Here are details:
Part one of the event kicks off at 10:00 AM with a bike safety presentation followed by a 2 mile bike ride starting at Alvethorpe Park in Jenkintown.
Bikers will ride through Alverthorpe Park, Abington Art Center, Abington Friends and the Jenkintown streets, finishing at Hiway Theatre.

Part two picks up at the HiwayTheatre where Green Wheels will present a bike forum with presentations from Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Street Films, Neighborhood Bike Works, Abington Parks and Recreation, Green Jenkintown and Briar Bush Nature Center.

It’s sure to be a fun way to spend  a few hours on a Sunday- spend almost nothing and promote a worthy cause.  Check it out – rain or shine!

For more info contact: greenwheels.emcc@gmail.com

Posted by Beth

When? Sunday, October 26th from 3PM – 6PM

Where?  Dock Street Brewery, at 701 S. 50th Street (50th & Baltimore Avenue) in West Philadelphia, PA. 
 
The event will include panel and community discussion featuring topics by seven sustainability, conservation, and green living community leaders.  Also featuring special guest appearance by Christopher Zelov of the Knossus Project and director of the eco-education film, City21, which explores the green initiatives that are shaping the 21st Century City.  

Topics during the event include:

“Why Live Green? Real Reasons and Rationales for Clean, Green Homes”, “LEED for Homes and Energy Conservation Strategies,” ”Leaders of the Next Generation: Youth and Sustainability,” “ELP: 21st Century Community-Building and Social Capital Creation,” “Protecting Our Watersheds and Improving Recycling in Philadelphia,” “Walk Softly and Save Wisely: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint,” and “Waste-Stream Treasures: What You Throw Away Does Not Go Away!”
 
Donation/RSVP:
$35 per person/$30 group rate (5+)/$15 children under 12.  Tickets will be available at the door ($40) if this event does not sell out.
 
For more information or to register, click here or call (206) 202-2883, or
email whylivegreen@weareboost.org.
 
Additional Info: Since 2007, Building Open Opportunity Structures Together (BOOST) has planned, promoted, and coordinated over 50 forums, initially in the Trenton-Mercer County region.  As a result of the demand for green design and green building education in the Philadelphia region, BOOST is happy to offer a series of informational presentations on environmentally responsible design and sustainability in the city of Philadelphia.  They have developed a speakers’ bureau that includes academics, architects, business owners and entrepreneurs as well as professionals and practitioners. Within this bureau, speakers have expertise in areas ranging from green building and sustainable community design to personal and organizational leadership capacity building.  For more information, visit the website and Blog.

Posted by Julie

Willistown Environmental Festival on Saturday, September 20th, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM in Newtown Square, PA (apprx 20 minutes from Philly). 

• Learn about simple things communities, families and individuals can do to reduce our carbon footprint and protect the Earth & wildlife 
• Presentations on global warming, green buildings, native plants propagation, solar electric power, conservation through gardening, bee-keeping and biodiesel and hybrid cars
• Crafts: Build your own birdhouse & pumpkin painting
• Food
• First 175 attendees receive ’surprise’ gift
• More!

Location: Willistown Friends Meeting
                7069 Goshen Road (at Warren Avenue)
                Newtown Square, PA

Check here for flyer & more info

Posted by Julie

 Enjoy good green food, entertainment and more!

 Check out more details here

Posted by Beth

Check out more details here:

http://www.greenfestphilly.org/

Posted by Beth