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
see our promotional video
Our countdown is underway for a great party for a terrific cause!
Bring yourself, family, friends and be counted while lending your support to the Chesapeake Clean Water Act. And dare we say it, the forecast is for a BEAUTIFUL evening overlooking the Bay.
There will be 17 Green Drinks groups from around the watershed all gathering Thursday. Through the evening they will be reporting in their numbers as we try to top the world record of 1800! We even have a new partner in our effort, the National Restaurant Association's newly launched Greener Restaurants program. Read more.
Our Hosts Both their beverages and appetizers will be highlighting organic/sustainable choices. The featured wine is from Sokol Blosser Vineyardsin Oregon. Read about their sustainable practices and be sure to check out the messages on the bottles and the corks. They are hysterical. Check out the website for the red, Meditrina. It's a hoot! The white, Evolution, also has its own website. ("Chill. Pour. Sip. Chill. Think how you might evolve.")The menu includes: Chilled Charcoal Roasted Irish Organic Salmon with grilled organic asparagus and lemon-olive oil creme Fraiche; Organic Cauliflower Soup with thyme, garlic and cream; Organic Yellow Beet Salad with organic cherry tomatoes, blood oranges, and cilantro lime dressing; assorted Maryland cheeses with honeycomb, fig jam, and toasted French bread; MSC Certified Bay Scallop Ceviche; and Sustainable Farm Raised Hiramasa Suchi Roll with green onions, avocado and chili puree. Wow! Our friends at Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company are making a special
martini for our event with their new River's Edge blend. Just ask for
the On the Edge Martini.
Event and Program
With an anticipated big crowd (we hope to top our 215 from last year), we will be streamlining. NO SIGN IN, NO NAME BADGES ... so please remember to BRING YOUR OWN NAMETAG -- that's as Green as it gets! As always, there is no RSVP, and no charge to enter. Cash bar.
To be counted you'll need a door prize ticket-- available as you come in. Make sure you get one. There will be no raffle, instead we've got some terrific door prizes just for being there ... if you have a ticket. See below.
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 (thanks to Clean Currents) 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, we'll draw for door prizes -- including a brunch for two from the Severn Inn, a generous assortment of golf accessories from Bonterra Wines (Organically farmed for flavor!), books on organic gardening, and a Conant Custom Brass Rain Gauge which mounts on a post, made of solid brass and glass Weems & Plath -- and make our Toast to the Bay that we'll be capturing and posting to our blog. Getting There
PLEASE CARPOOL, kayak, ride bikes ... bring your boat? The Severn Inn has its parking lot and overflow can go to the Jonas Green Park right next door. 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! 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 underway. Be sure to see our calendar for the whole scoop. See you Thursday! |
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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
 Annapolis Day Spa carries purely organic skin, body & nail care. Ytsara treatments offer zero preservatives for those clients who are tired of constant bombardment of chemicals and whose bodies have become intolerant to chemicals.
Annapolis
Day Spa is ALL about a Green Spring... We have an exciting new array of Spring / Summer Packages: Fun In The Sun Brides 'Tie The
Knot' Bright &
Sunny
And 'May' Is ALL
About "MOMS' with these package savings New Mom Soothers Give Mom A Lift
Moms, Daughters,
Sisters ... Just Wanna Have Fun
Organic grown skin, body & nail products known as 'Ytsara' refresh, rehydrate,and restore skin back to it's
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.
Special "Dirt
Cheap" sale for Green Drinkers! Buy your Top Soil for just 49 cents per bag (1 cu.ft./ea), up to 10 bags, through May 3. Just print and present the coupon at this linkwhen shopping K&B True Value. 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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Quick Links
Regarding the Chesapeake Clean Water & Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 |
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Eco-Events
Coming Up
*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
- "A Chemical Reaction" documentary film
- Organic Gardening Class Series, "Building the Foundations of
Sustainability," Session #2: Organic Gardening - Mapping and Starting Your
Garden
- Organic Wine Tasting
*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 *Tuesday, April 27
- Green Home Materials Class
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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. View the show with "Them Boys," in person, at the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Eastport
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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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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! | |
