May 8, 2015 Vol. 6 No. 14
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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
- Homestead Gardens
- Rick Kissel & Lee Finney
- Kevin Green
*multiple donations
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Buy a Lady a Drink
We were proud to have called attention to the importance of clean water -- both locally and globally -- at Green Drinks a couple of weeks ago when our theme was It's All About the Water.
Thanks to Neal Katcef, all Green Drinkers left our event with a beautiful Stella Chalice. Chalices were being sold as a way to raise funds for Buy a Lady a Drink, but they are sold out now for the moment.
If you took home a chalice at Green Drinks, why not make a donation of $12 to water.org as a way to pay for it and to do your bit for the women who endure such a hardship to obtain what we take for granted -- clean water.
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Sea level rise -- it's coming.
And our city is planning for it now.
Find out more at Green Drinks Annapolis.
Tuesday, May 12
Chart House Restaurant  300 Second Street, Annapolis
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
City officials are concerned about the effect of sea level rise on the inventory of historic structures and cultural heritage in this area and are developing a Cultural Resource Hazard Mitigation Plan. Find out more at Green Drinks from:
The beautifully renovated Chart House will host our event, right on the water, overlooking Spa Creek. Come and learn about how it's renovation included reuse of materials and other environmental best practices. Enjoy the complimentary appetizers and plan to stay for dinner.
The Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta and Rock the Dock Party with be EYC's 2nd "Gold Level" Clean Regatta (Sailors for the Sea)! It's another Annapolis Green "REF" event - organizers will be with us sharing their exciting efforts!
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 As part of our Responsible Events and Festivals program, Annapolis Green, with sponsorship from SolarCity, is provided composting bins last weekend for the Parole Rotary's BarBAYq competitors to reduce the event's environmental footprint. Almost 1000 pounds of barbecue food scraps were collected at the end of the festival. This is currently being composted in an industrial-scale composting facility farm run by Veteran Compost in northern Maryland. In just two months it will be good, healthy soil amendment for local gardens. With tongue firmly in cheek in just two months we'll know who makes the best "dirt." Will it be the Parole Rotary (pork compost) or the Annapolis Rotary (crab compost)? This friendly rivalry is yet another way to get the word out about composting and overall Greening at events such as this. Thank you to the Parole Rotary and to Greening Sponsor SolarCity! Join our Green REF Team and become a sponsor of your favorite up and coming Annapolis Area Event! As we say... Make the Right Call!
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Tiny House Essay Contest
 SustainaFest announces the official launch of its 2015 Tiny House Essay Contest. One inspired individual will take home the Minim model, off-grid, student-built Tiny House for $100 and a short essay answering the question: "What are your keys to living a sustainable lifestyle and how will owning the SustainaFest Tiny House help you realize your dream of living that lifestyle?" Over the next dew weeks SustainaFest is accepting contest entries with the goal of changing one person's life forever by handing over the keys to this house, valued at $76,000 and helping him or her take a big step toward sustainable living. The contest ends at 5 p.m. on June 1. Learn more.
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Maryland Green Registry Award Nominations
 The Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards are presented each year to the top five organizations that have shown a strong commitment to sustainable practices, measurable results, and continual improvement. The nomination process is easy. Nominate your favorite organization by Friday, May 15. Learn more.
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Join Our Growing List of Sponsors Helping Us Green Area Events!
 Responsible Events & Festivals, our festival greening program (The Green REF), is getting to be well-known. Planners of regattas, foot races, rowing races, and more, are now asking us to help Green their events. Find out how we can help and how your organization can be involved.
Our REF program is based on sponsorship.
We look for companies - in any sort of business - that would like to Make the Right Call and connect their brands to our recycling and composting educational efforts.
Sponsorship makes it possible to cover the expenses associated with making these good things happen! If you know of a company that might like to be a part of this exciting program, please contact us AND them. Tell them why you support Annapolis Green, put them in touch with us and we'll do the rest.We also welcome corporate volunteers who can help us with set-up and break-down at REF events. A REF event could be a great team-building initiative for your company.
Together, let's turn the tide and make this Festival Season a Green one!
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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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