San Francisco Green Drinks
February 7th, 2012
“Eco-Love”

Hey Green Drinkers-

Please join us next Tuesday, February 7th for San Francisco Green Drinks. This month, in addition to having OPOWER as our sponsor – we are excited to announce that Green Speed Dating / Networking is BACK! Offered at our February events in 2010 & 2011 and back by popular demand . . . this years’ February event at 111 Minna Gallery will include wine tastings by Mas, Speed Dating and Speed Networking.

Our theme this month is eco-love, inspiring us all to think of creative ways to be a little more earth friendly on romantic outings. We will be asking you all what your ideal “eco-date” is? A few of our favorites are sustainable wine tasting, farmers markets, sunset hikes, fair trade gifts – to name a few!

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion” – Dalai Lama

FEBRUARY 7th:
6:15pm Speed Networking: for the business minded crowd
7:15pm Speed Dating: for the heart-centric attendees
8:15 Potential Round Two Speed Networking Session

Sign-up at the door on a first-come basis so come early!
$10 cover for speed networking and/or speed dating sessions (drink ticket included)

The mood will be set with glowing, eco-lights while delicious wine and soothing sounds fill the room. Our last speed dating/networking event successfully connected 12 eco-minded couples!

Those interested in attending our normal networking event are free to do so in the main room.

If your organization or someone you know is interested in sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event in 2012, please contact our Sponsorship Coordinator, forrest@sfgreendrinks.org – or visit our website, www.sfgreendrinks.org for more information.

FEBRUARY SPONSOR

Opower was founded on a simple premise: it’s time to engage the millions of people who are in the dark about their energy use. Our goal is to help ordinary people find easy ways to save energy on their utility bills. Our passion is making an unprecedented impact on the health of our planet. With our innovative software platform that combines sophisticated data analytics, user experience, and behavioral science, we empower utility customers to save massive amounts of energy and money while significantly reducing global carbon emissions.

We partnered with our first utility client in 2007 from a rented desk in San Francisco. Since then, we’ve grown into a well-capitalized business with over 225 employees and a product platform that now reaches more than 10 million homes in North America and the United Kingdom. Our all-star team of software engineers, product specialists, behavioral scientists, statisticians, marketing experts, infographic designers, and efficiency advocates are directly responsible for the enormous positive impact we’ve had to date: we’ve cumulatively saved utility customers more than $63 million and enough energy to take a city of nearly 200,000 people off the grid.

Opower recently announced a number of exciting developments, including a partnership with the NRDC and Facebook to develop a new social energy application, as well as a partnership with Honeywell to develop wifi-enabled programmable thermostats to help boost in-home energy efficiency.

Check us out at www.opower.com!

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Location: 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
Time: 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Bring: Please bring your green flyers, announcements, job postings, etc for the Community Board – and of course, bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: Free

Question of the Month: ”What is your ideal eco-date?”

Drink Specials: Más Wine Company will be pouring delicious wine samples throughout the night

Entertainment: DJ Funk Face will throw down his sultry beats from 5:30-9:00pm

COMMUNITY

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 7th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Kailani, Kim, Bryan & Forrest

Green Resolutions

Happy New Year SF Green Drinks Friends!

Join us on January 3rd at 111 Minna Gallery, to set and commit to your new “green” resolution for the upcoming year! We will have our white board out and ready for you to write down your 2012 goals – start thinking about your answer to our January question: What is your 2012 environmental resolution?

How can you make your life choices and actions more earth-conscience? Composting, gardening, bicycling, public transit, use less water, reusable containers? Need some help – check out 12 great ideas courtesy of Greenwala.

In other news, we would like to introduce our 2012 Officer Team:

Kailani Joy – Communications & Event Manager
Kim Kuettel – Volunteer Coordinator
Bryan Ting – Operations Manager
Forrest Hanson – Sponsorship Coordinator

We would also like to elicit from you some thoughts and feedback from 2011. Our goal as officers is to make each gathering as vibrant and productive an event as possible. We are very open to your suggestions as to how SF Green Drinks can improve in the coming year. Feel free to send us any feedback/comments you may have.

Our event and our community benefit from partnering with organizations that share your enthusiasm for environmental work and the green economy. Who better to recommend new partners for 2012 than you, our invaluable SFGD friends?

If your organization or someone you know is interested in sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event in 2012, please contact our Sponsorship Coordinator, forrest@sfgreendrinks.org - or visit our website for more information.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, January 3rd
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery – 111 Minna Street, SF
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: What is your 2012 environmental resolution?

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking Sponsors and Community Partners for 2012. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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We are so looking forward to hearing all of your ideas and goals for 2012.
See you on the 3rd!

- The Green Drinks Team

Kailani, Kim, Bryan & Forrest

San Francisco Green Drinks
December 6th, 2011

Celebrate 2011

Happy Holidays SFGD Friends!

We are all looking forward to the upcoming San Francisco Green Drinks Holiday Party - Tuesday, December 6th at Temple SF. As we embark on the upcoming holiday season we encourage you to reflect and remember the highlight of your year thus far.

Join us on December 6th at Temple SF – bring your friends and colleagues to share in our final celebration of 2011!

Embrace the festivities and wear your holiday attire for a Free Drink Ticket! (first 40 attendees). Also, make sure to spread the word that December’s SF Green Drinks Event will be held at TEMPLE SF!

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event - Contact Us for more information.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, December 6th
Time: 5:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: Temple SF – 540 Howard Street  San Francisco, CA 94105
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: What was the highlight of your year?
Music: Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE will grace us with his ‘lounge deep house music’

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 6th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Gratitude

We look forward to seeing you all at our next SF Green Drinks gathering - Tuesday, November 1st at 111 Minna Gallery. This month’s theme is gratitude . . . the importance of being truly thank-full for all that makes up the lives we live each day.

Take a moment to think about this question - What on earth (literally!) am I grateful for?

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings - William Arthur Ward

FREE DRINK TICKET to the first 20 SFGD attendees who write down their note of gratitude on the community board (look for the volunteer/officer with the large piece of paper and pens!)

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event - Contact Us for more information.

November Partner

At  Green Festival®, a project of Green America and Global Exchange, we’re celebrating what’s working in our communities and around the world – for people, business and the environment.

Think of Green Festival® as a walk through a sustainable community. It begins with finding solutions to help make our lives healthier-socially, economically and environmentally. Individuals, business and community leaders come together to discuss critical issues that impact us at home and abroad. Organizations and businesses showcase programs and products that restore the planet and all that inhabit it. Neighbor-to-neighbor connections are formed and skills are shared to empower people to create positive change in the world.

Time flies, and the 10th Anniversary San Francisco Green Festival, November 12-13 at the SF Concourse Exhibition Center, is right around the corner! Excitement is building in the San Francisco community as we prepare to celebrate a ten-year milestone of local, regional, national and global solutions for social justice, ecological balance and a sustainable economy. See the full SF Green Festival schedule here!

For more information on the upcoming Green Festival in San Francisco, visit: http://www.greenfestivals.org/sf/updates

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, November 1st
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: What on earth (literally!) are you thankful for?
Music: Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE will grace us with his ‘lounge deep house music’

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 1st!

- The Green Drinks Team

Re-Costume

We are all looking forward to our next SF Green Drinks gathering - Tuesday, October 4th at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is how to enjoy a more environmentally friendly Halloween . . . recycled costumes, earth friendly party resources & snacks . . . let us know what your ideas are on our Facebook Wall!

I’ll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween  ~ Author Unknown

FREE DRINK TICKET to SFGD attendees who wear some form of a costume!  (limited to first 20 attendees)

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event - Contact Us for more information.

October Sponsor

Opower is an industry-leading software-as-a-service energy efficiency company. Our goal is to help ordinary people find easy ways to save energy on their utility bills. Our passion is making an unprecedented impact on our planet’s health. With our innovative software platform that combines data analytics, user experience, and behavioral science, we empower utility customers to save massive amounts of energy and money while significantly reducing global carbon emissions.

We partnered with our first utility client in 2007 from a rented desk in San Francisco. Since then, we’ve grown into a well-capitalized business with over 200 employees and a product platform that reaches more than 11 million homes across North America. Our all-star team of software engineers, product specialists, behavioral scientists, marketing experts, infographic designers, and efficiency advocates are directly responsible for the enormous positive impact we’ve had to-date: we’ve cumulatively saved consumers more than $37 million and enough energy to take a city of nearly 200,000 people off the grid.

Check them out at www.opower.com!

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, October 4th
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: What costume can you recycle rather than purchase?
Music: Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE will grace us with his ‘lounge deep house music’

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 4th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Eco Workplace

We are ALL looking forward to our next SF Green Drinks gathering – Tuesday, September 6th at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is focused on creating a sustainable, “environmentally thoughtful” work environment . . . How can you take steps, small or large, to help make your work environment more eco-friendly and healthy? Here are a few ideas to consider:

• Start a “bring-your-own coffee mug” party at your office – avoid non-reusable cups! Be a leader
• Look into switching out any non-reusable flatware for real plates, cups, utensils – if your office does not have them already (IKEA has great deals on plates and utensils!)
• Bring real plants into the office – add beauty and oxygen to your surroundings
• Look into telecommuting – if it’s an option. Save money, time and fossil fuel. (Studies have found that telecommuting boosts productivity too!)
• Switch to fair-trade, shade-grown coffee and eco-friendly (biodegradable/compostable/reusable) coffee filters for the office coffee pot
• Stock your lunchroom with healthy snacks provided by local farmers
• Be aware of your offices’ paper and ink use -  support a recycling program, and switch to recycled paper and water-based inks
• Turn off (and unplug, if possible!) any equipment that doesn’t need to be on when you’re not in the office

There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth.  We are all crew. – Marshall McLuhan, 1964

FREE DRINK TICKET to SFGD attendees who bring a co-worker (with proof of business card, e-mail address, etc) . . . limited to first 20 attendees

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event – Contact Us for more information.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, September 6th
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: How can you make your work environment more eco-friendly?
Music: Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE will grace us with his ‘lounge deep house music’

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 6th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Summer Transformation

SF Green Drinks Community!

We can’t wait to see you all on Tuesday, August 2nd at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is Summer Transformation . . . We will be asking you all what your next ‘transformation’ will be this year – be it mental or physical – we’re curious to learn more about your personal journey toward sustainability!

Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives.

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event – Contact Us for more information.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, August 2nd
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: What is your next personal ‘transformation’?
Music: Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE will grace us with his ‘lounge deep house music’

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 2nd!

- The Green Drinks Team

Red, White, and Blue Goes GREEN

SF Green Drinks Friends!

We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday, July 5th . . . . Our question of the month is how can you be more eco-independent? We’re thinking public transit, recycled grocery bags, reusable containers, and smart shopping – to name a few. Let us know your thoughts!

“Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.” – Jean Paul Richter

Please keep us in mind if you or anyone you know is interested in Sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event – Contact Us for more information.

July Sponsor

Dominican University of California’s GreenMBA is an engaged learning community that seeks to promote financial viability, ecological sustainability, and social justice in business and organizations of all types. Students graduate with practical skills and experience, prepared to innovate, communicate, and lead effectively in the face of global challenges.

Based in the San Rafael, California, Dominican’s GreenMBA is an on-site program whose graduates receive a Master of Business Administration degree in Sustainable Enterprise. Students have a choice of two-year full-time and three-year part-time structures to accommodate life/work balance while pursuing the degree.

Join us on campus for an Information Session on Saturday June 11th, at 10am to 12pm.  RSVP at this link or call 415-485-3280.  Find complete program information, meet the Faculty or Alumni, or sit in on a class at http://GreenMBA.com.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, July 5th
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: “How can you be more eco-independent?”
Music: We are honored to have Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE gracing us with his ‘lounge deep house music’ this month!

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 5th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Summer Connections

SF Green Drinks Friends!

We can’t wait to see you all on Tuesday, June 7th at 111 Minna Gallery. Our theme this month is a Summer Connections . . . we will be bringing back Speed Networking and Speed Dating and we hope to see you there! We will of course have one room open for our regular Green Drinks networking.

6:30 Speed Networking
7:30 Speed Dating

Please arrive early to reserve your spot! Each session is $10 and it includes a FREE DRINK TICKET.

Communication–the human connection–is the key to personal and career success

June Sponsor

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, June 7th
Time: 5:30 – 9:30 pm
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
Bring: Please bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: FREE!
Question of the Month: “What is your favorite networking ice-breaker?”
Music: We are honored to have Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE gracing us with his ‘lounge deep house music’ this month!

Salathiel Bluitt | FUNK FACE, Resident DJ at Beta Lounge, Berkeley, CA

In a prior life, I was a trombonist marching and playing in symphonic, concert, and jazz bands as well as brass ensembles. I also had the priviledge of marching with the Jackson State University Marching Band aka The Sonic Boom of the South. This is where I learned the definition of FUNK FACE; marching and playing funk classics. In short, it is the face you make when you are extremely tired and exhausted but the music is so funky that you don’t want to stop. So all you can do is throw on your FUNK FACE and dance!

Speed Networking & Dating: Hosted by Samuel Collier

Samuel Collier is a Professional Life Coach and Personal Motivator.

His services involve helping talented and creative people get focused and effective in achieving their personal, career and business goals.  Samuel seeks to inspire love, community and cooperation by hosting events such as Speed Dating & Networking for various groups and organizations.  He can be reached at samuelbcollier@gmail.com

Community

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

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See you on the 7th!

- The Green Drinks Team