One Earth One Day For Georgia

EarthShare of Georgia is a nonprofit that raises funds through employee giving for more than 60 environmental member organizations dedicated to conserving and protecting our air, land and water.  Please join us for Earth Week 2010 with three key events designed to connect business leaders with the groups we help support year-round and the environmental community at large.

Presented By:

Kaiser Permanente supports and partners with EarthShare of Georgia because we share a commitment
to healthy communities.  We have worked with EarthShare of Georgia since 2002 and are proud to be a part
of an organization that helps our communities lead healthy lives and THRIVE.

— Peter Andruszkiewicz, President,
Kaiser Permanente

Earth Day Sponsorship Package (1.23 MB download)

Corporate Green Day Challenge

offers an opportunity for your employees to experience first-hand the work of EarthShare of Georgia’s environmental member organizations and area parks that “do green” every day in caring for our air, land and water.

Date and Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Location:

Various locations throughout Atlanta and beyond.

Your company must be an Earth Day sponsor to partcipate.  For a downloadable Earth Day Sponsorship Packet please visit the main Earth Day page or call 404-873-3173 for sponsorship information. 

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In 2009, Accenture and Cox Enterprises won the Green Day Challenge award by recruiting more than 150 employees for an outstanding park improvement project along Freedom Parkway in metro Atlanta. In all, more than 700 volunteers from 27 companies exchanged their suits for work boots and garden gloves to help EarthShare of Georgia clear privet and other invasive vegetation, clean up parks and streams, mulch trees and much more throughout Atlanta and beyond.

All participating employee volunteers will receive a volunteer bag, t-shirt and a variety of eco-giveaways from our Earth Day sponsors. The Corporate Green Day Challenge winning team with the greatest number of participating employees will be recognized at the eighth annual Earth Day Leadership Breakfast on Friday, April 23, at the Georgia Aquarium.


Accenture’s work with EarthShare of Georgia reflects our commitment to environmental
stewardship, for our people, our clients and the communities where we live and work.
The Corporate Green Day Challenge was a great opportunity to harness our people’s
energy and their desire to make a difference in Georgia.

— Steve Edwards, Senior Executive, Accenture,
and EarthShare of Georgia Board Member

Earth Day Sponsors that would like to participate in Green Day please fill out the Green Team Registration Form.

If you would like to offer a volunteer project location please fill out the Project Registration Form

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Earth Day Party on Land 2010

This celebration showcases the contributions local companies and non-profits have made to preserve and protect Georgia’s natural heritage with music, refreshments and an eco-silent auction.

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 21st, 7:00pm-10:00pm

Location:

Atlanta Event Center at Opera
1150 B Crescent Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30309

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For a downloadable Earth Day Sponsorship Packet please visit the main Earth Day page or call 404-873-3173 for sponsorship information. 

Celebrate Earth Day at EarthShare of Georgia’s 14th annual Earth Day Party, this year at the Atlanta Event Center at Opera.  Built in the 1920s, the Atlanta Event Center originally served as a performance theatre for the Atlanta Women’s Club. Located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, this richly diverse space still retains the unique historical character and stunning architectural details of that period.  With the recent renovation, it continues to be one of the most remarkable and stylish venues in the city.

Join a diverse group of environmentalists, devoted philanthropists, business professionals and the community at large on the eve of Earth Day, and help promote sustainable practices and policies wherever we work, live and play.
Enjoy music, dancing, food by Whole Foods Market, and an Eco-silent auction stocked with deals on unique eco-getaways, outdoor gear, and environmentally friendly products.

Proceeds for the evening benefit EarthShare of Georgia, Georgia’s only dedicated environmental fund.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta considers itself to be a good steward in not just money, but time and resources too. Partnering with EarthShare of Georgia for Earth Day makes sense.  Through our sponsorship, our employees have a wonderful way to build relationships, as well as make an environmental difference by volunteering and giving through our EarthShare of Georgia workplace campaign.

— Diane Oberkrom, Banking Officer,
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

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Earth Day 2010 Leadership Breakfast

Business and nonprofit leaders of Georgia and beyond will gather to celebrate their sustainable business practices at the Earth Day Leadership Breakfast.  Now in its eighth year, the breakfast will feature a thought-provoking keynote speaker who will explore creative ways business leaders can invest in their communities and promote environmental sustainability. 

Date and Time: Friday, April 23rd, 8:00 am-10:00 am

Location:

Oceans Ballroom, Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

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For a downloadable Earth Day Sponsorship Packet please visit the main Earth Day page or call 404-873-3173 for sponsorship information. 

The Leadership Breakfast will be held at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest aquarium, featuring more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium in more than 8 million gallons of water.

This year’s keynote speaker, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company, is Seth Goldman, Co-founder, President and TeaEO of Honest Tea.  Seth, a graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Management, co-founded Honest Tea in 1998 with Barry Nalebuff, his professor at the Yale School of Management.  Ever since the company was launched out of Seth’s Bethesda, Maryland, home, Honest Tea has been an innovator – the first to successfully market lower-calorie drinks, the first to market organic bottled tea, and the first to make a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea.  Seth serves on the boards of Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Environmental Leadership Program, and co-chairs Bethesda Green, the local sustainability nonprofit.

The program will include our annual Earth Day awards program to honor and recognize our 2010 EarthShare of Georgia outstanding community partner, campaign leader, member organization, and the winning Corporate Green Day Challenge company green team.  Whole Foods Market will contribute organic food for the Leadership  Breakfast, prepared and served to guests by the Georgia Aquarium’s exclusive caterer, Wolfgang Puck Catering.

Table-top displays from EarthShare of Georgia and its environmental member organizations will offer business partners a chance to see their dollars at work and offer an additional networking opportunity for all guests.