Annapolis Green Newsletter
            December 31, 2014                                                                                Vol. 5 No. 38
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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.  
  1. Charlie Birney
  2. Infrared Tools Energy Services*
  3. Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
  4. Keith & Helen Drewett*
  5. Doug Lashley / GreenVest
  6. Elvia Thompson
  7. Lynne & Mark Forsman
  8. Ralph Gleason
  9. Shelley & Eric Rubin
  10. Boatyard Bar & Grill
  11. John Nicklin   
  12. Cohen Community Fund
  13. Towne Park
  14. Eastport Civic Association
  15. Galway Bay Irish Pub
  16. The Brick Companies
  17. Delegate Steve Schuh
  18. Severn Savings Bank
  19. Paul Murphy
  20. Hannah Studios, Inc.
  21. Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy*
  22. PNC Wealth Management
  23. K&B True Value
  24. Betty & Jim Davis
  25. Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
  26. Clean Currents
  27. John H. Stevens  
  28. EP Henry
  29. MOM's Organic Market
  30. La Prima Catering
  31. Jeannie Zajac
  32. Vic Pascoe
  33. Robert Clark

*multiple donations 

Welcome to our newest Foundation One Hundred sponsor, Robert Clark! And thank you to Founding One Hundred sponsors who made an additional donation in 2014:
Keith & Helen Drewett Betty & Jim Davis 
Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy

 Thank you to the
Friends of Annapolis Green who donated in 2014:
Philip & Susan Allen
Laura Armstrong 
Trish Davis 
Nick DiPasquale  
Dave Feldman*  
Kevin Green 
Kay & Bill Jones*  
Fred Kelly* 
Lillian McGraw 
Jack Morkan & Clare Vanderbeek  
Ivon Paulin 
Al Todd 
*multiple donations

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Our next program:
"Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2014 State of the Bay Report"

Guest:
Will Baker, President of CBF

Tune in Wednesday, Jan. 7, 6 p.m. on WNAV, 1430AM, 99.9FM, or streaming on wnav.com

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We wish you and yours a happy and prosperous 2015! Please consider making a last-minute donation to Annapolis Green. See below.
                                                                              

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Wednesday, Jan. 7
Galway Bay Irish Pub

63 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis

5:30 -  7:30 p.m. 

 

Theme:
Environmental Legislative Preview - State & County

 

Event Sponsor
 

 

Our event will feature the cozy atmosphere of Galway Bay Irish Pub -- perfect for a winter evening and complimentary, fabulous, healthy appetizers. A cash bar will offer your favorite beer or other beverage. And best of all, there will be plenty of time to catch up and to discuss what might be on the horizon for the legislative session that will start just a week later, on January 14. 

 

Then at 7 p.m., you can step across the street for a deeper discussion of these issues at a Legislative Preview event hosted by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, at 86 Maryland Avenue. 

 

Among the topics to be covered are:

  • Phosphorous Management Tool
  • Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
  • Fracking
  • Defense of the Stormwater Legislation
  • Environmental Justice, pesticides, and
  • County Legislation

If you don't know what these issues are all about, here's your chance to find out and to learn how you can get involved.

 

Our event sponsor is GreenVest, an innovative and effective solution provider t hat uses private capital to acquire, restore and preserve land containing impaired ecological systems. GreenVest generates environmental value by creating ecological assets, tradable commodities in the form of credits, generated from the preservation, enhancement, restoration or creation of natural ecological systems. Thank you for sponsoring our event! 

 

Galway Bay, a Maryland Green Travel Partner, is one of the Greenest restaurants in the area in its operations and the sourcing of its food.  

 

As they say, "Live Green Eat Irish!" Read more.   

 

And do consider staying for dinner of traditional and modern Irish fare -- perfect for a chilly night!

 

We would also like to give a special thanks to Jared Littmann and K&B True Value for being our loyal sponsors of this email blast for the past two years!

 

Thank you the folks who have sent a year-end donation to Annapolis Green. See the sidebar. It's friends like you who make our work possible and will make 2015 an even greater year! We are so grateful. 

 

And finally, start the New Year right! Get outside tomorrow morning for a First Day Hike -- close to home or farther afield. Read more below.

 

Happy New Year! 

Elvia & Lynne 
 

Start the Year Outside! 


The Chesapeake Conservancy has reminded us that the
National Association of State Park Directors is sponsoring the annual First Day Hikes all around the country on New Year's Day. It's a call to get friends and families off the couch and into the outdoors as a great way to start the year.

To find a hike at a park you want to explore just click here. The closest two hikes in our area are:

Tawes Garden and Arboretum 
Trail: Garden trail
Difficulty: Easy 1 mile trail
Start time: 1 p.m. 
Meet at the Garden's weekend entrance on Herbert Sachs Drive (just off Rowe Boulevard, near the Stadium).
Join the park ranger and a naturalist for a leisurely walk through the State Park's only public garden and arboretum. Scout for winter songbirds and other wildlife.
Children and leashed dogs are welcome.
To RSVP and for cancellation information call the garden office at 410-260-8189.

Sandy Point State Park 
Trail: Beach area on Chesapeake Bay
Difficulty: Easy 1 mile trail
Start time: 10 a.m. 
Meeting Location: East Beach shelter area
Take a First Day Hike with your favorite pooch on the scenic shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Hikers without pets are welcome too. Afterward, celebrate the New Year with sparking cider, and treats for accompanying pets.
Children and leashed dogs are welcome.
Cancellation Information: To RSVP or for cancellation
information call the park at 410-974-2149.  

Weather forecast for New Year's Day: Sunny, high of 41 degrees, winds 10-15 mph. Get outside! 

Make a Year-End Donation to Annapolis Green 

 

We are a grass roots organization filling a unique niche... we are helping to build a sustainable community by promoting and working toward a clean environment and a strong local economy.

 

We increase awareness of and celebrate the work of others who do good for our environment and add our own programs too. Your contribution will help us build on the foundation of this year's great work!  

 

Click below to make a tax-deductible donation to Annapolis Green through our fiscal sponsor, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

 

You'll be building a cleaner, more aware, more beautiful, and stronger community for you and those who come after us.

 

Annapolis Green's 2014 Accomplishments -- We've done a log in 2014! Find out more and let us know if you'd like to be involved. 
spOur Email Sponsors   

 

 

K&B True Value is your hardware store and more. There are literally thousands of Green Options products in stock to help you live your life in a more Earth friendly manner. And now, K&B delivers!    

 

Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis. Phone: (410) 268-3939. 

   

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