IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
- October WMSBF Meeting
- Future Membership Meetings
- 2010 Grand River Clean-Up
- Green Growth (SBF Discount!)
- Green Chemistry Conference
- Michigan Green Health Care Conference
- Ending Modern Day Slavery in Ghana – James Kofi Annan
- 2010 Annual Environmental Conference – Air & Waste Management Association
- CORPS Green Awards Nominations
Contact us with your questions, comments, or requests for information on membership.
** Special thanks to Amway Corporation for hosting and sponsoring the September meeting.
OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday, October 11 :: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Kent County Recycling and Education Center :: 977 Wealthy SW (at Market)
The new Kent County Recycling and Education Center opened in 2010 and is a single-stream recycling facility. Our host, Dennis Kmiecik, will give an overview of the facility. Tours lasting 30-40 minutes will be available following the meeting.
Our main presentation will feature Jeff Burks with Key Green Solutions, Alison Waske with Metro Health Hospital, and Josh Miller with Spectrum Health discussing medical recycling programs and the software to manage them.
Space is limited. If you would like to attend this meeting, you must register by email at info@wmsbf.org by Wednesday, October 6. Cost of attending is $10, payable by cash or check at the event. Credit card payments may be made prior to the event through Google here. A $1 additional processing charge is included for credit card payments.
FUTURE MEMBERSHIP MEETING
November 8, 2010 :: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.GRCC Keller Future Center – UrbanFarming Project SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS
If you are sponsoring or hosting an upcoming event, please email me to include in our upcoming newsletters and calendar!
October 9, 2010; 9a.m. :: Grand River Clean-Up
WMEAC and the Grand Rapids Young Professionals are partnering with the cities of Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Walker and Grandville to host the Seventh Annual Mayors' Grand River Clean-Up on Saturday, October 9 at the Sixth Street Bridge Park. Originally scheduled for September, the event was postponed due to lightning.
Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Sixth Street Park with the clean-up running from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be transported by shuttle bus to various locations in Grand Rapids, Walker, Wyoming, and Grandville. For more information call or e-mail Kristi Klomp at kklomp@wmeac.org or 616-451-3051 ext. 25.
For more details visit wmeac.org.
October 13 & 14, 2010 :: Green Growth
GVSU Eberhard Center301 Fulton St. WestGrand Rapids, MichiganSponsored by The Right Place This will be an interactive two-day session with a focus on best practices, innovation methods, and strategies that participants will be able to use in their workplace. SBF members are eligible for a 25% discount. The code is “SBF.”Learn more and register at www.rightplace.org/G2.October 20, 2010; 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. :: Green Chemistry Conference
2nd Annual Michigan Green Chemistry Conference: A Catalyst for the EconomyKellogg Center, Michigan State University, East LansingClick here for more information.October 22, 2010; 8 a.m to 4 p.m. :: Michigan Green Health Care Conference
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital100 Michigan St. NEGrand Rapids, MichiganPresented by Michigan Green Health Care CommitteeIntended for the health care industry, specifically for individuals affiliated with engineering and environmental services departments and those who have a passion for reducing the ecological footprint of their facilities.
Register on-line at www.michigan.gov/dnreworkshops.
October 25, 2010; 7:00 p.m. :: Ending Modern Day Slavery in GhanaA presentation by James Kofi Annan Presented through GVSU Campus Sustainability Week Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center, GVSU Pew CampusJames Kofi Annan is a survivor of child trafficking. He was sold into slavery in Ghana, escaped, and now leads a movement to ban the practice called Challenging Heights. He is a recipient of four internationalawards.
November 9, 2010 :: 2010 Annual Environmental Conference
Lansing Community College, West Campus
Presented by the East and West Michigan Chapters of the Air & Waste Management Association and the State Bar of Michigan’s Environmental Law Section
More information at www.emawma.org.
CORPS Green Awards Nominations
Corp! wishes to honor the companies and educational organizations that are leading the way in Science and Technology through innovation, research and applied science, as well as those who are using Digital Technology to promote, improve or enhance their enterprises. Honorees may be self-nominated. Nominations must be submitted by November 1. www.corpmagazine.com/forms/nomination-the-business-of-science-and-technology
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