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Program Introduction

  • Socializing 5:30 – 6:00pm / Program Begins 6:00 pm
  • Strike knife against glass as a bell. Give people a 5 minute warning to wrap-up conversations and get fresh drinks.
  • “Welcome Everyone to “The #__________ th edition of Asheville Green Drinks. Share an ice breaker.
  • Introduce yourself with your affiliation.
  • Just as a way of background for those of you who are new. Asheville Green Drinks is just one of 750 green drinks around the world. By going to www.AshevilleGreenDrinks.com you can discover green drink events in other towns or even start your own. The green drinks phenomena belongs to everyone, so please get involved by promoting these events, suggesting new topics and helping us get the word out.
  • The AshevilleGreenDrinks.com website is produced and maintained by SitePiper.com
  • Programming for Asheville Green Drinks is developed by our Partners in Education:
  • Western North Carolina
  • Alliance
  • Just Economics
  • Western North Carolina Green Building Council
  • Transition Asheville
  • WENOCA Chapter of the Sierra Club
  • Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute
  • Asheville Green Works
  • United Nations Association
  • and our commercial participant The Power Point, LLC
  • I would also like to thank our sponsors:
  • TopFloorStudio.com
  • SitePiper.com
  • SevenStarEvents.com
  • MyNewsLetterBuilder.com
  • Evolv.com
  • CityMac.com and CityMug
  • RelyLocalAsheville.com
  • We also want to thank our host Posana Cafe’ – one of Asheville’s greenest restaurants. Please support them.
  • If I may, lets all turn off our cellphones. How many folks are here for the first time? Wonderful!
  • Before we begin our program we practice community by going round with brief introductions: name and affiliation only.
  • Any quick ecological or justice announcements are fine, but no speeches please. We hope everyone meets at least one new person today.
  • Before I introduce the speaker/panel, let me remind everyone that we hope to save our questions for the end of the presentation. Posana Cafe’ closes at ____________ tonight. So just keep that in mind.

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  • Following Q&A –
  • Thank speakers, thank everyone for attending, and remind of the next Green Drinks program
  • Encourage the call to action and point to any on-site materials