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2012 Golf Outing
SAVE THE DATE: Monday, August 13, 2012; 8:00 a.m. scramble. New location this year - Stonewater Country Club in Caledonia, http://www.stonewatercc.com/. We are also looking for SPONSORS for this fun and worthwhile event. The Go Green Golf Outing is a scholarship fundraiser designed to raise $5,000 in order to encourage college/university students to integrate sustainability into their particular discipline. Your Sponsorship will help ensure we reach our goal!! Questions?? Contact Lisa Locke, 616.914.1597, llocke@wmsbf.org. Events Tuesday, May 8, 2012; 6:30 p.m. Mayor’s Bike Ride Plastic Creek Trail Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 2500 S. Division Ave. This free family friendly event introduces the average bike rider to the GR bike trail system. It starts at the Kroc Center and moves to the trailhead of Plaster Creek Trails. The ride distance options are 2 miles or 6 miles. All riders will receive a Buy-One-Get-One day pass admission to the Kroc Center, and kids who sign the Griffins’ “ Put a Lid on It” helmet pledge online (griffinshockey.com/putalidonit) will get two free tickets to a 2012-2013 Griffins game. Mascots from the Griffins and the Kroc Center will be in attendance. All participants should wear a properly fitted helmet. Participants must be in reasonable physical condition to participate in this activity. Tuesday, May 8, 2012; 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Green Screening Training NSF International 789 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI The GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals is a comparative chemical screening method developed by Green Production Action to help move our society towards the use of greener and safer chemicals. This in-depth experiential workshop is intended to educate designers and decision-makers on how to implement the GreenScreen to compare and select safer chemicals for use in products and manufacturing processes. Price is $99/business or $49/NGO/Gov/Academia and includes lunch. For more information, contact Clean Production Action at greenscreen@cleanproduction.org or visit the website, http://www.cleanproduction.org/Greenscreen.php. Sponsored by US EPA Region 5 – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Great Lakes Green Chemistry Network, NSF International, & Green Chemistry & Commerce Council. May 14-18, 2012 Active Commute Week The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition (GGRBC), West Michigan organizations and businesses are coming together to support employees and their families in taking an active approach to their daily commute. The inaugural Active Commute Week, offered in conjunction with the nationally recognized “Bike to Work Week,” highlights a number of ways in which West Michigan residents can improve their health and wellbeing, save some money and live a little greener. Participating organizations throughout West Michigan will be offering cycling 101, free tune ups, organized rides and commuter rally stops throughout the week providing education and support for beginner and seasoned riders alike. The week concludes on May 18th with the “ACT LIVE!” celebration event from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at The RAPID central station featuring award presentations, live bands, food, vendors and free bike tune ups! WMSBF Members…take the Active Commute Week Challenge! Employees track their daily forms of alternative transportation online and compete against other organizations to win daily prize drawings and vie for the Active Commute Week Challenge Trophy! There is no cost to participate. Companies interested in joining the corporate challenge or looking for more information please email welintrn@gvsu.edu prior to May 10. May 15-19, 2012 – SAVE THE DATES 10th Annual BALLE Business Conference – Real Prosperity Starts Here Grand Rapids Real Prosperity Starts Here is proud to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, named ‘America’s Greenest City’ by Fast Company magazine. “As home to nationally acclaimed BALLE network and conference cohost, Local First West Michigan, Grand Rapids has put apathy, malaise and economic decline on the ropes, and you don’t want to miss the final round.” Join more than 700 of the world’s most innovative community leaders, entrepreneurs, independent business owners, policymakers, economic development professionals, funders and investors. Hear presentations from over 50 of North America’s top local innovators. Take advantage of interactive sessions, peer networking, workshops, tours & parties. For registration, and more information, visit http://www.livingeconomies.org/node/687. Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Awards The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is accepting nominations for the fourth annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Awards, which recognize advances that incorporate the principles of green chemistry or that promote activities that support or implement those technologies. Entries must be sent no later than July 20. The awards will be presented at the 2012 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference: “Driving Sustainable Manufacturing,” which is scheduled Oct. 26 at Wayne State University. |