The San Diego Microfinance Summit was held on April 28th at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice on the campus of the University of San Diego. The conference highlighted the local and international work of San Diego’s microfinance organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
Janette Lampe, Corporate Events Manager at Kaiser Permante takes her green responsibilities seriously. That is why she reached out to Plan It Green to help her plan and execute her recent physician meeting with attention to social and environmental issues.
From selecting the Jacobs Center, a non-profit located in one of San Diego’s most ethnically diverse neighborhoods, to using compostable bags for to-go lunches, responsible planning was clearly evident to the 600+ San Diego physicians at their Quarterly Offsite Meeting on February 10, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
“The Story of Stuff” is a 20-minute video which looks at the production distribution, consumption and disposal of “stuff” and presents the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
The primary message of the film is to use the exploration of the broader context of the conundrum of consumption in the modern world to try and encourage us to give more star billing to “Reduce” as we use the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” mantra in our approaches to sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Ryan Barthel, Founder & President of Blooms From The Heart is asking for your help.
She wants you to clean out your shelves, dust out old vases and donate (and recycle!) them for a good cause. Blooms from the Heart sends a message of caring and compassion to those in need by recycling flowers from events, venues and businesses and delivering the re-purposed arrangements to San Diego area hospitals, senior homes, hospice centers and other facilities where they can be enjoyed. Read the rest of this entry »
Hornblower Cruises and Events has brought it first-of-a-kind vessel into San Diego for a visit. This 64-foot-long boat is based in San Francisco where it shuttles passengers to and from Alcatraz Island.
(Photos: Dale Frost) www.portofsandiego.org/
It will be in San Diego through mid-January, and is docked at the Grape Street Pier. It is available for private charter and can carry 149 passengers. Read the rest of this entry »
Coastkeeper’s 14th Annual Ocean Gala Raises Record-Setting Funds Brings Awareness to San Diego’s Watersheds
A sold-out crowd of nearly 500 guests gathered downtown at The US Grant on Saturday to help Coastkeeper celebrate its most successful fundraising benefit to date. Honorary Event Chair County of San Diego Vice Chairwoman Pam Slater-Price, Master of Ceremonies Bill Menish and gala attendees celebrated San Diego’s inland waterways and helped raise more than $100,000 for Coastkeeper’s programs that are helping protect San Diego’s precious watersheds and marine resources.
Plan It Green invites prospective event holders to join Slow Food San Diego at Eclipse Chocolat for a chocolate truffle tasting on Thursday evening 11/5/09 from 7 to 8pm.
This event is guaranteed to educate and excite your palate! Chocolatier William Gustwiller will be pairing his delicious chocolate truffles with artisanal cheeses and wine. Starting with the highest quality chocolate, Will uses all-natural ingredients and organic spices to create unusual and exotic flavors. Read the rest of this entry »
Plan It Green is part of a community-wide set of volunteers helping San Diego EarthWorks with its newest event called “Bright Green Future: Global Challenges, San Diego Solutions ”
This is a two-day conference which will be held at the UCSD Price Center on October 23rd and 24th. The event brings together experts on San Diego’s regional energy, natural resources, transportation, green business, job training, sustainable living and building, and other important green ideas.
Plan It Green was the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce’s green event planning partner for this year’s Rob Machado Surf Experience and Green Expo held on September 26th and 27th at Seaside Reef and its parking lot.
San Diego Coastkeeper is hosting it’s annual Ocean Gala this year on October 24th, 2009. This year the Director of Events for SDCK invited us to join their event planning committee to help guide them to greening up the event.
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