Third Annual A Million Shades of Green Gala Presented by Xcel Energy

Honors Delta Air Lines/Northwest Airlines

and

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

March 11, 2009 

To Partners and Friends of Great River Greening:

Save the date for the third annual A Million Shades of Green Gala presented by Xcel Energy, Saturday, April 18. 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 getaways and overnight hotel accommodations.
• Wine baskets with tour and tasting certificates.
• Tickets for two for theatre, dance, and orchestra performances.
• Garden baskets with gift certificates from area nurseries.

 Dinner begins at 8:00 pm followed by A Million Shades of Green Awards Ceremony. Join 2008 honorees Target Corporation, Aggregate Industries, Minnesota DNR – Division of Ecological Services, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Layne Kennedy, Kinji Akagawa, and Joe Kingman as we honor:

 2009 Honorees

Delta Air Lines/Northwest Airlines – Corporate Environmental Steward of the Year

The Toro Company – Environmental Business of the Year

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources – Environmental Community Partner of the Year

Dodge Nature Center – Non-Profit Environmental Steward of the Year

Jim Brandenburg of Ely– Landscape Photographer of the Year

Don Koestner of Silver Bay – Landscape Artist of the Year

Paul Verret of Saint Paul – Founders’ Award

 A Million Shades of Green Gala will be held Saturday, April 18 at Southview Country Club in Saint Paul. Tickets for the gala are $100 per person, $1,000 for tables of ten. To reserve, telephone Justin at 665-9500x18 or e-mail jkutzer@greatrivergreening.org.

 Greening Welcomes New Board Member

Richard J. Savelkoul is an attorney with Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt representing a wide variety of energy clients ranging from small hydro-electric and wind power producers to governmental subdivisions and Fortune 500 Companies.

 Hospitality Crew Volunteers Wanted!

Hospitality crew team members help register, photograph, and serve lunch at restoration events, represent Great River Greening at community events like the Living Green Expo and Hands on Twin Cities Day at the Mall of America, and work internally to help improve Great River Greening’s event policies and procedures. To request information about becoming a Hospitality Crew Member, contact Mark Turbak at 651.665.9500x11 or e-mail mturbak@greatrivergreening.org.

 Major operating support for all Great River Greening programs is provided by The McKnight Foundation.

 For more up to date news on Greening, please visit our website www.greatrivergreening.org.