Sept 3 Update
Green Drinks is at the Oswego Hotel at 500 Oswego in James Bay, on September 14th, from 5-7 pm. - details
Community Events.... including a fundraiser for Mosqoy Sacred Valley Youth Fund, and The Land Convervancy
New offer for Green Drinks …. eco realtor supports house buyers and Green Drinks
Thanks to our sponsors… Pemberton Holmes ( Christina Carrick and Patricia Kiteke) , Pinch Group, Vancity , Fernwood Inn .. details
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August 11th Green Drink Highlights
Green Drinks is all about relationships with people in community. If you listen carefully, and ask a few questions examples of life-changing experiences are shared, many of which have started from a conversation, a silent auction donation or referral from Green Drinks.
This month’s video highlights feature 5 short episodes of Janine Nielsen and Sonya Rokosh talking about the Mosqoy: Sacred Valley Youth Fund.
–working to bridge cross-cultural gaps between North America and Peru.
Thanks to
- Christine Ball at the Oswego, and best of luck at your new position. Everyone loves the venue. Welcome to Sara Park, the new director of Marketing and Sales.
- Our silent auction donors: John Gower Designs, Barry McLean, Clean Air Landscaping, Steve Ford‘s “Wood in the Wood Arboriculture”, and Oak Bay Bikes .. details
- Danella Parks, Vancity for the tickets to Shakespeare in the Park
- Our sponsors… Pemberton Holmes ( Christina Carrick and Patricia Kiteke) , Pinch Group, Vancity , Fernwood Inn .. details
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August 6th Update -
Green Drinks is at the Oswego Hotel at 500 Oswego in James Bay, on August 10th, from 5-7 pm. - details
Silent Auction – If you’d like to donate, please email Christopher, or reply below
A new addition this month is Clean Air Landscaping and Xeriscaping ( landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation.)
August Get-away on Gabriola Island
I took advantage of this offer and had one of the most inspiring times of my life all at a an , affordable price, check out this waterfront opportunity.
View some of the story episodes we taped on the Island.
It’s a wide range of stories from people breaking world speed records ( human powered), to innovative fund raising, personal development breakthroughs, etc
Thanks to our sponsors: Pemberton Holmes:Christina Carrick and Patricia Kiteke , The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing, Vancity Credit Union, and The Fernwood Inn. Details
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July 9th update
Success
Here’s a Green Drinks success story ( they met at Green Drinks last October) that’s now become an ongoing supporter/ sponsor of Green Drinks:
Thanks to our sponsors: Pemberton Holmes:Christina Carrick and Patricia Kiteke , The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing, Vancity Credit Union, and The Fernwood Inn. Details
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June 9th Green Drinks Highlights
We had over 70 people launch the first Green Drinks at Oswego’s O’Bistro Lounge. The staff could not have been more welcoming. Thanks to Christine, David and Jenn.
Great connections including a new romance that started at an earlier Green Drinks, and Kiran Douglas, born on April 25th, who brought her parents, John and Tanis who met at a Green Drinks-related event two years ago.
Job posting… check out our Projects and Passions page
Extending conversations.
A similar workshop to where John and Tanis met is being offered Wednesday, June 9th at the Church of Truth by Christopher Bowers. It’s called The Power of Curiousity and Personal Story. Details
Here are a few What’s Gone Well Today video highlights of the night:
Deb Morse talking about the upcoming Organic Islands Festival on July 10 and 11th
Christina Carrick .. how the Green Drinks Network of Possibilities surfaced solutions for one of her clients. The Network now has 600 members
This year’s CRD Eco Star Award winner
Megan Myers’ Green Elements Consulting
Thanks to our sponsors: Fernwood Inn, Vancity, and The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing
June 7th Update
Green Drinks will be at the Oswego Hotel.
TUESDAY JUNE 8 @ 5pm-7pm ( stay as long as you wish)
O’Bistro Lounge / Inside the Oswego Hotel
500 Oswego Road map
Victoria BC
V8V 5C1 Details about parking
Here’s our latest Silent Auction , proceeds go to support Green Drinks and The Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment. This month features a new offering by Colleen Stevenson: Helping to mark major transitions , in artful form.
The annual celebration, ” Building a Legacy” Barbeque held in July , will join energies with Fernwood’s Block Party, Neighbours for Change, on Sunday, July 18th from 2- 5pm. The Block Party is a fun(d) raiser for the Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment. Details including a video of last year’s party.
If you’d like to be featured in their expanded Silent Auction to support the Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment, respond below.
On August 10th, we will return to the Oswego Hotel’s O’Bistro Lounge. Thanks to Haley Larson of Halo – Networking for introducing Green Drinks to Christine Ball, Director of Sales and Marketing at the Oswego.
Recent job posting for engineering technologist.
Check out upcoming community events
Thanks to our sponsors: The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing, Vancity Credit Union, and The Fernwood Inn. Details
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May 11 Green Drinks Highlights
What a night! Those who picked up on the Silent Auction loved what they got. Thanks for supporting Green Drinks. Here’s a thank you emailed later in the night, ” I am truly thankful for GreenDrinks and for the opportunities it has provided thus far. Thanks for bringing like-minded people together.” It really speaks to the spirit ‘in the room’ each month.
Here are just some of the great What’s Gone Well ‘Today’ stories overheard or drawn out at Spinnakers last night. For more WGWT moments
Christina Carrick .. important connections at Green Drinks
Martin Golder .. a lunch time talk on biomimicry
Haley Larson - a friend’s turnaround
Scott Kelly .. Know Your Food
Paul Hadfield…
Spinnaker highlights
Community connections /Celebrations of the Season
Tad Hargrave ..
Marketing levels ( becoming a hub)
Hosting your own parties
Read profiles linked to their names of everyone but Paul Hadfield on the Green Drinks Network of Possibilities. Now with over 590 members.
Team Colwill at the 3rd Annual Green Drinks Celebration
May 11th Updated
Green Drinks is on Tuesday, May 11th from 5:00 to 7:00 ( though you can stay as long as you like) at Spinnakers Brewpub, 308 Catherine Street. For details and a map.
Changes are coming starting in June.
June’s Green Drinks is at the Oswego Hotel .
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Here are the items for this month’s Silent Auction. Proceeds go to support Green Drinks and the Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment. We have six unique hand-crafted gift cards from Sarah Colwill’s BooToYou Designs included this month.
Over the next weeks there are a number of valuable, important and free events offered at UVic and beyond that may help you move forward or be better informed. Check out our community events page
Passions and Projects.. find out about local projects that would love your support and imagination. Included is a contest from Victoria Car Share..
Thanks to our sponsors of Green Drinks: - details
Royal Roads University
Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment, Managed by Royal Roads University Foundation
The Fernwood Inn
The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing
Vancity
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Earlier newsletter highlights:
Wondering what you do with a geography and history degree? Here’s an interview with Steve Catcher talking about his community mapping work with the Shelbourne Corridor Action Plan. It’s a great example of how to get public input and buy in. The Interview
Passions and Projects.. check out our page telling about local projects that would love your support. If you have one, let me know. One of these features OUR Ecovillage
Special Green Drinks announcement:
We’re proud to announce the arrival of our daughter, Kiran Andrea Gower. She came a month early and laid waste to all our plans and preparations! We had an intense hospital experience, but are all at home now and are doing very well. Kiran is a very strong and determined baby! She was born at 9:45 Sunday April 25, and weighed 5.5 pounds. Pictures attached.
Tanis and John Gower.
Speaking of a good deal - Here’s a free gift that Bruce Elkins is offering to all Green Drinkers. In addition to other items by Bruce in this month’s silent auction, we have a new donation in our Silent Auction, cards by BooToYou Designs by Sarah Colwill. Here are details about all our silent auction items. Details
Thanks to our sponsors of Green Drinks: - details
Royal Roads University
Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment Managed by Royal Roads University Foundation
The Fernwood Inn
The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing
Vancity
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April 13th Green Drinks Highlights
It was another great mix of Green Drink folks… some with long affinity to Green Drinks and many first timers. Here’s a sampling of What’s Gone Well moments ‘in the room’ and thus in our community.
Mandy Leith : the unique opportunities that Open Cinema offers for community dialogue around important topics
Rika Saha: the support so far for her group’s producing an Earth Day concert to support Easter Seal’s summer camp program
John Mitchell: the growth of Innovative Communities and opportunity it offers volunteers.
Elizabeth May: all opposition parties’ rallying around the Climate Change Accountability Act
Jackie Kanyuk’s: appreciating the support so for for her Ride to Conquer Cancer
Nathaniel Poole, of Self Discovery Adventure Sailing outstanding moments on board
Latest community events listings
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April 6th Update
Green Drinks is on Tuesday, April 13th from 5:00 to 7:00 ( though you can stay as long as you like) at Spinnakers Brewpub, 308 Catherine Street. For details and a map.
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More connections
Find the people , services , connections you need… among the almost 600 folks on the GD Network of Possibilities.
It’s created and maintained to help like-minded/ hearted people to share a bit of their story and connect… in less than 4 minutes. See details and sample profiles
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Silent Auction.. we have added a stovetop expressomaker to this month’s offerings of sailing lessons, coffee, cycling and home design consultation Check the details
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Finding our niche in changing lives and times
Here’s one of the stories we recorded at Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable’s Food Matters Forum, organized by Linda Geggie
It’s a great example of how a business developed in direct response to a calling to working with whole food.
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Upcoming community events... including opportunities to celebrate and support Earth Day on April 22
Thanks to our sponsors of Green Drinks: - details
Royal Roads University
Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment
Managed by Royal Roads University Foundation
The Fernwood Inn
The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing
March 20th Update: UVic’s March St Patrick’s Day Green Drinks highlights and upcoming events this week at UVic
Hats off to the great gathering at the University Club, hosted by Maeve Lydon. There was a great turnout that included some Green Drink Victoria folks. Here are two stories we captured there that show the diversity of efforts towards supporting individuals to move forward in a strong, healthy community
UVic’s Sustainability Project: a capacity building initiative that offers students or groups grant money to further their sustainable projects
Camosun College’s office to support students with barriers In this clip we hear of a life changing moment, typical of the great work they are doing.
The next day.. we recorded this interview with Jan of Intrepid Theatre showing the resilience of community groups, despite government cutbacks.
Check out some great community events, including a number at UVic this week.
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March 10th: Green Drinks Highlights
Green Drinks is all about conversations and for me, bringing together people who may not know each other, but could benefit from the connection. ( One person wrote me about 10pm to thank me for introducing to another fellow innovator)
It’s also about hearing about What’s Going Well…
In my work with Vancity’s ChangeEverything.ca I highlight what’s going well today for folks who are working for change.
Here are four of the people I talked to, and recorded last night at Green Drinks. Each shares what’s gone well for them in their work or community engagement.
John Luton ( cycling master plan) ,
Josh Schmidt ( new impetus around ‘footprint’) ,
Kimmie Leslie ( bringing her business to life) , and
Tony Hoar ( launching the ‘transit pup’)
We welcome your posting on the What’s Gone Well Today site, or just reply at the bottom of this page.
Thanks to those who bid on our silent auction. Thanks to Guy Dauncey for highlighting the offerings. Even items that were not bid on drew interest and caused some follow-up. ( Happy sailing, Josh) In most cases people were able to talk directly to those offering the auction items.
Stolen Bike.. to be on the lookout
Bruce’s bike was stolen from the interior stairwell of our building (1080 Belmont Avenue Victoria) – between 5pm Wednesday, March 10 & 6:50am Thursday March 11, 2010. The lock was cut & one front and 2 rear lights were also stolen from my bike.
Bike Description:
Brodie Infinity (7005 series) Men’s Hybrid Commuter
beige paint, aluminum frame with lots of added reflective tape, 27 speed
disc brakes, Mavic A319 rear rim, reflective Schwalbe tires
speedometer on front handlebar, black Axiom rear pannier rack, black water bottle rack
2 rear red lights, 1 front light
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March 9th Update:
Green Drinks is on Tuesday, March 9th from 5:00 to 7:00 ( though you can stay as long as you like) at Spinnakers Brewpub, 308 Catherine Street. .
For details and a map.
Suggested best use for the Green Drinks Network of Possibilities
Take 4 minutes to share our passion, skills, project, focus, resources and needs.
Consider this as a directory of skills, resources and needs. With almost 600 users, it is a carefully moderated platform helping to connect and uncover possibilities. The discussion forums are a side light that have been used to meet needs and answer questions.
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Silent Auction
People tell us that they visit the auction page to learn more about these businesses’ products, and to find the best fit for their bid:
Our silent auction includes some wonderful ‘gifts’ and opportunities that range from adventure to personal coaching, good coffee to bike tune-up: Bruce Elkin’s book, Simplicity and Success and coaching session, Fernwood Coffee, Oak Bay Bike Tune-up, and a 90 minute home design consultation with John Gower, and Self Discovery Adventure Sailing
If you’d like to include an item or service for our donation, contact me this week.
Check the details
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Opening doors in 2010 on a business or personal level.
Here are members’ stories
Good news for Haultain Commons Boulevard Gardens
James Addison
From racing in the America Cup to helping with finance of a Brazil-based project
Colleen Stevenson
Graphic facilitator talking about her Principles of Living
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Upcoming community events... Women in Change, RRU/ OUR Ecovillage, and a UVic Green Drinks ( March 17th)
Thanks to our sponsors of Green Drinks: - details
Royal Roads University
Roger Colwill Fund for the Environment
Managed by Royal Roads University Foundation
The Fernwood Inn
The Pinch Group: Socially Responsible Investing
Christopher Bowers
ConversationWorks
Bringing People and Ideas Together
Coordinator
Green Drinks Victoria
250 213 5340
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