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April 27, 2012 Vol. 3 No. 16
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Support Annapolis Green: Be a Founding One Hundred Member!
Over the past five years we've provided an on-line and in-person way to distribute local environmental information, make friends and alliances, and exchange views. Your support of our programs tells us that you believe we are providing a valuable service. Changing our status to non-profit allows us to take on projects funded by grants and tax-deductible donations. But in this "formative period," we need your financial support to get established.
 | - Charlie Birney
- infrared Tools Energy Services
- Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
- Keith & Helen Drewett
- Doug Lashley / GreenVest
- Elvia Thompson
- Lynne & Mark Forsman
- Ralph Gleason
- Shelley & Eric Rubin
- Boatyard Bar & Grill
- John Nicklin
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Want to be one of the first to be a part of Annapolis Green? Then consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred. This exclusive group is made up of the first 100 people to donate $1000 to Annapolis Green. These 100 individuals will be permanently listed on our website, letterhead and other materials. Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area? Just click on the Donate button above to learn more. The Annapolis Community Foundation is already acting as our fiscal sponsor so that we can accept tax-deductible donations even while our 501(c)(3) filing is underway.
Thank you!
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Don't Forget to Support Us Through
Mills Fine Wine & Spirits'
Community Rewards Program
Give us your Mills cash register receipts!
 When you shop at Mills, at the foot of Main Street in downtown Annapolis, save your cash register receipts and give them to us. Once a quarter we'll turn them in to receive a 5% rebate as a donation from Mills.
This generous offer costs you nothing and helps us continue to spread the word about environmental issues in Annapolis. And, a few times a year Mills will provide unique wine, spirit and beer offers specifically created for as special promotions just for Green Drinkers! It's a Win-Win! Please shop at Mills and save your receipts for us.
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Top of the Line
Save the Date!
Tuesday, May 15
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Charles Carroll House and Garden of Annapolis
107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis  May is National Preservation Month and this year's theme is "Discover America's Hidden Gems." Communities from coast to coast are discovering their unexplored historic treasures-and we are too. Because we believe that the greenest building is often the one that is already built, we're celebrating Annapolis' Hidden Gems - our many historic buildings and residences - our Emeralds! Partnering with the Historic Preservation Commission and MainStreets Annapolis, we are happy to be hosted by the Charles Carroll House of Annapolis.
The seat of the Catholic Carrolls of Annapolis, the Charles Carroll House was the primary urban residence of its most famous owner, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Today, the property, on the grounds of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, is among the largest and most impressive historic sites in Annapolis. Celebrating three generations and an urban cultural landscape that spans over 300 years, the Carroll House is a restoration-in-progress. This site bears great historical significance to the state of Maryland and America. Read more.
Our program is taking shape but we have a few details. We are hoping to have information about the Carroll House and about some of the other historic buildings and residences in Annapolis. Stay tuned. Click here to read more about National Preservation Month on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's website.
The Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission and the Heritage Commission, are planning to recognize stewards of landmark "gems" currently undergoing restoration in Annapolis. As we get closer to the event, they will release the names of those awardees. Of course, our wine and beer will be purchased locally - thanks to Mills and Annebeth's! The beers will be from the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick (Underdog Lager and Woody Creek White) and from Heavy Seas Brewery in Baltimore (Sea Nymph and Small Craft Warning). We'll have more news about the wines next week. And we are working out sustainable appetizer offerings from a number of downtown restaurants.   Speaking of restaurants, we are happy to tell you that Galway Bay Irish Pub has been approved as a Maryland Green Travel Partner ... the very first restaurant in the state to obtain that designation. Galway Bay and the other restaurants in the Irish Restaurant Company group have some of the greenest practices in town ... and now state! They are not only Irish Green but Sustainable Green. Read their "Live Green Eat Irish" mission statement and practices. Congratulations to Fenton and Michael Galway and Anthony Clarke for the Maryland Green Travel designation! You'll be able to sample that sustainable Irish fare at our Green Drinks event in May.
Cheers, Elvia & Lynne |
Petition
to Save the Remaining Forests on Forest Drive
There is a petition that is resonating with the environmental community in the Annapolis area. Sponsored by the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter -- Anne Arundel County Group, the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation, the Save Your Annapolis Neck group, and the Severn River Association, it calls on the Mayor and City Council to "Stop Annapolis from Trading Forest for Traffic." The issue is the proposed construction of two projects on Forest Drive, the Reserve at Quiet Waters and the Crystal Springs development. These would include 681 residences and 200,000 sq. ft. of commercial space on 140 acres. That's a lot of traffic and pressure on already overcrowded schools. Fully 61 percent of the two surviving forests in the city would be bulldozed. At issue is this and whether the State's Forest Conservation Act is being violated. If this is important to you, click here to learn more and sign the petition. We have information about the Reserve at Quiet Waters project on our website too. Click here. The Board of Appeals hearing on the Reserve at Quiet Waters will be held Wednesday, April 18 at City Hall, 7 p.m. If this is important to YOU, plan to attend.
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Upcoming Events
We'd Like to Bring to Your Attention
Get the full details on our calendar
Saturday, April 28 - Over the Bay & Around the World
noon - 3 p.m., Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 Second Street, Annapolis - Spend an afternoon with two real-life local heroes, Astronauts Fred Gregory and Paul Richards. This is a family-oriented event. The two veteran astronauts both live in the Annapolis area. They will make presentations about their experiences living and working in space and how research done by NASA gives insight into climate issues on the Chesapeake Bay. Gregory was the first African-American commander of Space Shuttle Discovery, the vehicle that just flew over Washington and will be on display at the Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center. Richards flew on Discovery as well and performed a "space walk." The FREE event is perfect for families with children.
Sunday, April 29 - 2nd Annual Earth, Water and Faith Festival - 2 - 5 p.m., Annapolis Towne Center, Solomon's Island Road at Route 2, Annapolis (originally scheduled for Sunday, April 22, postponed due to weather). The Festival will celebrate our Environment through music, art and inspiration, and is the product of a partnership between the Chesapeake Interfaith Environmental Group (CIEG), the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Annapolis Towne Centre.
Tuesday, May 1 - Board of Appeals Hearing for Reserve at Quiet Waters continuation of hearing held on April 18 - 7 p.m., City Hall, 160 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis - This development of 158 single-family and townhouse homes is controversial in that it is to be built next to Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis on land that contains long-standing forest and non-tidal wetlands. There are many opinions on this development. Look at both sides and express your opinions at the hearing.
Wednesday, May 2 - Quiet Waters Environmental Lecture Series - Greening Your Home and/or Business - 6:30 p.m., Blue Heron Room, Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, Annapolis - Free.
Thursday, May 31 - Designing for Eco-Dollars: Building a Sustainable Business Environment and Economy - 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Loews Annapolis Hotel - Presented by MainStreets Annapolis and the City of Annapolis and sponsored by a group of nationally-recognized experts in historic preservation, sustainable design, historic tax credits and Main Street development with support from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Maryland, the American Institute of Architects Maryland, and the Annapolis Economic Development Corporation. More info.
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