San Francisco Green Drinks (SFGD) invites the Bay Area green community to Green Generations, our 2nd annual benefit event for established organizations that provide environmental education to under-served children.

When: Tuesday, August 3, 2010. 5:30pm – 9:30pm

Where: 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

Who: Anyone who wants to connect, have fun, and support the future of our green community!

What: The most meaningful party of the summer!

• Live DJ set by Below Zero
• Savory organic and local appetizers, green drink specials, bike-powered smoothies
• Silent auction: restaurant certificates, nature vacations, gift packages, etc
• Networking opportunities, and much more!

Why: “One of the greatest contributions toward ensuring a green future is the support of eco-education, especially for our youth,” said Missi Hirt, Founder of Green Generations.  “This special event will unite the green community in the common goal of connecting our youth with the wonder and importance of their natural world.”

Non-profit beneficiaries will be on-hand to discuss volunteer opportunities and provide information about the inspiring work they are doing:

• SF Nature Education focuses on providing educational enrichment to students from under-served communities through its school program Science and Nature for Under-served Youth.
• Pie Ranch Youth Education connects rural and urban youth to sustainable farming and the source of their food.
• Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School specializes in environmental education and is dedicated to enriching the lives of students through outdoor education.

Cost: Minimum suggested donation $15. All proceeds donated!

MAJOR SPONSOR: BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

Sponsors: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Bioneers, Earth Island Presents…

Event Donors: Aquarium of the Bay, Purity.Organic

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, July 6th for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month we as you to create a day of “Independence from Oil” with us!  Ride your bike, conserve energy, buy local - you name it, let’s do it!  Imagine a day when we are free from our dependence on oil.  Green Drinkers and citizens across the globe have been outraged and disturbed by the disaster in the Gulf. The BP disaster has already become the worst oil spill in U.S. history at “roughly 2.5 million gallons of oil a day, and it means an amount equal to the Exxon Valdez spill could be gushing from the well about every four days”.  (NY Times, 6/15/10)  It is easy to feel overwhelmed by how profoundly we, and the environment, will be effected by this disaster for many years to come.  But this is also an opportunity.  An opportunity to take a stand against off-shore oil drilling and to take a stand against our dependence on oil!  Come celebrate Independence Day!

This month we are asking attendees to share: “What is your green interest?”

July Sponsors:  Bioneers & Earth Island Presents…

Bioneers, a global nonprofit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and the planet, will hold its 21st annual conference at the Marin Center in San Rafael, California on October 15-17, 2010.  The Bioneers Conference features experts and innovators in areas including conservation, climate change, food and farming, technology, and social justice, who work to solve the world’s most urgent social and environmental challenges. Speakers include Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace; Dr. James Hansen, head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies; and Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and CEO of Stonyfield Farm. From how mushrooms can save the world to how Google Earth is protecting tropical forests, the solutions that come from the Bioneers Conference are fostering positive change and building local communities. Register now for 10% off the listed price on the website, or become a Bioneers member and get 15% off the 2010 conference fee! To register:  www.bioneers.org/conference

Earth Island Presents… In conjunction with the Earth Island Journal: In Deepwater: A report-back from the Gulf with Riki Ott + Diane Wilson on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 7:00PM in The David Brower Center, Downtown Berkeley.  Interested in finding out what’s really happening in the Gulf? Hear from two experts who have been in the region since the blowout occurred. Texan shrimper-turned- activist Diane Wilson and Exxon Valdez survivor and marine biologist Riki Ott take a break from their ongoing work in the Gulf to report on the clean-up effort, the effects on the environment and local communities, and how BP can be held accountable. Wilson is the author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and Ott is the author of Not One Drop. Together, they’ll provide an unflinching look at one of the worst environmental disasters of our time, with an emphasis on what we’re going to do about it. www.earthisland.org/events

Ongoing Partnership: The Hub Bay Area

The Hub Bay Area is a coworking space, event series, and professional toolset for changemakers.  The Hub is located in San Francisco at 901 Mission St, in Berkeley at The David Brower Center, and at 22 other international locations across 5 continents.  During the day, The Hub is a dynamic, collision-rich work and meeting space designed by its members for productivity and value exchange.   At night, The Hub transforms into an event platform for member driven collaborations, lectures, screenings, innovation labs, and some of the most compelling and imaginative minds from around the world.   Stop by for a tour and learn more about becoming a member The Hub; where you will find your next project, partner, funder, or muse.  www.hubbayarea.com

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, July 6th
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
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!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30pm
DJ Tyer Reed will play a delectable downtempo set.

7:30 - 9:30pm (Live Set!)
The Real Dionysus, a San Francisco music composer, will be playing a live set that incorporates Jazz, Drum n’ Bass, House.

Special Drinks of the Month:

The Purist Lemondrop - $5
Rim two chilled martini glasses with a fresh lemon twist and dip into sugar. Fill a metal shaker w/ice, 2 oz of premium organic vodka and 8 oz of Purity.Organic Lemonade. Shake and Pour.

Strawberry Fields - $5
Fill a metal shaker w/ice, 2oz premium organic vodka, 8 oz Purity.Organic Strawberry Paradise, and 3 crushed fresh mint leaves. Shake and pour into two chilled martini glasses.  Also delicious when blended!

Community

* Green Generations, the 2nd annual benefit event to fund environmental education for under-served children, will be hosted by SFGD on Tuesday, August 3rd.  Don’t miss it!

* SFGD is thrilled to announce an ongoing community partnership with Hub Bay Area!

* Special thanks to Purity.Organic and 18 Rabbits for their tasty contributions!

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 6th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, June 1st for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we invite members to think about their own actions around water conservation and protection. Water plays a critical role in our environmental, social and economic well-being.

Did you know:

• A typical home with no water saving devices uses about 72 gallons per person per day
• Two-thirds of US estuaries and bays are polluted from eutrophication (nitrogen and phosphorus)

Our global community shares a responsibility to conserve water and protect this precious resource. We are all accountable for the quality of our ground water, fresh water and ocean water.

This month we are asking attendees to tell us: “How do you protect water?”

June Sponsors:  EcoloBlue & Earth Island Presents…

EcoloBlue manufactures water coolers that extracts humidity from the air and produces, filters, then purifies up to eight gallons of pure drinking water every day.  We are dedicated to providing people with pure, sustainable, and affordable drinking water solutions.  Water is the most important organic compound on Earth.  Yet, the World over, pure, uncontaminated drinking water is becoming harder, and harder to come by.  It doesn’t have to be this way.  There is more water in the air than in our Oceans.  And at EcoloBlue we have developed a unique, powerful, and responsible way to tap into this vast resource.  Imagine offering your employees a continuous supply of ultra pure drinking water without the hassle of bottled water.  With an EcoloBlue Atmospheric Water Generator you can and at an average cost of only 20 cents per gallon!  Please visit our website for more information about Atmospheric Water Generators and our environmental friendly products.  ecoloblue.com

Earth Island Presents … The Value of Stuff: Raj Patel in Conversation with Annie Leonard on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 at 7:00PM in The David Brower Center, Downtown Berkeley.  Annie Leonard refreshed the national discussion about the dangers of our consumer-driven society when her smart and funny film, The Story of Stuff, became an Internet phenomenon. With his bestselling book, The Value of Nothing, Raj Patel showed how we’ve let economics take over our lives. Each author has offered a powerful warning of what we lose when consumption eclipses community.  When they meet in conversation, the result promises to be a lively and provocative dialogue; book-signing to follow.  Come stop by our table at Green Drinks and hear more about Earth Island Institute, our environmental projects and our monthly series: Earth Island Presents… www.earthisland.org/events

June Partner: Sustainable Brands 2010

Sustainable Brands ‘10 is just around the corner and in our own backyard!  Now is the time to make the commitment to join brand leaders from the Bay Area - including HP, Gap, Clorox, Yahoo, Williams Sonoma, PG&E, Intuit and more  - along with others from across the country and overseas!  Why wait to join them?   Building brands takes new ideas, new tools, and new collaborators and the leaders of tomorrow will all be at SB’10.  Take a minute to secure your seat as you get inspired and equipped to be a sustainable brand leader of tomorrow. Remember, the Green Drinks Community still qualifies for a 20% Discount so don’t forget to register with discount code: sfgrnsb10 www.sustainablelifemedia.com/events/sb10

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, June 1st
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
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!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30pm
DJ Solprovider (aka Miquel Solari) will spin a very special choice of head bobbing cuts and all things funky.

7:30 - 9:30pm
DJ Freya spins warm danceflooor drum & bass and funky breaks.

Special Drinks of the Month:

MÁS Merlot 2006 - $5 + free tastings
Rich aromas and flavors of rose, black currant, plum and clove with a toasty oak finish.

MÁS Chardonnay 2007 - $5 + free tastings
Lightly oaked and medium bodied with aromas and flavors of ripe pear, green apple, lemon meringue, pineapple and banana.

Pink Lemonade - $5
Guayaki Revel Berry, Reyka Icelandic Vodka, Squeezed Lemon

Mateirinha - $5
Guayaki Lemon Elation, Sagatiba Cachaca, House-made Sweet & Sour

Community

* Green Generations, the 2nd annual benefit event to fund environmental education for under-served children, will be hosted by SFGD on Tuesday, August 3rd.  Don’t miss it!

* Congratulations to the following five lucky winners of our May Green Drinks raffle - each won a Sustainable Life Media Virtual Event Pass for SB’10: Ryan L - Nuheat, Dan G - Bison Organic Beer, David N - Runka.com, Vikas G – Innovalight, Sarah K - Clean Tech Law Partners.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 1st!

- The Green Drinks Team

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, May 4th for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we are celebrating the coming of the Spring season, a time of new beginnings and new opportunities to “Spring” into action. We are asking our members to look at what they are doing to improve the environment.  Awaken from your winter slumber to network, inspire, and share action-oriented opportunities with one another.  Or just come for a FREE organic beer tasting and tell us about your Earth Day!

Our question of the month is: How are you taking environmental action?

Green Drinks is your hub for connecting with our environmental community!

May Sponsors: Ecohaus & Earth Island Presents…

Ecohaus has been offering eco-friendly building and finish materials since 1992, and now we are open in San Francisco! Our model of sustainability incorporates consideration for the environmental, health, and local impacts of the products we choose to carry. Come see our complete selection of sustainable cabinets, flooring, paint, insulation, dual flush toilets and more at 9th and Bryant or online.  A beautiful home. A better world. We make the connection.  www.ecohaus.com

Earth Island Presents… encourages environmentalists, academicians, business and community leaders to collaborate together to engage the public in an open forum by sharing the most thought-provoking environmental issues of the day.  Earth Island Presents… is honored to invite the San Francisco Green Drinks community to our inaugural launch on May 20, 2010 for Lyman vs. Niman: Can You Be a ‘Good Environmentalist’ and Still Eat Meat? To thank SFGD for their support, any member of the community that registers for the May 20th debate at the May 4th Green Drinks will receive a coupon good for one free organic drink at Gather Restaurant.  Don’t miss Lyman vs Niman!  Beginning in May, continue to join us every Third Thursday at The David Brower Center as we grow environmental activism one story at a time.  www.earthisland.org/events

May Partner: Sustainable Brands 2010

Sustainable Brands ‘10 is right around the corner (just 6 weeks away) and we have published the complete SB10 Program for your review.  Over 300 attendees are already committed to make the journey to Monterey to attend dozens of sessions and hear 100+ speakers at SB’10. Among them are some of the most recognizable names in big brand sustainability today. For a select list of your peers and competitors already signed up, take a look at our “Who Coming” page. Remember the Green Drinks community receives s 20% off conference passes.  www.sustainablebrands10.com

Use discount code sfgrnsb to save 20% off Sustainable Brand ’10 conference passes!

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, May 4th
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
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!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30
DJ Signe Bray (Caltech DJ Club) Crafting up smooth and delicious downtempo beats.

7 :30- 9:30
DJ Bodhi (Caltech DJ Club) Spinning glitchy downtempo, dub, house, and indie-dance.

Special Drinks of the Month - free tastings for everyone!

• Bison Organic Chocolate Stout - $3 + tastings
  This richly textured, roasty dry stout has a boost of bitter and charismatic flavor from the addition of cocoa powder in the mash.

• Bison Organic India Pale Ale - $3 + tastings
  Our recipe blends 4 hop varieties together into 4 kettle additions plus a blended dry hopping in the fermenter, and another dry hopping in the fermenter and another dry hopping in the cellar.
  

Community

* Green Drinks is celebrating its one year anniversary at 111 Minna. Be sure to thank your bartenders for hosting.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 4th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, April 6th for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month San Francisco Green Drinks honors the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!

The Earth Day movement, which started on a grass roots level, is now celebrated all over the world.  What an inspiration!  Earth Day moves people towards a healthy, prosperous, and sustainable future - and we support this movement wholeheartedly!  To celebrate Earth Day we will be offering FREE ice-cream for everyone!

Be sure to check out our Community Board and on-line event calendar for all your upcoming Earth Day and Green events.

Our question of the month is: What are you doing in support of Earth Day?

Come and celebrate Earth Day with us!

April Sponsors: The California Wolf Center & Earth Island Journal

The California Wolf Center, a non-profit organization founded in 1977, is a one-of-a-kind education, conservation, and research center committed to increasing public awareness and understanding of the importance of all wildlife by focusing on the history, biology, behavior, and ecology of the gray wolf (Canis lupus).  We are old school green in the sense that we have been working on wildlife conservation for more than 30 years.  Kids, families and professionals like you attend our programs and learn that top predators, like wolves make the environment healthy.  We are also one of the largest centers in the United States hosting and breeding the highly endangered Mexican gray wolf, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.  Join us on Facebook or visit our web site where you can become a member and learn more about gray wolves and their environment as well as the prospects for wolves returning to California!  www.californiawolfcenter.org

Earth Island Journal has been publishing award-winning investigative reports on the world’s most pressing environmental crises for 25 years. The Journal explores the connections between the environment and other contemporary issues, uncovering stories often left unexplored by the mainstream media. The magazine is published by Earth Island Institute, which is a nonprofit incubator of more than 50 solutions-focused social and environmental projects, organizer of the annual Brower Youth Awards, and administrator of the Restoration Initiatives Fund in Southern California. To support our unique brand of environmental journalism, become a subscriber for only $9.95 a year - a 50% savings from the newsstand price!  www.earthisland.org/journal

April Partners: Ben & Jerry’s San Francisco Catering
and Sustainable Brands 2010

Ben & Jerry’s San Francisco Catering In celebration of Earth Day and our recently announced commitment to bringing all of our products to 100% Fair Trade by 2013 we are providing some of our best and newest Fair Trade Ice Cream, plus a cool new Sorbet! Come enjoy what true San Franciscans are all about and become our Facebook Fan today! To book your own euphoric Ben & Jerry’s San Francisco Corporate Catering and Sundae Parties call us at 415.533.4588 or visit our site www.BenJerrys.com/macys/catering/offers.cfm

Sustainable Brands 2010 Presents The Power of And Where the Brand & Design & Sustainability Communities Come Together.  Monterey Conference Center, Monterey CA, June 7-10, 2010.  Widely reputed to be the most compelling sustainability conference of the year, Sustainable Brands 2010 will convene over 700 brand leaders, top executives from the global brands leading sustainable innovation today, all types of designers participating in this global shift, and an unprecedented list of others. Speakers and sessions will provide inspiration, techniques and best practices as economic realities, corporate responsibility and the environment come together to create a new strategic business imperative. Registration is now open and seating is limited.
Use discount code sfgrnsb to save 20% off! www.sustainablebrands10.com

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, April 6th
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: 111 Minna Gallery
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!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30
DJ Tim Dionne has been Djing for 13 years, with his roots starting in Chico, CA. He has played residencies in some of the Bay Area’s top clubs. He is one of San Francisco’s premier DJs playing the best in electronic music.

7 :30- 9:30
DJ COR  (the Beatery Boys) is one of our very own rotating resident DJs and is the kind of DJ people ask for. Cor spins everything from breaks and electohouse, to funk and acid jazz.  On this Earth Day celebration he will be spinning a montage of delectable downtempo.

Special Drinks of the Month: $7 while they last!

• Gravenstein Highway - $7
  LonjeviTea Gravenstein Apple Kombucha,  Gravenstein Apple Juice, Rum
  
• Spring Fling - $7
  LonjeviTea Ginger Kombucha, Passion Fruit Juice, Vodka
  
  

Community

* Special thanks to Cliff at Waldeck’s for his generous support of Green Drinks over the past two years.  We are sad to see his doors close after 55 years of business.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 6th!

- The Green Drinks Team

Hello Green Drinkers!

Please join us next Tuesday, March 2nd for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we ask the question: What communities do you belong to?

Click for more GRID volunteering photos

As a Green Drinker and member of our community, we’ll ask you to fill out a survey.  Help us learn more about our community and receive a drink ticket (while supplies last).

Starting this month we will offer a Green Drink’s Community Board.  On our Community Board you can pin up:

• SFGD Event Information (Sponsors, Community Partners, Event activities, Drink Menu, Volunteer sign-up lists etc.)
• Bay Area Green Community Calendar of Events (post your Green event on our website for posting)
• Post your own Green flyers, announcements, etc.

March Sponsors: Pacific Environment & Earth Island Institute

Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and reforming international policies. Our successes over the past 20 years stem from a deep and abiding trust that local people, armed with the right tools and solid support, are the world’s best hope for the environment. As such, we support the development of grassroots organizations, prioritize network-based advocacy, and use international leverage points in service of our local partners.  www.pacificenvironment.org

Earth Island Institute was founded 27 years ago in SF by the visionary environmentalist David Brower. They grow environmental leadership through education and activism. As a fiscal sponsor of fifty solutions focused projects, and with their Earth Island Journal, public programming at their new green offices in the Brower Center in Berkeley and their core programs: Restoration Initiatives, and the New Leaders Initiative/Brower Youth Awards, Earth Island supports the cultural and biological diversity that sustain the environment.  www.earthisland.org

March Partners: Macchu Pisco & Sustainable Brands 2010

Macchu Pisco is clear Peruvian brandy and sometimes also described as a white cognac, it is an artisanal Peruvian pisco. Without extra additives like sugars, yeasts, or enzymes, Macchu Pisco is a single distill 80 proof spirit made from freshly fermented grape juice, not leftover pomace from winemaking like other grape based spirits. Pisco grape varietals grow in unique Peruvian desert climates where the sun shines 365 days a year and by law are grown organically without chemicals or pesticides. Peruvian pisco production standards are strict in order to ensure an all natural spirit. Pisco has been produced in Peru since 1540 and is named after the trading port city of Pisco, located in the department of Ica, the heart of Peru’s pisco production. Pisco is so pure and natural that it should never produce a hangover. Enjoy the purity!  www.macchupisco.com

Sustainable Brands 2010 Presents The Power of And Where the Brand & Design & Sustainability Communities Come Together.  Monterey Conference Center, Monterey CA, June 7-10, 2010.  Widely reputed to be the most compelling sustainability conference of the year, Sustainable Brands 2010 will convene over 700 brand leaders, top executives from the global brands leading sustainable innovation today, all types of designers participating in this global shift, and an unprecedented list of others. Speakers and sessions will provide inspiration, techniques and best practices as economic realities, corporate responsibility and the environment come together to create a new strategic business imperative. Registration is now open and seating is limited: Early bird pricing available until March 28th.  Use discount code sfgrnsb to save 20% off! www.sustainablebrands10.com

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, March 2nd
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
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!

Music:

5:30 - 7:30
DJ Delon (Selector, FreeFlo) spinning a delicious selection of downtempo, funky breaks, nu-jazz, drum & bass, and house.

7 :30- 9:30
DJ Robynn (BEATZ, FreeFlo) droping tunes of the house, speed garage, ragga jungle and dubby styles.

Special Drinks of the Month: $5 while they last!

• MÁS Merlot 2006 - $5 + free tastings
  Rich aromas and flavors of rose, black currant, plum and clove with a toasty oak finish.
• MÁS Chardonnay 2007 - $5 + free tastings
  Lightly oaked and medium bodied with aromas and flavors of ripe pear, green apple, lemon meringue, pineapple and banana.
• Pisco Mule - $5
  Pisco, Ginger Beer, Lemon, Bitters
• Pisco Daisy - $5
  Pisco, Tripple Sec, Lime
• Pisco Sour - $5
  Pisco, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Egg Whites, Bitters

Community

* Green Drinkers Volunteer with GRID Alternatives - On January 30th and 31st, volunteers from SFGD came out  to work alongside the homeowners to install a GRID Alternatives solar system.

* Green Drinks connections work for 111 Minna - Aion LED and MÁS Wine Company bring their sustainable products to Minna.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 2nd!

- The Green Drinks Team

Here are some comments from these two great companies:

“Thanks to SF Green Drinks for having us as sponsor for February’s successful event!  Aion LED is committed to helping the entertainment sector “go green” with our highly efficient Theatrical LED lighting line .  This can result in venues saving 10 times the energy usage while virtually eliminating the need to change lamps.  At Green Drinks we demonstrated that an energy saving alternative light could look great while minimizing the venue’s carbon footprint at the same time.” — Christine

“Since conception in 2006 MÁS has not used over 80,000 glass bottles corks and labels. This has saved our business over $70,000 in money we would have spent on trash and instead we have invested it a renewable technology. Without these expenses we are able to produce small lots of wine at competitive priced wines passing along these savings to restaurants and consumers, like 111 Minna. We hope our passion for great wines and renewable technology is shared by all.” — Andy

Click for more GRID volunteering photos

At the December 2009 Green Drinks Holiday Bash and Benefit SFGD held a fundraiser for GRID Alternatives, a local non-profit dedicated to empowering communities in need by providing renewable energy and energy efficiency services, equipment and training.  The donations raised at the December event went to sponsor and install a solar electric systems for a low income homeowner in San Francisco.  On January 30th and 31st, volunteers from SFGD came out  to work alongside the homeowners to install the solar system.  Special thanks go out all the organizers at Grid Alternatives and to those Green Drinkers who volunteered!

Calling all Green Drinkers -

Please join us next Tuesday, February 2nd for San Francisco Green Drinks!

This month at Green Drinks we ask the question: What is your Eco-Love?

Click for more 2010 Green Resolutions

Our sponsor, AION LED, will be setting the mood with glowing, environmentally-friendly lights while passionate cocktails, tasty chocolate and soothing sounds of two fabulous DJs fill the room.

In keeping with our environmental Valentines Day theme we will also offer “Green Speed Dating” for 40 lucky participants.  This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Green Drinkers and it’s sure to be a lot of fun!!  Who knows, maybe this Green Drinks you will even make a special connection.

Last but not least, Green Drinks is happy to announce that we have arranged free wine tastings for the event as part of our 2010 emphasis in building out our Community Partnership program.  If you know of any friends particularly in the organic food, wine or beverage industries who would like to participate in a future Green Drinks - please put them in touch!

February Sponsor: AION LED

Forget about changing light bulbs while cutting energy consumption by 80 percent!

AION LED is proud to offer high quality Green Compliant LED lighting products for your home and business. With a lamp life at least forty times that of a standard light bulb and a fraction of the energy used, LED lights will reduce your carbon footprint as well as your energy bill. AION LED specializes in cutting-edge linear lighting solutions. Designers, architects, and electricians alike love the streamlined package, flexibility, high output, and longevity of our LED Strips and LED Light Bars. Popularly used under cabinets, in coves, soffits, and hallways, our LED strips also create custom effects in cabinetry, signage, displays, curved elevations, and edge-lit glass to name a few. In addition to dimmable white light, AION LED offers RGB color-mixing systems including high power theatrical LED fixtures and custom LED video displays and message boards. Minimize waste and conserve natural resources by switching to highly efficient and sustainable LED lighting with AION LED.  www.aionled.com

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, February 2nd
Time: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
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!

Music:

• DJ Brent Galant (a.k.a. Q St.)
  Q St. will be setting the mood for our Eco-Love Green Drinks with music that is sure to stir your heart and soul.  A graphic designer committed to sustainable design and print practices by day, Brent has roots in house and a penchant for playing hidden gems from down tempo, trip hop, and underground hip hop. With ten years behind the decks, his passion for playing quality grooves is purely matched by his love for playing in the moment, providing listeners with a rewarding venture into sound.
• Unkle Funkl
  He’s the uncle you love but the one you have to keep an eye on. He’ll raid the liquor cabinet and torment the neighbors. Mark Sires, aka Unkle Funkl, has been DJing for 12 years, bringing breaks, midtempo, funk, and hip hop. Recently graduating from the Bainbridge Graduate School with an MBA in Sustainability.

Special Drinks of the Month: $5 while they last!

• 2008 Tamás Estates Double Decker Red - $5 + free tastings by Wente Vineyards
  An exciting blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Barbera creates an adventurously robust yet smooth red wine with mouth-filling flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum, and a smooth, spicy finish.
• 2008 Wente Vineyards Morning Fog Chardonnay - $5 + free tastings by Wente Vineyards
  Enjoy aromas and flavors of green apple and tropical fruits, balanced by subtle oak, cinnamon and vanilla from barrel aging.  With a mouth-filling body and balanced acidity, this wine delivers a medium-long, refreshing finish.
• Passionate Solutionary - $5
  (Sambazon Acai Passionfruit Antioxidant Elixir + Maca Magic Adrenalift + Splash of Guayaki Pure Passion + VeeV Acai Spirit)
  You are a Solutionary.  As a path to creating a revolution in the way we live life, you work hard to provide solutions to environmental and social challenges.  Each ingredient in this cocktail comes from a company that goes beyond Revolutionary to being Solutionary.  Guayaki has their Market Driven Restoration business model.  Sambazon also uses the market to drive restoration of rainforest land and communities with the Sustainable Acai Project.  VeeV Acai Spirit works closely with Sambazon and donates $1 per bottle to the Sustainable Acai Project.  Maca Magic and Amazon Therapeutic Laboratories works to preserve rainforests and uphold the intellectual property rights of native healers and their traditional medicines. And of course, the Peruvian root Maca is an aphrodesiac for both men and women––so raise a glass to all of your passions!

Community

* Twenty (20) Green Drinkers participated in a GRID Alternatives solar training on January 13th in preparation for a 2-day installation on a low-income home here in San Francisco.  Stay tuned next month for more highlights and photos from their volunteering efforts.

* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!

* 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 2010. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!

See you on the 2nd!

- The Green Drinks Team