The Metropolitan
169 West Street, Annapolis
Free with a cash bar. No RSVP required.Sponsoring Organization
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. And now, as we turn attention to the holiday season, it's time to upgrade the magic of twinkling holiday lights to energy-efficient LEDs. That's our Green Drinks theme this month.
It's a great time to do that since we're making it easy for you to save a few bucks on the purchase as well as the energy cost down the road that you'll enjoy with LEDs.
Thanks to our event sponsor Clean Currents (Our newest Founding 100 sponsor!), this December's Green Drinks is all about energy and lights! And you can participate by turning in your old ones. Read more below.
Our host, the Met, is powered by Clean Currents' wind power program (as are we). The Met has agreed to let us light up their lot next to Lemongrass. Watch as we "holiday-up" the area around those chickens! Oh, do stay tuned for our creation. Think of it as a preview to the EYC Lights Parade the following Saturday!
Also, we're in close contact with the Annapolis Jaycees, who are in charge of the "Hanging of the Greens" downtown on Dec. 7. We'll be working on the "Greening of the Hanging (Lights)!" Ok, bad pun but you follow our logic, right? We've invited the Jaycees to be our special guests at Green Drinks.
Here's the Deal
Bring in your incandescent light strings --
whether they work or not -- and folks from Mom's Organic Market will collect them for recycling.
The incentive for you is that you'll receive a coupon to buy a new string online or at our favorite local hardware store, K&B True Value (a Founding 100 sponsor).
The closest MOM's is in Bowie, at 6824 Race Track Road. K&B True Value is located at 912 Forest Drive. Both stores have a lights recycling program in place already if you just can't wait -- our event just makes it a little more convenient for you!
- If you take your old lights directly to MOM's (its program ends on Jan. 31) you'll receive a coupon for 30% off energy efficient decorative lighting at HolidayLEDs.com.
- If you take your old lights directly to K&B True Value (its program ends Dec. 15), you'll get $4 off each new string of LED lights you buy there (limit 5).
- If you bring your lights to Green Drinks you'll have your choice of coupons from either MOM's or K&B True Value! (Please remove light strings from boxes or packaging to facilitate recycling.)
Where Do Those Old Lights Go? -- Following the recycling drive, MOM's will box and ship all the old holiday lights we collect to a recycling facility in located Jackson, Michigan. There, the lights will be shredded and processed. The individual components (including pvc, glass and copper) will be separated to be recycled into new products.
Why LEDs? Does it matter? How much energy do they save? -- A lot. In general, LEDs use 90% less energy an an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light! Read more about LEDs. LEDs offer maximum light efficiency without the harmful by-products that come from other lighting solutions. LEDs are non-toxic and cost-effective. Plus, they last at least 10 times longer (and consume 90% less energy) than incandescent bulbs. In addition, they emit far less heat, which helps minimize the risk of fire. Not to mention, the bright, clean light from LEDs looks great!
So, help us light up the holidays... to benefit your pocketbook and the environment!
Cheers,
Elvia & Lynne
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