Chicago Green Festival: Thousands attended today – Join us on Sunday

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From: "Green Festival" <newsletter@greenfestivals.org>
Date: May 5, 2012 11:04 AM
Subject: Chicago Green Festival: Thousands attended today – Join us on Sunday
To: "Daniel" <aquarianm@gmail.com>

Come celebrate what is working in your community at Navy Pier, May 5-6. Green Festival is a project of Green America and Global Exchange. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Saturday was incredible - join us Sunday at Navy Pier! Spend Sunday celebrating sustainable solutions at Chicago Green Festival! Catch Amy Goodman, Karyn Calabrese, Greg Palast, Laura Flanders, William Ayers, and Bernadine Dohrn on the Main Stage. Learn from over 100 local experts on healthy living, green transportation, clean energy, organic foods, and community initiatives throughout Chicago. Sunday Schedule   Here's what you'll find: Shop at the nation's largest and most trusted Green Marketplace – remember graduations, weddings, mom and dad's days are almost here. Chicago Food Deserts – solutions are here. Learn how to homebrew, make your own mead, quilt and fix your bike at the DIY Stage. Green your workplace. Community initiatives helping the homeless. Sierra Club Green Cinema at the Organic Food Court. Break Up With Your Mega-Bank. Watch local celebrity chefs prepare healthy foods on a budget at the Good Food Stage. Detoxify your home and school to keep your children safe and healthy. See our behind-the-scenes waste recovery operation. Celebrate World Fair Trade Day at the Fair Trade Stage! View the Chicago event Guide Online!  Spread the Word Enjoy a fun weekend experience at Green Festival with your friends and family! Share this email with your friends, family and social media networks to let everyone know where you will be this weekend. Click I'm attending on the Facebook invite and invite your friends! Stay live with us all weekend on Facebook and Twitter by tagging @GreenFestival using the hashtag #Greenfest. Vote for your favorite nonprofit to earn $5,000 Green Grant Ford and Green Festival are presenting a $5,000 Community Green Grant in Chicago. Finalists will convene to present their innovative, actionable ideas to better the local community, and need your help to get started! The winner will be awarded at 5pm on Sunday in the Ford Pavilion. Last year, your vote for the Community Green Grant went to the ScienceFIST Foundation. Come out to Navy Pier this weekend and help another lucky organization win their grant! Check out last year's winner. Tickets still available and many ways to get in FREE! Tickets are still available at the door with student and senior discounts. Green Festival is affordable on any budget! Admission Options FREE ADMISSION: If you're 18 and under Ride your bike and park at the Clif Bar Bike Valet Volunteer Union member with card (includes teachers) Green America, Global Exchange, Sierra Club Members Triple Pundit Triple Pundit is an innovative new-media company for the business community that cultivates awareness and understanding of the triple bottom line, providing expert editorial coverage and group discussions on sustainable business in the 21st century. Greenopia Greenopia is the leading green business directory in the United States. Greenopia is well known for its green corporate guides that have been featured in top media outlets such as: USA Today, CNBC, AOL, Yahoo!, Reuters, iVillage, Fast Company and hundreds of others.  EVENT GUIDE Over 100 speakers and 300 exhibitors Download the Chicago Event Guide   Schedule   Speakers   Nonprofit Allies   Travel   Book Hotel   Newsletter Signup   Volunteer   We'd love to connect with you! Use the hashtag #greenfest or @GreenFestival  to connect with us on Twitter!   Ford's Commitment to Sustainability The use of recycled and renewable content in Ford vehicles is increased year by year and model by model. Want to be one of the first to get behind the wheel of the all-new Focus Electric? Join us at Chicago Green Festival for your chance to take the front seat of this all-electric vehicle.   EarthGarage offers Tips to Drive Green Earth Garage is building a place where you can find all the ideas, information and resources to help make your car greener and save money, including products and resources that will help you start saving money right away on fuel and even on some ongoing maintenance costs. Check out these six tips to be a cleaner and greener driver.   follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 Green Festival, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have opted in at our website, have registered at Green Festival, or have registered to exhibit at one or more Green Festivals.   Our mailing address is: Seven Star Events 191 Lyman Street, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences