Green Drinks Meets the Greens in Wheaton

May 23, 2013 at 9:56 am in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

GreenWheaton Green Drinks “Meet the Greens”
Eat Drink and Be Green 
Tonight May 23 5 pm to 8 pm  
at Hollywood East Cafe in Westfield Wheaton Mall’s Restaurant Row
Meet some of the other local green organizations in our area.

 www.greendrinks.org/MD/Wheaton

 

GREEN BUSINESS SEMINAR WED MAY 22

May 19, 2013 at 3:39 pm in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

DON’T MISS THIS
GREEN BUSINESS WORKSHOP

GreenWheaton and Silver Spring Green host a

FREE
Learn how to get certified by Montgomery County, Green America or B Lab as a green business.
Learn the difference between a Benefit Corporation and a B Corp certification.

Wednesday, May 22
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Crossway Community Center
3015 Upton Drive Kensington, MD 20895

Please RSVP for this FREE workshop at  http://www.eventbrite.com/org/3889075287?s=14541523

Featured panelists include:

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Environmental Film: Symphony of the Soil!

May 4, 2013 at 10:57 pm in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

GreenWheaton Presents

The amazing, beautiful documentary now showing in many theaters:

WHEN: MONDAY MAY 13 at 7 -9:30 pm
WHERE:   BROOKSIDE GARDENS EDUCATION BUILDING
1800 GlenAllen Ave, Silver Spring, MD.
COST:  Free!  Donations accepted!
RSVP: GreenWheatonSymphony.Eventbrite.com

With Expert panel:
Peter Ensign of DC GREENWORKS
and
Annita Seckinger,  Soil scientist and Sustainability Expert

Find out about the hidden life under our feet and what it does for us!

1) What are the threats
2) What YOU can do to preserve and protect and enhance the soil  beneath and around us  [read more →]

LEDC Special Green Drinks

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Hosts a Special Green Drinks

Eat Drink and Be ‘Green’
Thursday, May 9
5pm to 8pm
$5 Donation
Kantutas Restaurant
2462 Ennalls Ave  Wheaton, MD 20902
(301) 929-2865

Drink and Food Specials! Outdoor patio is open!

Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) s mission is to drive the economic and social advancement of low- to moderate-income Latinos and other D.C. area residents by equipping them with the skills and tools to achieve financial independence and become leaders in their communities.  www.ledcmetro.org

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GreenWheaton Paper Shredding at Westfield Wheaton Shopping Mall

Apr 26, 2013 at 3:53 pm in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Bring all of your unwanted paper and documents to be securely shredded.
Saturday May 4, 2013
Westfield Wheaton Shopping Mall
9:00 AM T0 12:00 PM
11160 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, MD
NEW LOCATION: Parking Lot Near North Office Building

Volunteers are needed to help direct traffic and coordinate the vehicles dropping off documents.  For more information on volunteering please contact GreenWheaton at info@greenwheaton.org.  SSL Hours Available!

This event is part of GreenWheaton’s efforts to continue its “green” programming and projects in the Wheaton community, including paper shredding and recycling events.

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Electronics Recycling at Wheaton High School!!

Apr 18, 2013 at 9:50 am in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Celebrate Earth Day! Recycle your electronics. This Sunday April 21, GreenWheaton and Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection will host an electronics Recycling Event at Wheaton HS. The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services will be collecting electronic
items which will be refurbished for reuse or recycled. Drive through the parking lot and drop off the materials; you don’t even have to get out of your car. Data is securely destroyed for your protection.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
12 noon  [read more →]

Green Drinks Networking Happy Hour

Mar 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Eat Drink and ‘Be Green’

Thursday March 28, 2013

5 PM to 8 PM

Join Special Guest Lori Hill President and Co-Founder of Sister Eden , who will share her top tips for living the green life in your home and at the office.  Lori Hill is the go to gal for green living and her company Sister Eden  shows people – through fun and inspiring video shorts, a web site and more — how easy  [read more →]

Alternative Lighting Forum

Dec 11, 2012 at 1:20 am in Uncategorized by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Thursday, December 20, 2012 • Join GreenWheaton and a panel of experts to discuss Street Lighting in Wheaton MD.  Learn about the County’s plans for upgrading to more energy efficient lights and Wheaton’s prospects for approving more energy efficient/dark sky friendly decorative light fixtures for downtown Wheaton.

This year’s panelists are Dan Sanayi, (PE) Chief, Design & Operations Division of Traffic Engineering & Operations, Montgomery County Department of Transportation along with Maryland State Delegate Alfred Carr, and Dave Taghipour, owner of  [read more →]

Green Drinks Networking Happy Hour

Nov 22, 2012 at 1:45 am in Uncategorized by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Eat, drink and be ‘green’ with other
members of the community, who want
to thrive in environmentally Sustainable Communities.
Our Special Guests are the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee
(WUDAC) and the Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee (WRAC)
Come mix and mingle with the members of these 2 committees to discuss the future “greening”
of downtown Wheaton and the surrounding area.

Hollywood East Cafe 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
$5 Entry fee for
all you can eat Hors d’oeuvres

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Join GreenWheaton as we celebrate service to the community.

Oct 17, 2012 at 3:17 am in Events by Wendy · Comments are closed.

Community Service Day is October 27, 2012 and GreenWheaton is sponsoring two events next week!

PAPER SHREDDING AND RECYCLING EVENT
Wednesday, October 24, from 4 pm to 7 pm
Target/Costco parking lot, Westfield Wheaton Mall
11160 Viers Mill Road Wheaton, MD 20902

Drop-off your documents to be shredded and your gently used clothing, used computers (working or not), and small household items for recycling/reuse.  Project Reboot accepts many different types of computer equipment. Computers can be working or non-working. However, anything older than  [read more →]