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"GO GREEN Group" Upcoming Events
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EVENT: Monthly Meeting
DATE: Thursday, September 18th at 7:00 pm
TIME: The Kentlands Clubhouse (485 Tschiffely Square Road)
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTIVITIES:
- Representative from Andersen windows will talk about energy efficient windows
- GO GREEN to discuss possibility of setting up a GO GREEN table at Oktoberfest festivities in October. City of Gaithersburg will set up table for GO GREEN in exchange for volunteers to man the table AND guide people to use recycling bins that will be set up next to the table. POSSIBILITIES FOR THE TABLE ARE LITERATURE FROM BUSINESSES THAT ARE “GREEN” IN THE AREA, sign up for GO GREEN and possible petition to show support of Community Garden. Information on Kentlands Community Foundation.
- Agree to October GO GREEN speaker, GREEN SWITCH. The company makes house wide programmable switches that turn off all energy sources in your home, when not in use.
- COMMUNITY GARDEN PRESENTATION AND SETTING UP COMMITTEE TO GET APPROVAL, FUNDING AND TO SET UP BYLAWS OF COMMUNITY GARDEN- DPZ Architectural Firm designers will present their designs on possible community garden. Those interested in setting up a committee to work on this are urged to attend!!
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EVENT: TREE PLANTING
DATE: TBD
TIME:
DESCRIPTION: Come with shovels and plant a tree with family and friends as part of the UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM Plant for the Planet: Billion-Tree Campaign. " Under the patronage of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Wangari Maathai and Prince Albert II of Monaco, the campaign is raising awareness of the inter-dependence between humankind and the planet's ecosystems, as well as the linkages between tree planting and climate change mitigation, the restoration of biodiversity, air and soil quality and food security." Currently, more than 2 billion trees have been planted under the umbrella of the campaign.
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For more information, please contact:
Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin
240-246-1645
GO GREEN
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