End of Summer Golden Gardens Party and Bonfire!
Come down and help us celebrate another beautiful if too short a summer... Saturday, September 4th, 6:00PM at Golden Gardens beach. S'mores provided! Hang out with good people! Watch a sunset! Bring a dish to share, your plate, cup and utensils, something to sit on, something to keep warm, wood if you have it, a friend or family! Look for SB's yellow flags on the beach! For questions, info, and to volunteer to help, email Orna.
10-10-10 Global Work Party Day! and Ballard Community Festival
This year, Sustainable Ballard has decided to shift from its traditional Fall Sustainability Festival in favor of a special event that will combine our celebration of sustainability in the community with the global work party events organized by 350.org, designed to call attention to climate change.
Think rally, 'green' work parties throughout the community, and a big community party to celebrate what we've done!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY, 10-10-2010!
And join us on Thursday, Aug 19th, 2010, 6:30PM at St. Luke's to brainstorm ideas and plan this special event. Bring your ideas for local work projects and organizations that may want to sponsor a project.
Looking for Your Good Story
What? We are looking for short (500 words or less!), personal stories about how you or someone you know living or working in Ballard have taken a step toward a more sustainable lifestyle.
Why? We would like to share these stories with the Ballard community to inspire people to take similar steps and to demonstrate how our community is transitioning toward sustainability. We will collect your stories in a “story bank” in our website, which people will be able to peruse for inspiration, and from which we will draw stories to share in other ways too.
How? Check out the Sustainability Stories page for more details on how to go about sharing your story. It's easy!
Special offer from Zipcar:
Members of Sustainable Ballard can join Zipcar for only $25/year and no application fee -- a savings of $50! Join now at www.zipcar.com/sustainableballard to sign up. Also, stop by the Zipcar booth at the Sustainable Ballard Festival - show your Undriver License and NEW Zipcard for a chance to win a $50 ORCA Card!
Green My Ballard
The Ballard News Tribune website now has a column for green and sustainable issues, information, ideas and stories called Green My Ballard. Do you know an individual or business setting a good example for the rest of us? If so, please email laurakmcleod@earthlink.net.
Undriving by Bike+Bus
The Bike/Bus combo extends your Undriving options - and King County METRO recently made this more convenient! Now you can load/unload your bike anywhere in downtown Seattle during off-peak hours. (From 6-9am and 3-7pm M-F, remember to load/unload at the first or last stop in the Ride Free Area.) You can load/unload bikes any time in the Transit Tunnel. Also - electric bikes up to 55 lbs. can ride the bus! Click here for more bike resources.
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