Second Annual A Million Shades of Green Gala Promises Another Fabulous Evening

March 11, 2008

To Partners and Friends of Great River Greening:

Mark your calendar today for the second annual A Million Shades of Green Gala, Friday, April 25. Over two hundred guests attended last year’s gala described as one of the more enchanting evenings of the spring season!  The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a reception and a silent auction featuring items you won’t want to miss bidding on. 

• Vacation getaway to charming cabin at Blueberry Island on Lake Vermillion.
• Wine basket with tour and tasting certificates for California’s Byington Winery and Vineyard.
• Toro lawnmower.

• Saint Paul Hotel Romantic Getaway for two with champagne and overnight deluxe room accommodations.
• Tickets for two for theatre, dance, and orchestra performances.
• Garden baskets with gift certificates from area nurseries.

Dinner begins at 8:00 pm, with music by the Norm Herzog Quartet, followed by A Million Shades of Green Awards Ceremony. Join 2007 honorees Xcel Energy, Bailey Nurseries, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Saint Paul Garden Club, Susan Barker, Chris Faust, Frederick D. Somers, and Ellen Brown as we honor:
2008 Honorees
Target Corporation – Corporate Environmental Steward of the Year
Aggregate Industries – Environmental Business of the Year
Minnesota DNR – Division of Ecological Resources – Environmental Community
Partner of the Year
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum – Non-Profit Environmental Steward of the Year
Matt Mollet of Forest Lake – Individual Environmental Steward of the Year
Layne Kennedy of Minneapolis– Landscape Photographer of the Year
Kinji Akagawa of Afton – Landscape Artist of the Year
Joe Kingman of Saint Paul – Founders’ Award
Viewing of A Million Shades of Green Landscape Art and Photography Exhibit with greeting of honorees follows the awards ceremony.
A Million Shades of Green Gala will be held Arbor Day, Friday, April 25 at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Saint Paul. Tickets for the gala are $125 per person, $1,250 for tables of ten. To reserve, telephone Justin at 665-9500x18 or e-mail jkutzer@greatrivergreening.org.