February 2, 2016 Vol. 7 No. 3
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Let your voice be heard on our Facebook page!
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NEXT PROGRAM
FEB. 3
What the Paris Climate Change Agreement Means to the Chesapeake
with guests Ana Maria Kleymeyer & Phil Favero
Wednesday on Living Green in Annapolis on WNAV 6 p.m. 1430AM, 99.9FM
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for the latest info
HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday, Feb. 2
- Watershed Stewards Academy Class: Talking When Talk is Tough: Managing Conflicts, Curmudgeons and Controversy
Wednesday, Feb. 3
- 21st Annual Environmental Legislative Summit
- Winter Tree Identification Event
- First Planning Meeting for GreenScape 2016
- Annapolis Horticulture Society Lecture: The Complete Kitchen Garden
Thursday, Feb. 4
- Winter Waterbird Survey at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Sunday, Feb. 7
- Anne Arundel County Winter Farmers' Market
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21st Annual Environmental Legislative Summit
Miller Conference Room, Miller Senate Building
11 Bladen Street, Annapolis
Hear from top legislative leaders and advocates about the environmental priorities for the 2016 General Assembly Session. Come early to get through security, check in, get a seat, and peruse exhibit tables.
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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 are a? Consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred. A Big Welcome to our newest Founding One Hundred sponsors: Nancy & Bob Plaxico!
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
- County Executive 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*
- Leonard Paper
- Watermark Journey
- Nancy & Bob Plaxico
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Steve Kahle, SKA Studio
*multiple donations
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Don't Miss "Joining us on the Wall"
The stave wall has begun!
See below
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Tuesday, Feb. 16
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
at the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel
Theme
Revisit, Reuse, Rejoice!
Event Sponsor
February marks the 10-year anniversary of Green Drinks Annapolis, which started with just a few environmentally minded friends at what is now Blackwall Hitch. What a difference a decade makes! Now we are 100-200 strong and one of the most successful Green Drinks in the country. More importantly, Green Drinks Annapolis has become a community resource, a place to meet in person, exchange ideas, learn something new, and yes, add fun to our concern for the environment! So, we're twisting the usual 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) like this:
Revisit - The Annapolis Waterfront Hotel. Yes, although still affiliated with Marriott, its now a part of the Autograph Collection. The hotel is celebrating its uniqueness and amazing re-branding and interior redesign done by Reiter Interiors and painting by Bill Addison's Painting Company. Learn more. Revisit the hotel and take a tour that showcases the clever re-purposing with a nod to local maritime lore! The Annapolis Waterfront Hotel is aware of its responsibility to protect our environment and invites its guests to consider participating in its eco initiatives. Learn more.
Reuse - In this case, we're talking interior design and furnishing of our new office space. While attending the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel's re-branding open house a few weeks ago, we met its amazing designers - Reiter Interiors. And, you guessed it, Reiter is helping us design the Annapolis Green House!
 Rejoice - On February 28, 2006, as a birthday present to herself, Lynne gathered about 20 people over a drink at the Rockfish (with warm memories of the late Charlie Bauer), now Blackwall Hitch. We still have the original sign-in sheet. So, calling all "originals," we'd love to recognize you at this 10th anniversary Green Drinks!
We'd like to welcome new Green Drinks event sponsor SuperGreen Solutions, a retail provider of energy-efficient products and services for commercial and residential customers who want to address financial energy and sustainability goals.
As a local franchise, SuperGreen Solutions is able to provide the service of a neighborhood store while maintaining the buying power and product selection of an international corporation, providing high-quality cutting-edge technology products to produce substantial energy savings. Products include LED lighting, solar panels, wind turbines, tankless water heating, water purification, Indow Windows and more.
So, come join us next week! We'll toast our fabulous community, the twist of fate having the same designers that outfitted our original gathering space, and good things to come with updates on the Annapolis Green House that's taking shape right now.
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Action Update!
Annapolis Green House
92 Maryland Avenue
 Thanks to great work by Beers Flooring, our floors are now beautiful natural pine. Paint is next, then furnishings. And in the meantime, the construction of our Stave Wall has begun!
But we did get our sublet office painted and ready for our tenant, Friends of Deep Creek Late, who will move in shortly. Welcome!
We are so fortunate to have incredible support from the community, helping us get the House ship-shape, including:
- Betty and Jim Davis
- Reiter Interiors
- Regal Paint Center/Benjamin Moore Paints
- with a special thank you to Color Specialist Colleen Wanner
- Great Frogs Winery
- E.P. Henry
- FastSigns
- Budova Engineering
- MyLogoOnIt.com
- Tom Cagle
Help from additional companies and individuals is being framed up now, particularly for interior and exterior plantings. Stay tuned!
In order to get things right, we're postponing putting up an open for business sign for just a little bit longer.
Meanwhile, please consider being a part of our new digs by making a donation to "buy" a stave. See below. |
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Start with a Stave!
A Functional & Furnishing Fundraiser
for the Annapolis Green House!
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This is our staves inspiration wall at Great Frogs Winery -- Nate & Andrea O'Shea gave us some great advice and ideas. Ours wall will be just as beautiful! It's a great way to reuse aged wood.
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Become a part of our new office & Green Community Center, the first its kind in our historic town... a place where organizations can meet, showcase their products and services, and, together, build a sustainable community... the Annapolis Green House!
Add your name to our Welcome Wall by making a donation to "buy" a personalized engraved stave and help the Annapolis Green House get a great start.
What's in it for you? The good feeling you'll get knowing that you provided funds for the Annapolis Green House to get off and running. The Welcome Wall of staves will be part of the Annapolis Green House in perpetuity, a tribute to those who provided funds for a great start!
- Engraved with your or your company's name
- 36 inches wide by 2-4 inches tall
- Only 100 will be sold
$200 a stave, or:
* One-Quarter barrel (7 staves) $1250
* Half-Barrel (14 staves) $2250
* Whole Barrel (28 staves) $4200
The first batch of the 49 staves we've sold so far are being engraved right now, with our latest contributors being Sister Eden Media, the Annapolis Design District, Kitchen Encounters, and Veteran Compost. Thank you!
We'd like to pose a challenge to everyone who signed the Welcome Wall. Buy a stave to have your name on our House permanently!
Help us get off and running: "Start with a Stave!
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3rd Annual
Virginia Green Travel Conference
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Mid-Atlantic Green Tourism Business Expo
Cycling Higher for Green Tourism Business
was postponed due to the blizzard
New Dates:
Tuesday & Wednesday
Feb. 23 & 24
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
A special offer for Annapolis Green fans
 The Virginia Green Travel Alliance invites you to a great learning opportunity at its Virginia Green Travel Conference -- at a discounted price. While sponsored by the Virginia's Green Travel program, this conference's offerings are certainly not state-specific. It features national and regional experts in Green tourism, including representatives from major hotel brands, national suppliers, and a feature presentation from Michael Oshman of the Green Restaurant Association.
And the learning opportunities are certainly universal with technical workshops on a wide range of topics featuring award-winning Green tourism operators.
Annapolis Green fans:
Enjoy a special conference rate of $99 (regular is $135). When you register, just enter the Promo Code of "MDGREEN" and hit "apply."
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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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