Green Drinks, Weekend Hippie, and LoaTree Kick-off
CEC’s 40th Anniversary Earth Day Festival
Santa Barbara, CA – Green Drinks, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with Weekend Hippie and LoaTree, announces a fundraiser to support the Community Environmental Council (CEC), founders of Santa Barbara Earth Day, and to kick-off the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
The event, to be held March 16, 2010, at Carr Winery, will bring together environmentalists and locals passionate about the environmental movement—locally and globally—by supporting organizations such as the Community Environmental Council and Earth Day.
The event promises to fill to capacity. Local musicians, Spencer the Gardener, will play from their new CD, Organic Gangster. Appetizers will be provided by local sustainable food specialist: Isla Vista Co-Op, Duo Catering, Cardena’s Fresh Fish, and Tom Shepherd from Shepherd Farms. Carr Wine will be available for purchase by to all attendees.
“Green Drinks gives Santa Barbarans the chance to gather and share ideas about sustainable, simple, and environmentally forward thinking paths,” said Elizabeth Wagner, head co-host of Green Drinks Santa Barbara. “Working with Weekend Hippie and LoaTree, we will be able to kick-off Earth Day in a big way, and support Community Environmental Council.”
In the wake of the devastating 1969 oil spill off Santa Barbara’s shores, a group of concerned Santa Barbarans began talking about a different way of looking at environmental systems. Over the next few years, around the country the environmental movement was born—including the Community Environmental Council, which was incorporated in the spring of 1970. During that time, Senator Gaylord Nelson visited Santa Barbara to view the damage from the oil spill. When he returned to Washington, D.C., he introduced a bill designating April 22 as a national day to celebrate the earth. In CEC’s first act as new non-profit, it hosted one of the first Earth Day celebrations in the country.
Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host a historic Santa Barbara Earth Day 40 festival at Alameda Park on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, 2010.
About the Event
• Live music from Spencer the Gardener featuring their latest CD Organic Gangster.
• Featured tastings from local foodies: Tom Shepherd Farms, Duo Catering, Cadena's Fresh Fish, Isla Vista Food Co-op
• No-host bar features delicious wine's from Carr Winery.
• Suggested donation at the door goes right to the Community Environment Council, sponsors of Earth Day.
• Live music from Spencer the Gardener featuring their latest CD Organic Gangster.
• Featured tastings from local foodies: Tom Shepherd Farms, Duo Catering, Cadena's Fresh Fish, Isla Vista Food Co-op
• No-host bar features delicious wine's from Carr Winery.
• Suggested donation at the door goes right to the Community Environment Council, sponsors of Earth Day.
• Over 21 years of age event.
Don't miss your chance to get inspired while supporting the Community Environmental Council, Earth Day, and local organizations. the Event
Don't miss your chance to get inspired while supporting the Community Environmental Council, Earth Day, and local organizations. the Event
About Green Drinks
Green Drinks is a social networking groups that hosts monthly events for local activists, enthusiasts, and professionals.
About Weekend Hippie
Weekend Hippie, based in Santa Barbara, California, is all about living a full, responsible life on this planet—and having fun while doing so. Weekend Hippie provides services and inspiration to help local and global enthusiasts enjoy a simple and sustainable life in their homes as well as globally.
About LoaTree
LoaTree is an eco-lifestyle collective for inspiring lives and lifestyles. LoaTree offers direct services (eg. sustainability consulting, eco-impact marketing, public relations, communication), and also employs the skills and services of current clients/partners to serve new clients.
