Green T and Credit Valley Conservation Team Up Again!

Talk about exciting fall events...

You won’t want to miss the Sept 28th Green T environmental speakers’ night! For the 2nd year in a row, Green T & Credit Valley Conservation have teamed up to bring a special speakers evening. The venue is the beautiful SGI Caledon Centre just north of Alton. This is a beautiful location any time of year, but at its prime in autumn, and we are fortunate to be able to visit at this time!

Guest speakers on this special night will include climate change expert and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Don MacIver and artist and award-winning author Franke James. And Franke is bound to have some copies of her infamous book Bothered by my Green Conscience with her. A poster is attached. Reserve your seat early; the last time we were in this venue we filled 126 seats.

You’ll even get an opportunity to meet Stacey Fokas, and grab an autographed copy of her just-released book "freshalicious" (eat fresh, eat local, eat healthy).

Last but not least - we’ll have on hand a limited number of our brand new fab-design Green T shirts. This new shirt, adorned with a trendy “word-cloud”, is 100% certified organic cotton and Canadian-made and Caledon-purchased.

The best news is that it’s free with your purchase of a 2011 Green T membership, as long as supplies last.

To guarantee your free shirt with membership mail your $30 membership fee in now to 209 Foundry Street, Bolton, ON L7E2P7 – payable to “Green TEA”. Or you can pay conveniently online at http://www.greentcaledon.ca/join.html Pay your 2011 membership, in either fashion, and we’ll have a shirt waiting for you on Sept 28th.

DATE: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28th at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30)

VENUE:
SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education
20490 Porterfield Rd (Cty Rd 136), Alton

Looking forward to seeing you for an awesome Green T night – don’t miss it!!

New Board Members, busy fall season

Hello, Green T members and eco-enthusiasts! I’m Shelly Sargent and – along with Amanda Squire - I am one of two newly appointed Green T Board Members. And when I say newly appointed, I am not exaggerating... as I began writing this blog entry, it was less than 3 hours after Amanda & I had been confirmed as Board Members. I suspect that I can safely speak for Amanda as well, when I say we are thrilled to be part of Green T, and can’t wait to get cracking!

One of the area’s I’ve volunteered to help out with is writing blog updates, and since I came home tonight full of enthusiasm, I thought I might as well get an early start.

I believe that I am like many of the people who live in the area, in that I have great “eco” intentions, and a building desire to learn more about being a responsible inhabitant and steward of our planet. Having said that, I think it’s also safe to say my good intentions lag behind my knowledge by a good bit – I am still exploring and finding ways to incorporate what I learn into my family’s lifestyle.

Organizations such as Green T are vitally important in the ongoing eco-education of a community… committed to raising awareness of environmental issues and initiatives, these groups assist the average person in putting this new knowledge to good use in simple and effective ways. That is one of the reasons that I have loved the idea of Green T from day one.

Green T is looking forward to a busy fall season and we hope you'll join us as we kick things off on September 17th when we host another Speaker’s Series at the Caledon Community Complex in Caledon East. Join us for Your Town: Sustainable by Design with guest panel, the Crandall sisters (Debbe, Sarah and Sheilagh), moderator Nicola Ross from Alternatives Journal, and Caledon Mayor Marolyn Morrison on hand to introduce the evenings's speakers.

Following that, Green T will be front and centre with booths at the Bolton Fall Fair (Sept 26-27), Caledon Day (Oct.3) and at the Bolton Farmer’s Market (Oct. 8). If you are interested in finding out more about any of these events or any of the other Green T events taking place this fall and winter, stay tuned to our website at www.greentcaledon.ca or, better yet, make sure you're on our Green Thoughts monthly newsletter list.

You're invited! To the next exciting evening in our environmental speakers series (on Feb. 12, 2009)

Toronto’s JO COOMBE is an accomplished classical pianist, an equestrian and a happily married mother of two. She also happens to be Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Bullfrog Power. Jo will tell us how this leading Canadian provider of 100% green electricity makes it easy and convenient for us to choose green, carbon-free power, such as wind power and low-impact water power, so we can help fight climate change and create a healthier environment for future generations.

Alton’s ANDREW WELCH wears many hats, from actor to mountain climber to software creator to management consultant and more. However, he is most widely known for WattPlot, a software product sold around the globe for monitoring renewable energy systems. Andrew will talk about his experience with creating power for his own home using a wind turbine. With no special background in electricity or engineering, Andrew approaches his topic from a layperson’s perspective, making the content accessible to all, while his reputation as a professional actor promises to make it an engaging presentation.

Palgrave’s BARB IMRIE is an Environmentalist with a capital “E”. A key player in the Palgrave Environmental Watch and the Palgrave United Church’s Turkey Task Force this outdoor educator for the Toronto District School Board is also proprietor of Buckstown Beans, the perfect local supplier for your fair trade coffee and……chocolate!
With Valentine’s Day right on the heels of this particular speakers night Barb is sure to have some of the yummy stuff available for sale following her talk about everyone’s favourite mouth-watering confection.

LOCATION: Caledon Community Complex, 6215 Old Church Road, Caledon EastRoom: Lower Level “The Lions Den”

DATE and TIME: Thursday February 12, 2009 Doors open: 6:30 p.m.; Registration; Music by Michelle Woodhouse, 2008 Caledon IdolSpeakers Presentations: 7:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
Coffee, tea and refreshments served, BYOM (Bring Your Own Mug)

ADMISSION: $4.00 per person; seniors and students 18 and under admitted free.Green T members are admitted free. For Green T membership information go to http://www.greentcaledon.ca/

We hope you'll join us! RSVP to reserve your seat (905) 951-0625 or patti@greentcaledon.ca