Texas Green Network
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January 2009: Meeting at the new LCRA - Redbud Center
Please join us on Thursday, January the 22nd from 6-8PM
in the Redbud Center Room 108 North and South for our monthly meeting.
For those who want to see all the 'green' aspects of this facility, please arrive early for a tour starting at 5PM.
On Wednesday, December 17th from 5:30 to 9:30PM,
six green organizations all came together for one great evening at the beautiful Barr Mansion,
the first certified organic events facility in the nation!
Texas Green Network • Austin Eco-Network • Net Impact Austin
Green Technology Alliance • Physicians for Social Responsibility • Bootstrap Sustainability
Kent Cummins performs Environmental Magic!
Music by Texcentricity — A Diverse Swing/Blues Combo
Photography for the event by Kat Sparks Photography
October 2008: Meeting at the Historic German Free Schoolsix green organizations all came together for one great evening at the beautiful Barr Mansion,
the first certified organic events facility in the nation!
Texas Green Network • Austin Eco-Network • Net Impact Austin
Green Technology Alliance • Physicians for Social Responsibility • Bootstrap Sustainability
Kent Cummins performs Environmental Magic!
Music by Texcentricity — A Diverse Swing/Blues Combo
Photography for the event by Kat Sparks Photography
The German-Texan Heritage Society was host to our mixer on Friday, October the 3rd.
Susan Meredith of HumanExcel spoke to the audience about her new book, Beyond Lightbulbs, while everyone enjoyed the delicious organic sandwiches and wraps from Austin's The Green Cart.
Melissa Martinez of Austin's Solid Waste Services was the keynote speaker at our
August meeting on Thursday the 28th in the magnificent Artisan Ballroom
of the Barr Mansion located just east of IH-35 on 290.
Gourmet, organic pizza and salad was generously provided by the Barr Mansion, along with the space and staff members for this event. To learn more about the Barr Mansion's Journey to Zero-Waste,
click here to download their Media Kit (4.5MB).
August meeting on Thursday the 28th in the magnificent Artisan Ballroom
of the Barr Mansion located just east of IH-35 on 290.
Gourmet, organic pizza and salad was generously provided by the Barr Mansion, along with the space and staff members for this event. To learn more about the Barr Mansion's Journey to Zero-Waste,
click here to download their Media Kit (4.5MB).
July 2008: Meeting at Opal Divine's
Everyone convened on Thursday, July the 31st, upstairs at Opal Divine’s Freehouse on 6th Street
to hear Brandi Clark speak on the subject of Action! Her positive words on believing change is possible,
getting clear about your passion, and finding your unique role to create a better world
was the perfect prelude to the evening's main topic of forming TGN initiative committees.
June 2008: Meeting at One World Theatreto hear Brandi Clark speak on the subject of Action! Her positive words on believing change is possible,
getting clear about your passion, and finding your unique role to create a better world
was the perfect prelude to the evening's main topic of forming TGN initiative committees.
The Texas Green Network was honored to hold our June 26th event at the One World Theatre.
TGN visitors enjoyed a generous tour and One World even gave away a pair of Sinbad tickets for the following night. One World Theatre provided a wonderful setting for TGN, built using recycled materials, with green building techniques throughout the grounds.
ThunderCloud Subs made a generous donation of sandwich trays,
joined by El Milagro, Sabor! Salsas, Larabar and HEB as food sponsors for June.
Many joined us for the TGN open mike and many others participated with table displays.
TGN visitors enjoyed a generous tour and One World even gave away a pair of Sinbad tickets for the following night. One World Theatre provided a wonderful setting for TGN, built using recycled materials, with green building techniques throughout the grounds.
ThunderCloud Subs made a generous donation of sandwich trays,
joined by El Milagro, Sabor! Salsas, Larabar and HEB as food sponsors for June.
Many joined us for the TGN open mike and many others participated with table displays.
April 2008: Meeting at the Historic German Free School
Local business owners converged at the beautiful German-Texan Heritage Society in downtown Austin
for an afternoon mixer on Friday, April the 25th where Bijoy Goswami, founder of Bootstrap Austin, provided insight about how entrepreneurs must tap into their own sustainable way of building a successful business.
His talk spurred others at the meeting to pick-up the microphone and share points of interest
about their own businesses.
A special thanks goes out to the number of Austin businesses that generously contributed to the success
of this event. Door prizes of select books were given away by Cleantegrity and additional lush,
potted plants were provided by Touch of Green. The wonderful, fresh food at event was provided by:
for an afternoon mixer on Friday, April the 25th where Bijoy Goswami, founder of Bootstrap Austin, provided insight about how entrepreneurs must tap into their own sustainable way of building a successful business.
His talk spurred others at the meeting to pick-up the microphone and share points of interest
about their own businesses.
A special thanks goes out to the number of Austin businesses that generously contributed to the success
of this event. Door prizes of select books were given away by Cleantegrity and additional lush,
potted plants were provided by Touch of Green. The wonderful, fresh food at event was provided by:
Around 60 people attended the inaugural meeting of the Texas Green Network (TGN) on Tuesday,
February the 19th, 2008 in downtown Austin, Texas. The diverse group attending this event learned about
the direction of the TGN, benefits to members and the community, future initiatives, the board members' backgrounds, and about areas for members to become further involved with in the Texas Green Network.
A special thanks to everyone who attended and to our sponsors for their generous contributions!
February the 19th, 2008 in downtown Austin, Texas. The diverse group attending this event learned about
the direction of the TGN, benefits to members and the community, future initiatives, the board members' backgrounds, and about areas for members to become further involved with in the Texas Green Network.
A special thanks to everyone who attended and to our sponsors for their generous contributions!
Please email all suggestions and recommendations for future events to our Events Committee.
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