Society of Women Environmental Professionals Annual Speed Networking Event

The Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) will be holding their  Annual Speed Networking Even on Thursday June 14, 2012 at the Manayunk Brewing Company.It’s an evening of great networking opportunities and will include the first drink of your choice (beer, wine, or well mixed drink), a tour of the brewery, hors d'œuvres, unlimited soft drinks/coffee/tea, door prizes and opportunity to socialize in a relaxed and fun atmosphere while you participate in speed networking.  Don't forget a stack of your business cards to hand out to new colleagues, potential connections, and door prize raffle! 

The event will be held from 5:30 – 8:30 pm and the cost for members is $25 ($20 preregistered) and non-members is $35 ($30) Non-Members joining SWEP (Philadelphia, NJ, or Joint Membership) will be admitted FREE (must bring membership fee to the event). Cash or check accepted.

Contact SWEP Programs Committee member Carrie Lohrmann at carrie.lohrmann@obg.com or 484-804-7247 with questions.

The Manayunk Brewing Company is located at 4120 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127
 www.manayunkbrewery.com

Green Drinks Cherry Hill Taking A Summer Break!

Lori Braunstein,  founder and chair of both Sustainable Cherry Hill and the Green Drinks Cherry Hill chapter, just informed us that their NJ chapter will be taking a break for July and August and will be back in September 2012. Any questions, please email her at lori.braunstein@sustainablecherryhill.org for more information.

Green Mountain Energy Company Hiring!

Zac Lowder, Pennsylvania Market Manager for Green Mountain Energy Company, alerted us that his company is looking to fill 10-15 part-time positions in the area between now and early June. They are looking for any referrals, friends, etc. who might be interested in helping them change the way power is made.  Zac also tells me they will also be visiting local GD DelVal chapters to meet and network, so make sure to say hello.

Green Mountain is the nation’s leading retail provider of renewable electricity, a licensed Electric Generation Supplier (EGS) in Pennsylvania’s energy market, that supplies pollution-free electricity generated from the wind, the sun and water to residential and commercial customers. For more information about the roles they are filling, please visit here:

http://www.greenmountain.com/about-us/careers/current-openings/1090-part-time-residential-field-sales-agent

Earth+Bread Is The Bees’ Knees!

Something’s buzzing this Wednesday night at the Mount Airy Green Drinks Chapter! The Earth + Bread Brewery staff will be welcoming the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild for their event on May 30^th, 2012.  

Guild members of the non-profit organization, established in 2009, will be on hand to answer any and all of your beekeeping and honey questions. Not only will they bring locally sourced honey for a taste testing, but they are also bringing along an observation hive with them. Green Drinkers will be able to see live honey bees, up close and personal.

For more information, go to http://www.phillybeekeepers.org/ and learn more about this amazing organization and their event.

NoLibs Taking It Upstairs!

In response to our member requests, we'll be taking our Green Drinks meetings at the Standard Tap and moving them to the 2nd floor roof-deck area in the summer (weather permitting). It's a great space, newly renovated with an amazing steel canopy courtesy of Iron Studio in Fishtown. With arguably the best bar kitchen in Philadelphia and a sunset view second to none, moving upstairs is one of our better decisions (other than choosing the Standard in the first place!). Next Wednesday, March 2nd, look for GreenDrinks signs in the 1st floor bar area and follow the arrows upstairs!

GreenDrinks NoLibs Member On The Air!

Kat Robbins, of Kat Robbins Interiors (http://www.krinteriors.com) and long-time GreenDrinks Northern Liberties supporter, was showcased as a sustainable interior design expert on WPVI Channel 6 Action News broadcast on Sunday, April 8th.

Interviewed by the station's Melissa Magee, Kat's segment, entitled “Eco-friendly Fashions for Your Home,” detailed one project's use of high end eco-materials like locally sourced woods, custom tile treatments, no VOC paint and luxury fabric made from post consumer PET. Her taped spot can be found here: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/consumer&id=8613276

Way to go, Kat!

April is Shaking Things Up at Green Drinks!

South Philly Chapter Moves To Bridget Foy's!
Lauren Leonard, Chapter Head of GreenDrinks South Philly, has moved that chapter's location from Kennett to Bridget Foy's on South Street starting April 4th, 2012. Bridget's offers a great menu and bar selection, an expanded upper floor for events, and is conveniently located to I-95 and the South Street Corridor. Parking is available at the Park America Lot on the north side of Lombard Street between 2nd & 3rd. For more information, go to http://greenlimbs.com/south-philadelphia-green-drinks/ or contact Lauren at lel@greenlimbs.com

GRID Magazine Coming to Earth+Bread!
The staff of GRID Magazine will be attending April's Green Drinks event at Earth+Bread in Mount Airy. GRID is Philadelphia's leading publication for all things sustainable in the Delaware Valley, so come out and meet the people that put together this amazing resource every month. Contact Peggy at Earth+Bread Brewery at peggy@earthbreadbrewery.com for more information. Head out and support this great magazine, chapter and restaurant!