August 7, 2015 Vol. 6 No. 26
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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
No program next week. See our archive for past programs with varied topics including: - Forest Conservation Act in Annapolis
- Weather It Together: How Annapolitans are Working Together to Weather the Next Natural Disaster
- NOAA and the Chesapeake Bay Program
- Global Focus: Ocean Research with the Kahled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
- Telling Nature's Story with Film and Video
- How to Compost at Home and How it's Done on an Industrial Scale
- Destination Pollination: Gardening for Pollinators
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Highlights
Friday, August 7
Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast, an Annapolis Green REF event
Tour Aboard Thomas Point Lighthouse - Board a boat from the Annapolis Maritime Museum for transportation to the lighthouse
Tuesday, Aug. 18
Presentation on Plastics in the Chesapeake Bay and in the Oceans
Wednesday, Aug. 19
Eastern Shore Green Drinks
Thursday, Aug. 20
Celebrate the Severn Cruise to Benefit the Severn Riverkeeper Program - SOLD OUT!
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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
Today, Friday, Aug. 7
 We are working with the Annapolis Rotary to make the iconic 70th Annual Crab Feast a "Bay Responsible," Zero-Waste event through our Responsible Events & Festivals Program (The Green REF... Make the Right Call).
Last year we composted over 20,000 pounds of food waste from the Crab Feast and it will be even more this year because we connected Rotary with Baltimore company Leonard Paper to obtain compostables.
That means that this year EVERYTHING except recyclable beverage cups and bottles will be composted. Compostables include knives, forks, spoons, trays, plates, and paper goods. Congratulations to Rotary for its commitment to the environment!
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!
Close to 2500 feasters are expected to enjoy the bounty of the summer at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this evening from 5 to 8 p.m. You can buy tickets online or at the gate.
Look for the silver Green Team shirts at the Crab Feast to find us and our volunteers. We'll also have an information table for "educated" crab picking! Come see us in action. Or better yet, want to join the fun as a volunteer? We could use a few more hands on our Green Team. But we'll need to hear from you by noon today! Email your interest to bay@annapolisgreen.com
Read more
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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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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.
To learn more about the certification course, or to register for any of four Informational Orientation sessions, please click here. Applications are due no later than September 11.
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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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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.
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 Our Email Sponsors
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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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