A HUGE Success, great turnout and ... one last request - click right here to support
the Chesapeake Bay bill
What a combo for our Second Annual Green Drinks for the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis ... fabulous weather, beautiful site, and great cause.It was an overwhelming success! Thanks to all involved - we are "claiming" at least 262 of you -- that's our best count.
We have one last request. If you haven't already, take but a moment to send off your support for our Chesapeake Bay.
Click, put in your zip code, your information, and a letter appears to your senator/congressperson. Yes, you can even customize it if you'd like. We thank you.
We were hoping to have all the counts in from the 17 Green Drinks groups from around the watershed to see if we topped the Green Drinks attendance record of 1800 ... soon!
Most importantly, we'll also keep you informed on the results of
our call to action through Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Now, time for our thanks ... In addition to the organic wines offered by the Severn Inn's attentive bartenders, o ur friends at Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company prepared a special martini for our event with their new River's Edge blend. The "On the Edge Martini" was super! Throughout the evening volunteers from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation educated our crowd about the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009. They were very visible in the bright blue Vote for Clean Water scarves and t-shirts. CBF Maryland Executive Director Kim Koble spoke for a few minutes about the Act and led our toast to the Chesapeake Bay.
Lucky Green Drinkers won an assortment of great 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 from Weems & Plath. Stellar Presentations donated two organic gardening books too. Thank you to Chris Moyer from the National Restaurant Association's Greener Restaurants initiative for joining us and showing off his newly launched program on his iPad... and for providing us with the white reusable bags. Read more about Greener Restaurants.
You might have seen photographer Michael Finn taking shots of our event. We'll have his photos online soon. Thanks, Michael!
So now the party's over but our job is just beginning.Take just a few minutes now, while you are thinking about it, and contact your senators and congressional representatives and tell them you want them to vote for clean water... that you want them to vote in favor of the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009.
If you attended our event you were given a small card (thanks to Clean Currents) with the link to send in your email about the legislation, or just click here. 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. 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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Chesapeake Green Living Festival
Save the date! Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16
EXHIBITOR SPACE STILL AVAILABLE
 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? Sponsored by:  
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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 link when 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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Mark Your Calendar
Upcoming Green Drinks
Annapolis
 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11
Crush Wine Bar
114 West Street, Annapolis
Featuring three wines from Gemtree Vineyards in Australia. Read more.Tuesday, June 8
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 143 Compromise
Street, AnnapolisDetails to come. Tuesday, July 13St. John's College, 60 College Avenue, AnnapolisDetails to come. |
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Eco-Events
Coming Up
*Friday, April 30- Farm Dinner on the Shore
*Sunday, May 2
- Farm Dinner
on the Shore *Friday-Sunday, May 7-9
- Solar & Wind Expo (see below) *Saturday, May 8
- Sierra Club Mattawoman Creek Paddle
- Organic Gardening Class Series, "Building the Foundations of Sustainability," Session #3: Organic Gardening - Tools and Soil Preparation *Sunday, May 9
- West Annapolis 2nd Sunday Green Market |
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MAY 7-9
* See, touch and learn about solar, wind and geothermal energy devices from top manufacturers and suppliers.
* Attend informative seminars on renewable energy and related issues, including installation and financing.
* Tour the "Living Zero Home," an educational modular home that toured the U.S. last year, for great ideas on how to save energy and money.
* Hear keynote speaker Bob Dixson, the inspirational mayor of Greensburg, Kansas, tell how his town is rebuilding "all-green" after being devastated by a tornado in 2007.
* Let your children participate in "The Solar and Wind Expo Scavenger Hunt."
* See electric vehicles, including the all-electric Tesla sports car and the Extreme Bug-E, a three-wheel, solar/electric motorcycle, being unveiled before crossing the U.S.
* Buy a ticket for a chance to win a $1.9 million solar home, a 2010 Honda Insight hybrid or a number of other great prizes in Maryland Public Television's "Green Home Raffle."
* Catch a ride in an all-electric E-Cruiser from the parking lot to the Expo.
Click here for more information and to order discounted tickets.
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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! | |
