Ready for spring yet? Rain Barrel Season is coming...
(look for your March Enmax flyer for a list of sale dates & locations.)
February's newsletter includes: - Home School Days are back in March... - Just 2 more Intro to Depave workshops... - February volunteer orientations are coming up... - Free Waste Workshops for Business - Sign Up for Feb 25th! - Greener Living, Member shout outs, and much more...
Business Waste Workshops - Learn About the City's New Bylaws
Have you heard about The City’s new guidelines for dealing with business waste? Are you wondering how that might affect your business? We're offering a FREE Business Waste Workshop on Feb. 25thin partnership with REAP. Thanks to funding from the City of Calgary and Bentall Kennedy, businesses can get the advice and info they need to ensure compliance.Downloada flyer for details. Not able to make the February workshop? Contact one of our Green Workplace Consultants for other workshop opportunities where we help business owners and their employees understand and comply with the changing regulations for waste coming from Calgary’s business community.
Depave is coming to Calgary thanks to the Calgary Foundation!
We're bringing this exciting initiative to #YYC! Communities through the power of volunteers remove unwanted pavement & replace with green spaces. Only 2 workshops left! You need to attend a workshop in order to sign up for a one of 5 community or one of 2 residential driveway projects this year sosign up todayto learn more. Wed Feb 11th @ 6:30pm Thu Feb 26th @ 6:30pm Green Calgary Members: Free, Non Members $5.00
Green Kids Volunteer Orientation - Mon Feb 23rd @ 10 - 11:30 am
Are you looking to become an environmental educator? Or looking to work with kids in a fun and engaging environment? Consider being part of the Green Kids program as an Education volunteer! Our Green Kids programs run throughout the day and are designed primarily for school age children both in and outside the classroom. Your role as a volunteer includes helping with set up and facilitating learning by asking questions, guiding exploration, and providing encouragement. You can learn more about the Green Kids ProgramHERE to make sure this is right for you. Refreshments will be provided. Sign up here.
February Volunteer Orientation - Wed Feb 18th @ 6 - 7:30 pm
Newly signed up to volunteer with Green Calgary? Or looking to volunteer for an urban environmental charity that empowers Calgarians to live a greener lifestyle? We're having our monthly orientation for anyone interested in volunteering with us Wed Feb 18th @ 6-7:30pm. Feel free to bring a friend or family member, refreshments will be provided. Please note that volunteer opportunities at Green Calgary are for folks 18 years + only. Sign up today!
Calling all Rain Barrel Superstars...with Rain Barrel Season comes the need for those awesome Rain Barrel volunteers! Orientation sessions planned for April 1st, 7th, & May 6th. Contact Lynn MacCallum for more info!
Green Kids - Home School Days Are Back in March!
For all you home schoolers out there, Green Kids is once again offering morning classes for 3 age/grade groups:
Teeny Greenies Gr. 1/2 (Ages 6-7) March 12th
Green Smarties Gr. 3/4 (Ages 8-9) March 19th
Green Marines Gr. 5/6 (Ages 10-11) March 26th
Registration opens Feb. 9th and classes are limited to a max. of 12 students. Learn more here...
Know of an educator or community leader looking for hands on environmental education for children or teens? Check out our Green Kidsand Generation Green offerings! We are now booking programs for February – June 2015. Book today!
Green Homes & Communities - Our New In-House Workshop Series
Do you want to learn more about living with fewer chemicals in your life? How to create less waste? Are you curious about how to better utilize rain water? If so, sign up for one of our Natural Living Series Workshops.You’ll learn how to go Beyond Recycling, the Ins and Outs of Composting, choosing and making your own Green Cleaners or Personal Care Products and/or how to practice Rainwater Harvesting. These short, low cost, informative workshops will aid you on your journey to more sustainable living. Registration opens Feb 25th and spots are limited.
We're Here to Help You Get a Little Greener in 2015!
Event Greening... did you know that we've been greening events for over a decade? We've worked with the Calgary Folk Fest, Sled Island & many stampede breakfasts. Let us help you green your event - we provide advice, bins, signage and recycler options. Contact Lauren or Tracytoday for a free quote.
As a leading urban environmental charity, donors make our work possible. Please make a gift that contributes to our community and ultimately our planet. Donate today!
Rain Barrel Sales.... are coming! Thanks to the City of Calgary, Blue Grass Nursery, First Calgary Financial & London Drugs - this year's Rain Barrel & Composter Sales! We have 9 sales planned with the 1st one on Sat. April 18th. Check your March Enmax insert for the complete listing of dates & locations!
Your support through membership enables Green Calgary to be a part of shaping our city into the leader of environmental sustainability we believe it can be. Become a member today!
Eco Boot Camps...this 4-week class is a crash course in green living! One evening for 4 weeks you will be engaged in learning & discussion on a variety of topics that will help you save energy, conserve water, reduce waste, clean naturally, & eat sustainably. Free resources to get you started, too!Learn more...
Learn how to take simple environmental action while contributing your skills and talents to build a more sustainable city. Sign up to become a volunteer today!
Shout Outs to Green Calgary Members! Thank you for your unwavering commitment in supporting the work of Green Calgary.
Congratulations to Amaranth Stores on their 20th Anniversary! Owner, Ken Klatt, started his Amaranth journey getting involved in a local grassroots recycling program. The bridge from recycling to organics grew as he understood that one way to reduce waste was to sell organic produce. Check out their newest Amaranth on 4th Street Market in the Beltline. Learn more...
Bow Point Nursery uses sustainable practices to grow plants designed especially for the local landscape. Collecting seeds for the hardiest plants possible, they grow in the soil in their fields (not containers) and bare-root their plants; offering a stronger; less pot bound plant which will adapt to your garden quickly and with less maintenance. Learn more...
Sterling Rempel of Future Values Estate & Financial Planning, is a Certified Financial Planner who works with a small business owners to address their unique financial concerns. Working together, his client develop an organized approach to financial independence, income sustainability, family legacy and social impact. Learn more...
Re-matt strives to be the green alternative when it comes to recycling mattresses. Why? Because the impact mattresses have on city landfills is substantial; they are hard to compress and take a long time to decompose. Mattresses that are incinerated also have a negative effect on the environment. Learn more about their recycling process...
Sysco Canada is a food service company that offers solutions for green-minded business owners in the foodservice industry; helping them minimize the impact on the environment and work towards strategic, ecological responsibility. Learn more about how they are helping green restaurants while boosting profits. Learn more...
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Established in 1978, Green Calgary has been a local urban environmental charity supporting effective green action in our homes, workplaces, communities and schools. With your support, we have empowered and engaged tens of thousands of Calgarians in leading a more sustainable life, one green action at a time.
