July 31, 2015 Vol. 6 No. 25
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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
- Hannon Armstrong
- Clare Vanderbeek & Jack Morkan*
*multiple donations
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 Our Weekly Radio Program
6 p.m.
WNAV, 1430AM, 99.9FM
Wednesday, August 5
"The Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast Goes Green," with guest Jim Campbell, 2015 Crab Feast Chief.
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Highlights
Tour Aboard Thomas Point Lighthouse - Board a boat from the Annapolis Maritime Museum for transportation to the lighthouse
Wednesday, August 5
Composting Demonstration in Quiet Waters Park
Friday, August 7
Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast - an Annapolis Green REF event
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Save the Date!
Thursday, Sept. 10
Charles Carroll House & Gardens
107 Duke of Gloucester, Annapolis
We're looking forward to returning to the Charles Carroll House, a magnificent example of the cultural heritage we are so lucky to have in Annapolis. It was home three generations and a Founding Father! Stay tuned for details and save the date!
Just because we're taking a break from Green Drinks in August doesn't mean we're loafing! Read below about our August 18 presentation about plastic in the oceans and in the Bay.
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70th Annual Rotary Crab Feast
From the Bay to the Earth
Friday, Aug. 7
The We are working with the Annapolis Rotary to make the 70th Annual Crab Feast a "Bay Responsible," Zero-Waste event through our Responsible Events & Festivals Program. Want to help out? Read more below.
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What's in the Water: The Growing Threat of Plastic in the Ocean and the Bay
Tuesday, August 18
7 p.m.
Annapolis Maritime Museum
We're putting the finishing touches on our
presentation about the growing threat of plastic in the ocean and in the Bay. The extent of this material -- which NEVER goes away -- is serious as begins to enter the food chain.
Save the date for this eye-opening presentation. Details to come.
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Taste of the Chesapeake
Special Discount for Annapolis Green Followers
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is offering Annapolis Green followers a member-discount on tickets for the Taste of Chesapeake event, to be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Rooftop Conference Center, Belcher Pavilion, Anne Arundel Medical Center. The public price is $125, but mention Annapolis Green and your price will be $100.
"Taste" is a celebration of the bounty of the Bay and of environmental leadership. Awardees this year include William "BMat" Matuszeski, Rev. Johnny Calhoun, Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, J. Michael Foreman, and Kelly Guyshall. Click here to learn more and to buy your discounted tickets.
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Become a Watershed Steward
The Watershed Stewards Academy is currently accepting applications for the 2015-2016 Class of Master Watershed Stewards that will begin on October 24.
The WSA certification course trains and supports citizens to become Master Watershed Stewards. Master Watershed Stewards take action with their neighbors to address the problem of stormwater pollution and restore local waterways in Anne Arundel County.
Prospective Stewards need not have prior knowledge; they will receive training to identify and solve environmental problems in their community and form connections with a local network of energized leaders. Watershed Stewards may choose to serve within the community in which they live, work or worship. See below for information on the application process.
RiverWise Congregations Partnership
Again this year, WSA is partnering with the Alliance for the Chesapeake and Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake to offer the RiverWise Congregations program. Participants in this year's certification course may choose to receive specialized training to work with their faith communities through the RiverWise Congregations program.
Learn More at an Informational Orientation
Attendance at any of four free Informational Orientations is required prior to submitting an application. Click here to register for an orientation. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions listed below, please contact Suzanne Etgen, Executive Director at setgen@aacps.org, 410-222-3831 to schedule a meeting. Dates for the orientations are August 17, 18, 26 and September 9.
To learn more about the certification course, or to register for any of the Informational Orientation sessions, please click here. Applications are due no later than September 11.
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Join Our Growing List of Sponsors Helping Us
Make Area Events More Green!
Responsible Events & Festivals, our festival greening program (The Green REF), is getting to be well-known and prized by planners of regattas, foot races, rowing races, and more, as they ask us to help Green their events. Our program is based on sponsorship.
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Homestead Gardens donated a moveable "home" for our eco-stations!
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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.
Click here to find out how your organization can participate. Watch for upcoming REF events. Would YOU like to be a Green REF sponsor?  We are working with the Annapolis Rotary to make the 70th Annual Crab Feast a "Bay Responsible," Zero-Waste event through our Responsible Events & Festivals Program (The Green REF... Make the Right Call).
About the Crab Feast: Close to 2500 feasters are expected to enjoy the bounty of the summer at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium from 5 - 8 p.m. on Friday, August 7. We will be there making sure that recyclables go into our blue Keep America Beautiful bins and that compostables go into Veteran Compost's totes. This year ALL waste/trash will fit into one of these categories so NOTHING will go to the landfill! Read more... Help Us with Greening Volunteer - Although the Rotarians do a great a great job of running this huge event, Annapolis Green needs help getting the message out to the feasters. We need smiling folks standing by our bins making sure folks put their waste in the right bins and even explaining why. We also need folks to greet feasters as they wait in line to get in - again with our message - and to staff our information table. You'll have a great time and yes, you too, will savor the summer's bounty! Let us know right away if you'd like to help: bay@annapolisgreen.com Be a bushel sponsor - Buy a bushel The goal of the annual Rotary Crab Feast is to raise funds for local non-profit organizations. All proceeds go to these worthy causes. The biggest expenditure for the Crab Feast is the crabs themselves. Each bushel costs approximately $200 and Rotary orders more than 340 bushels. So, to maximize the amount that can go to charity, Rotary has announced a new sponsorship campaign: Bushel Sponsor! The sponsorship cost is $200 per bushel and there are benefits associated with the sponsorship including tickets to the Crab Feast. Read more: http://www.annapolisrotary.org/crab-feast-sponsorship The event will be held rain or shine as the seating is under cover. | Buy tickets online
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Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis. Phone: 410-268-3939.
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