and much more.
It's about creating a marketplace where green commerce can increase the
bottom line while healing the planet and educated consumers can
affordably incorporate Going Green into their daily lives. It's about
home, Earth, you, and The Bay.
Plan to join us for this first ever Chesapeake Green Living showcase. Information
about the festival We expect at least 3000 people to attend so consider
spreading the word about your Green business. We are actively looking for vendors and sponsors, both businesses and non-profits! Interested?
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This Month's Email Sponsors
Annapolis Day Spa
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Annapolis
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Moms, Daughters,
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natural state free of
chemicals and zero preservatives.
Custom online gift cards can be purchased and printed at our website, annapolisspa.com. Call 410-263-2228. Located in the Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126
West Street, Annapolis. Complimentary self parking with pass.
K&B True Value
 You support the environment by shopping at retailers that believe in and support the environment. An excellent example of a local "green" retailer is K&B True Value, located at 912 Forest Drive in Annapolis. K&B True Value features over 1000 "green" products such as attractive rain barrels; stylish kitchen and garden composters; quality household cleaning products; Earth friendly fertilizer, weed, and insect control; and more. K&B True Value is one of only a few  businesses to receive Annapolis' Environmental Stewardship Certificate for its incorporation of environmentally sustainable practices into its operations. K&B True Value is also an annual supporter of the Sierra Club's Annual 5K Run at Quiet Waters Park on Saturday, April 24. Celebrate Earth Day Saturday & Sunday, April 17 & 18 at K&B True Valuewith free popcorn, prizes, and special entertainment with a professional magician and illusionist on April 17. Every person also gets a Douglas Fir tree sapling. Plus, get FREE MULCH with a coupon you can download here!Kenergy Solar
 At Kenergy Solar we believe that an
educated customer is more likely to choose solar. We welcome the
opportunity to
help you find the answers to your questions about the environmental and
financial benefits of solar energy for your home or business. Just give
us a call at 410 533-4499 or email info@kenergysolar.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Be an email sponsor. Just $30/month.
Our list reaches an audience of over 1500 passionate environmentalists including Green business people, government officials and news media!
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What is Green Drinks?
Green Drinks is a monthly (more or less) get-together that gives the environmentally minded a chance to get to know one another in a fun, informal way facilitating connections and working together for a common cause: The Health of the Chesapeake Bay. We are apart of an amazing international group, greendrinks.org, with over 600 like us all around the world. Of course, we think our Annapolis crew is the best! Try visiting other groups while you're on the road. And, it's truly not about the drinks ... those who don't drink alcoholic beverages are welcome too! | |
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Quick Links
Regarding the Chesapeake Clean Water & Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 |
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Eco-Events
Coming Up
*Saturday, April 17
- K&B True Value Earth Day Celebration
- 5th Annual Walk for the Woods
- GreenScape in Annapolis
- Chesapeake Ecology Center Woodland Garden Walk
- Whole Foods Market Annapolis 4th Annual Ecycle Event
- Native Plant Sale by Chesapeake Natives
*Sunday, April 18
- K&B True Value Earth Day Celebration
- Open Day at Hammond's Connection Dairy Farm
- Earth Forum of Howard County, "Transportation for Tomorrow"
- South River Federation Snapshot Training
*Tuesday, April 20
Severn River Association Meeting on Stopping Stormwater Pollution
*Wednesday, April 21
- PlanMaryland Forum
- South River Federation Snapshot Training
- Magothy River Association Meeting
*Thursday, April 22
- Chesapeake Ecology Center Volunteer
Orientation and Tour of all 30 Gardens & Sites
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church's Second Annual Interfaith Earth Day Celebration
- Second Annual Green Drinks for the Chesapeake Bay
- Organic Gardening Class Series, "Building the Foundations of
Sustainability," Session #2: Organic Gardening - Mapping and Starting Your
Garden
*Saturday, April 24
- 16th Annual Sierra Club "Earth Day 5K"
- Take Charge of your Legacy - A Workshop for Maryland Woodland Owners
- Quiet Waters Earth Day and Family, Music & Kite Festival
- South River Watershed Snapshot
- Greater Severna Park Watershed Action Group Earth Day 2010 Celebration
*Sunday, April 25 Chesapeake Bay Volunteer-a-thon |
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Maryland Public Television Chesapeake Bay Week
April 18 -
April 25
The Chesapeake Bay -- the world's largest estuary -- got its name
from the Powhatan Indian word, chesepiooc, which means "Great Shellfish
Bays." It was described by H.L. Mencken, the sage of Baltimore, as
"an immense protein factory."
It's such an important part of our
state's history and its identity, which is why Maryland Public Television (MPT)
celebrates this important natural resource and highlights
its most critical issues during its annual Chesapeake Bay Week.
The only
programming initiative of its kind in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed region,
Chesapeake Bay Week is part of MPT's year-round, ongoing commitment to the bay
and our environment.
At the conclusion of Chesapeake Bay Week, MPT holds a
Volunteer-a-thon to give viewers a unique chance to donate volunteer hours to
help clean up the bay.
Complete program listing is on our website.
Featured Program:
Seize the Bay, starring Annapolis' own, Them Eastport Oyster Boys, Saturday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m.
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We Love Our Supporters
The generosity of sponsors, partners and supporters makes our events enjoyable and we are very appreciative of their support. Read more about these businesses on our website and patronize them.
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New to Annapolis Green?
All you need to know about Green Drinks Annapolis, Green Caffeine, and Annapolis Green itself is on our website. Have a look!
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