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Introducing the Annapolis Green HydraPouch®
Encouraged by the Across the Bay 10K's efforts to eliminate paper cup hydration litter, we are offering an eco-friendly product that will help runners drink-up quickly, cleanly, and with a minimum of effort: the HydraPouch.®
It's an almost weightless silicon pouch that clips onto the runner's clothing and works perfectly with the "fast-fill-up" HydraPour nozzles that race organizers will connect to water supplies for runners. It's much better than carrying a bottle for 10 kilometers!
The HydraPouch® eliminates the problem of trying to drink from a paper cup while running or jogging; that's a wet, messy, and frustrating experience.
* Get your drink in you, not on you.
* Carry it and sip it - no more gulping or choking.
* Eliminate cups on long club training runs.
* Reduce or eliminate cups at race aid stations.
Thanks to sponsorship from State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Maryland Sports, and the Chesapeake Conservancy, we will sell our branded HydraPouches at the Pre-Race Expo at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Nov. 7 & 8. And the HydraPouch® will be sold at Fleet Feet Sports' two locations, the Annapolis Running Shop on Main Street, other running and sports retail outlets, and on our website.
Try one on for yourself at Green Drinks!
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Support Annapolis Green
Be a Founding One Hundred Member or a Friend of Annapolis Green 
Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area? 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
- Hannah Studios, Inc.
- Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy*
- PNC Wealth Management
- K&B True Value
- Betty & Jim Davis
- Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
- Clean Currents
- John H. Stevens
- EP Henry
- MOM's Organic Market
*multiple donations
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Some highlights from our event calendar are below.
Nov. 3
US Green Building Council's 4th Annual Engineering Green Conference to showcase commercial and government projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Nov. 5
Annapolis Environmental Commission Meeting - open to the public
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Our Recycling Seed Has Taken Root
Looks like we've started something.
 Last fall we brought recycling to the boat shows in Annapolis at no cost to the shows thanks to grants from the BoatUS Foundation and BGE. Our brightly colored bins were everywhere within the shows and the effort was enthusiastically received by exhibitors and the public alike. Starting with the Spring boat earlier this year, show management deployed its own recycle and trash bins and did so again at the fall shows.
Annapolis Green has been a loud voice for appropriate waste and recycling strategies at special events. We are pleased that what we started continues.
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We're Going to the Vineyard!
Thursday, Nov. 6
3218 Harness Creek Road, Annapolis
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Theme
 and Tug Responsibly too!
Join us at Annapolis' only winery, the award-winning Great Frogs, just minutes from downtown Annapolis, for a festive evening of wine tasting and delicious appetizers, in a lovely setting among the vines. We're working on a seasonal menu of sustainable appetizers that will beautifully accompany Great Frogs' wines, available for sale in a tastings format, and by the glass and by the bottle.
We'll enjoy this in the beautiful, rustic barn and outdoors under the stars next to the fire pit with music and great company. A big thank you to 1 North Wealth Services, a Different Kind of Investment Advisor, for sponsoring our event!
Our theme is Run Responsibly TM to celebrate our participation in the Across the Bay 10K race on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Nov. 9. In addition to Annapolis Green's help with recycling and composting, Race organizers are making this a "cup-free" race to eliminate the usual paper cup litter associated with water stops. Instead, they are asking runners to bring their own bottles or containers.  Annapolis Green is helping by offering another alternative, the HydraPouch, ® thanks to sponsorship from the Maryland State Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Maryland Sports, and the Chesapeake Conservancy. We will offer these for sale at the Pre-Race Expo on Nov. 7 & 8 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. And... you'll have a preview at Green Drinks. If you're a runner, you might want to buy one or two for yourself! See the sidebar story.  And of course, on Nov. 8 the great Maritime Republic of Eastport Tug of War against Annapolis will take place with opposing teams on Second Street in Eastport and Susan Campbell Park/City Dock in Annapolis. Look for our Eco-Stations, on both sides, as we Green the Tug for the second year in a row, thanks to sponsorship from K&B True Value, a long-time Annapolis Green supporter, and Green Life Chiropractic & Wellness. Read more about the Tug, now in its 17th year! It is a privilege to be invited to our local winery, yet with that comes additional catering challenges to create an event you'll enjoy. There will be a nominal charge for this edition of Green Drinks: $10. There still will be a cash bar, but your $10 will get you admission to a wonderful, informative event in a very special location and a Great Frogs wine glass! We'll have more details soon, but plan on bundling up for the weather, car-pooling to the vineyard, and having a great time.
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Want to Make a Difference for the Environment?
Vote for Candidates who understand the global implications of Climate Change and local issues.People elected to statewide and county positions affect how environmental issues important to all of us all are handled.
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 Look for our eco-stations at these special events and do your bit for the planet: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Friday - Saturday, Nov. 7-8
Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis
Saturday, Nov. 8
Sunday, Nov. 9
Terrapin State Park, Queen Anne's County
Thanks to a grant from BGE.
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Tune in to Living Green in Annapolis on WNAV
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6-7 p.m.
 "How Annapolis, as a Historic Town, is Dealing with Sea Level Rise & Other Emergencies -- and How That Applies to Citizens & Businesses" Guests: Alderman Joe Budge, Alderman, City of Annapolis; and David Mandell, Senior Planner, Annapolis Office of Emergency Management And special feature: "The Environment in Focus: Herbicides and Superweeds" with Tom Pelton, courtesy of WYPR, 88.1FM.
1430 AM, 99.9FM or streaming on wnav.com
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