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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Fourth Annual A Million Shades of Green Gala
Presented by

March 1, 2010

To Partners and Friends of Great River Greening:

Begin the celebration of the 40th Earth Day with the fourth annual A Million Shades of Green Gala presented by Xcel Energy, Saturday, April 17. Pat Evans and Diana Pierce of KARE 11 will emcee the evening, and we invite you to join us as we honor:

The Corporate Environmental Steward of the Year – 3M        
The Non-Profit Environmental Steward of the Year – The Trust for Public Land
The Environmental Business of the Year – Tiller Corporation
The Environmental Community Partner of the Year – City of Mendota Heights
The Individual Environmental Steward of the Year – Patsy Huberty of Saint Paul
The Landscape Artist of the Year – Bonnie Rubinstein of River Falls, WI
The Landscape Photographer of the Year – Richard Hamilton Smith of Park Rapids
Founders’ Award – Senator Norm Coleman, Former Mayor of Saint Paul

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
• Once in a lifetime experiences
• Wine and gourmet baskets
• 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.
A Million Shades of Green Gala will be held Saturday, April 17 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 651-665-9500x18 or e-mail jkutzer@greatrivergreening.org .

Additional Note: Landscape Ecologist Todd Rexine is one of the panelists on the March 4 University of Minnesota forum, Restoration in/of the Mississippi River Gorge. See https://events.umn.edu/002873 for details.

Major funding for Great River Greening programs is provided by The McKnight Foundation.