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Sept. 5, 2012 Vol. 3 No. 29
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Support Annapolis Green
Be a Founding One Hundred Member or a "Bay Backer"
Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area?
Want to be one of the first to be a part of Annapolis Green? Then consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred. Join the list below.
 | - 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
- Cohen Community Fund
- Towne Park
- Eastport Civic Association
- Galway Bay Irish Pub
- The Brick Companies
- Delegate Steve Schuh
- Severn Savings Bank
- Paul Murphy
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Please read more. Thank you!
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Electric Vehicle Days in Annapolis
We're just about ready to make a big announcement about our week of information about Electric Vehicles and alternative transportation. During the week of Sept. 15-23 we're going to answer all your questions about plug in cars, motorcycles, and bikes, and where to charge them, starting and ending with a showcase of vehicles on City Dock so you can talk their owners. Details to come.
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Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce Green Company Award Nominations Open
The Chamber will present a Green Company Award at its Comcast Annual Business Hall of Fame and Business Awards Dinner on October 4. If you would like nominate your own company or another you believe is deserving of the award, please click on this link to download the form or contact Noreen Haenn at the Chamber, 410 266-3960.
For information about the event on October 4, click here.
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Bring us your corks!
 At every event, bring us your corks... your natural, not plastic, corks for recycling into flooring, shoes, and more. Look for our tall Re-Cork box.
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Top of the Line
 We had a terrific end of summer Green Drinks last week at WEST. The evening was perfect and our crowd made use of both the inside and the outside of this beautiful restaurant at Loews Annapolis Hotel. Thank you Stacy Baird, Chef Kevin Reif, and General Manager James LoBosco for their hospitality, delicious appetizers and generous two-for-one entree certificate given to al  l the Green Drinkers who wanted to return for dinner later. Several stayed for dinner that very night and everyone raved about the food. We love the outdoor seating area with the comfy chairs. WEST was just recognized as the state's 5th Maryland Green Travel restaurant partner. Click here learn all about WEST's Green practices. Carla Lucente, owner of bb Bistro, the 4th restaurant partner, attended as well. We were glad to be joined by several of our Founding One Hundred sponsors -- including our newest, Paul Murphy -- and our Board members. Of course, we can't put these events on without volunteers. A big thanks goes out to Nick DiPasquale (self-described Greeter-in-Training), who is the head of the Chesapeake Bay Program; Karin Hannah, a fabulous graphic designer who collaborated with us on our new businesses cards; and Elly Tierney, owner of Chez Amis B&B.
We're working out the details of our next Green Drinks on September 19 - Green Garages! Stay tuned. Be sure to check our calendar online for a complete list of events of interest to the environmental community. And don't miss info about participating an important award and recognition opportunity; it's in the column on the left. Cheers,
Elvia & Lynne
PS - Visit our Facebook page (link at the left, at the top) and share your Green opinions, articles, whatever. Let's make it a community forum.
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Festival Greening
 Over the past few weeks we rolled out our Festival Greening program powered by the sponsorship of Severn Savings Bank. The first was at Wellness House's La Fiesta Del Verano on August 25.
The next festival in the Severn Bank-powered program will be this weekend -- at the Maryland Seafood Festival at Sandy Point Park. Not only will we make recycling available at the Seafood Fest, but also composting. Just think how many pounds of left over food and scraps we will divert from the landfill in this way!
 Over this last weekend our Festival Greening program also took off at the CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Annapolis Race Week shore parties. Our colorful bins were at the party tents on City Dock. We don't have the final numbers yet but the diversion rate (how much waste went to recycling rather than the landfill) was over 80 percent! Congratulations to CBYRA for being good Bay stewards in this manner!
We were able to provide composting at Towne Park's Bogeys and Birds Golf Tournament last week too. In this case it was mainly crab shells, which are a great material for composting. We love being partners with Veteran Compost on this and with WasteStrategies.
Are you planning an outdoor event or festival? Contact us if you're interested in Greening it. We'd love to show you how.
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Join us on the Radio Tonight
 Living Green in Annapolis on WNAV
debuts Wednesday, September 5, with special guest Nick DiPasquale, Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program Office discussing the topic: "Overseeing the Restoration." Tune in to WNAV every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. for our show on environmental issues. WNAV may be heard at 1430AM, live streaming audio on wnav.com and, in the City at 99.9FM. For a schedule of programs and guests, see our calendar. |
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Green Golf
 Galway Bay, one of our Founding One Hundred sponsors, is hosting a golf tournament with a live auction, at Old South Country Club in Lothian on September 10. Galway Bay's Annual Golf Tournament, now in its 13th year, is a great fun-filled day of golf with a serious purpose. Galway Bay, in partnership with the Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County, holds this golfing fundraiser to benefit work being done in Nhekamenya, Malawi, Africa, and the Holy Cross Parish community in that village. The In Aid of Water 2013 project's goal is to build 15 water wells providing clean, safe water for many villagers. Past tournaments have helped provide clean water and a maize mill for the Parish and other projects are in the works. Learn more about the Malawi Friends project.
This is your chance to play on the renowned Old South Country Club normally available to members only. Registration closes on September 5. There also will be a raffle in conjunction with the event for a trip for two to Ireland (a $3000 value). Only 600 tickets will be sold and the drawing will be held at the tournament. For information on the tournament, click here. ---
 One of our newest Founding One Hundred sponsors, The Brick Companies, is featuring its sponsorship of Annapolis Green on its website. Check it out! Brick is holding its 10th Annual Brick Companies Classic Golf Tournament on October 2 at its very Green course on the Eastern Shore, Queenstown Harbor. The tournament will support the programs and initiatives of The National Wildlife Federation and The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, in direct alignment with Brick's mission to reconnect people with the land and inspire others to do the same. | Information
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Energy Audit/Savings Seminar
September 13
 Partners and stakeholders of the Four Rivers Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County will soon be invited to attend an Energy Audit/Savings Seminar for heritage sites interested in helping their buildings become more energy-efficient and sustainable. This free seminar will be given by Tom Boyer of Infrared Tools Energy Services (one of our Founding One Hundred Sponsors) on Thursday, Sept. 13, 3:30 - 5 p.m., in the Severn Room, 2664 Riva Road, Annapolis. Details to come.
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Our Email Sponsors
K&B True Value
can show you many ways to Go Green
 K&B True Value has literally thousands of environmentally friendly products, like no-VOC Mythic paint and a refillable laundry detergent station (bring your empty bottle in and we will fill it with more detergent). In addition, K&B True Value has a great deal of useful green information on its website about how you can have a healthier home and save money.
Our School Giving Program is back! 10% of your purchase goes to area schools for needed supplies. To help your school, just tell our cashiers which school you want to support and that school will get credit for your purchase.
After the program ends on October 31, we will give each school a gift card for 10% of those purchases. With free supplies from us, they'll have more money for books or other needs!
Click here for more details on the School Giving Program as well as the Paint Foundation Grants.
Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook, and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis.
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