Learning how to compost. Photo courtesy of Green Calgary.

Show Green Calgary your support by attending their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 27th!

Held at the Calgary Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre, this event is to celebrate Green Calgary’s various projects which aim to encourage environmental education and awareness.

We have a pair of tickets to giveaway! Listed below are the ways to enter the contest and win:

a) “Like” our Facebook Page and post on our wall that you would like to win tickets to the event.

b) Follow us at @ciawesome on Twitter and tweet “I want to win tickets to the Fall Festival! @ciawesome @greencalgary #yyc”

c) Do both and enter twice!

We’ll pick the winners by October 17th. Good luck!

Founded in 1975, a group of dedicated and environmentally conscious Calgarians came together to organize the Clean Calgary Committee, that would eventually be renamed Green Calgary. Modeled after the Keep America Beautiful Program, their mandate was to address all forms of pollution. By 1982, the group had become a registered society and obtained charitable organization status.

Great projects include Healthy Homes Calgary, an in-home consultation with families to examine ways to improve their own sustainable practices. A healthy homes advisor will address topics such as waste reduction, water conservation, energy efficiency, sustainable food options and the effect of using toxic cleaning products. Green Calgary also runs workshops, school programs and green presentations for organizations to discuss environmental issues and highlight action-oriented solutions and ideas for sustainability.

Thanks to the generousity of local businesses and vendors, guests will be treated to an array food and beverages at the Fall Festival. Wild Rose Brewery has already generously agreed to provide a selection of their delicious local beers. Prizes have been and are still being collected for a silent auction. This is a great opportunity for local businesses to create awareness for their brand, as each donated item will be displayed with a short story highlighting its local and/or sustainable attributes.

Green Calgary hopes to raise approximately $25,000, through ticket sales, the silent auction and a fund drive, with all funds going toward the support of projects and initiatives.

Any inquiries about silent auction donations or monetary donations can be sent to: amanda@greencalgary.org

Any sponsorship inquiries can be sent to:  patricia@greencalgary.org

Tickets: $15 Green Calgary Members/ $25 General Admission – Tickets available HERE

Buy your tickets early, they’ll be $35 AT THE DOOR

Where: The Calgary Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre, 1320 5th Avenue NW

When: Saturday, October 27^th, 7 pm