March 19, 2015 Vol. 6 No. 8
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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
- La Prima Catering
- Jeannie Zajac
- Vic Pascoe
- Robert Clark
- Mid-Atlantic GEM, LLC
- Dick Lahn
*multiple donations
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Check out our
Highlights:
Saturday-Sunday, March 21-22 - Sale of composters & rain barrels - K&B True Value & City of Annapolis
Saturday, March 28 -
Environmental Showcase of Annapolis Film Festival 2015
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5th Annual Annapolis Oyster Roast
& Sock Burning
Saturday, March 21
noon - 5 p.m.
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street
Celebrate the coming of spring at this feast featuring the Chesapeake's most cherished bivalve.
Composting and recycling provided by Annapolis Green's Responsible Events & Festivals program with sponsorship from Mercedes Benz of Annapolis. This is a fund raiser for the Museum, whose ecology and heritage education program reaches thousands of school children each year. Information at amaritime.org
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2015 Legislative Session
the Environment
 Things are moving in the State House on a number of bills that cover topics such as: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard; Fracking; Stormwater Treatment Legislation; Pesicides; Plastic Bag Ban; and Microbeads Ban.
If you don't know what these issues are all about, see the Maryland League of Conservation Voters Issues page and let your representatives know where you stand. Click here.
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TONIGHT!
Celebrate Spring! Green Drinks Returns to the Garden  Thursday, March 19
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Homestead Gardens 743 West Central Avenue, Davidsonville
Homestead Homestead Gardens opens its doors to Green Drinks tonight in the midst of the 2015 Flower Show... a spectacular setting.
 Our event sponsor, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay will be well represented with information about its Project Clean Stream, highlighting ways YOU can volunteer for spring cleaning of our parks, streams, and other public places. You'll also meet folks from Main Street Annapolis Partnership's Annapolis in Bloom program, the City of Annapolis' GreenScape program, the Patuxent Riverkeeper program, V eteran Compost - with samples of the wonderful soil amendment that composting provides - and the South River Federation, whose South River on the Half Shell Auction will be held at Homestead on Saturday evening. The Maryland Day program will be well represented since Homestead Gardens is a new Maryland Day partner, hence the title of its flower show -- Celebrate Maryland.  Appetizers, provided by Herrington on the Bay, will be delicious and sustainable. Mills Fine Wine & Spirits will offer wine tastings and full pours of two wines and several types of  Maryland beer. Soft drinks will be available. Click here for details about the menu and beverage list. Look for our eco-stations and be sure to recycle! We will make an announcement about a new partnership with Homestead Gardens -- a sneak peek will be quite visible as you approach the parking lot!
And we'll tell you about Maryland Green Travel's newest member locations and about the litter survey we conducted Monday. Do you think our community is trashy? You might be surprised.This is our seventh year at Homestead Gardens in March and has become a highly anticipated event. Join us!
As an incentive to take some of those flowers home, Homestead Gardens will generously provide discount coupons for Green Drinkers!
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Elvia & Lynne
PS - Bring us your corks for recycling! So far we have recycled a total of 226 pounds, or approximately 24,859 corks!
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Maryland Day Weekend
"Growing A Little Greener"
Friday-Sunday, March 20-22
Green Drinks will be held on the eve of Maryland Day weekend, March 20-22. Maryland Day commemorates the formal
founding of the colony of Maryland, which by historical accounts, took place on March 25 of 1633 or 1634.
Our local area's celebration of Maryland Day is organized by the Four Rivers Heritage Area and many locations are participating including, for the first time, our hosts, Homestead Gardens.
For the past three years, Annapolis Green has helped the participating sites and attendees in "Growing a Little Greener". Partnering with Maryland Green Travel, Annapolis Green is providing guidance on becoming more sustainable operationally and during the weekend's event. More details are on "Growing a Little Greener" page on the Maryland Day website.
Learn more about Maryland Day at Green Drinks and at the Maryland Day website, marylandday.org. During the Maryland Day weekend, many attractions that usually charge admission will be free or charging just $1. It's a great opportunity to get to know more about our state.
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South River on the Half Shell Auction
Saturday, March 21
6 - 10 p.m.
Homestead Gardens
743 West Central Avenue Davidsonville
A fun filled night of fabulous food, drinks, oysters, and music to raise funds for the South River Federation.
Information Composting and recycling provided by Annapolis Green's Responsible Events & Festivals program.
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What Has Annapolis Green Been Up To?
 We're working on becoming a Keep America Beautiful Affiliate by assessing the litter level in the community, by studying where fit into the sustainability community in this area, and determining what our final organization structure will look like. We will have more information about this on our website soon.
We're joining this venerable organization because of the great opportunities it offers us, for the good of the community, in the form of program grants; state, regional and national collaborations; and more.
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 Our Email Sponsor
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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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