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Sustainable September kick off luncheon

Who's ready for Sustainable September? In its second year, the month of all things sustainability related in Spokane gets the party started right with a luncheon on September 1st at the Masonic Temple featuring Global Exhange founder Kevin Danaher. Check their calendar for events HERE. Remember there are two DTE events this month - a showing of "Gulf Coast Blues - Oil In Our Veins" on September 7th at the Garland Theater and Green Drinks on September 14th at The Swamp.

Check the press release below about the kick off and stay tuned for more coverage about this exciting month.

SUSTAINABLE SEPTEMBER KICKS OFF SECOND YEAR WITH LUNCHEON FEATURING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKER

Spokane, WA—

Sustainable September, a month-long festival promoting community sustainability, kicks off on September 1st with a luncheon headlined by Global Exchange founder Kevin Danaher and featuring an all local menu from Santé Restaurant and Charcuterie. The kick-off Luncheon is a fundraiser for the festival and also serves as a way for community members to lean about the rest of the festival. 

Approximately 100 mostly free events sorted into eight topical “tracks” make up the Sustainable September festival schedule this year. The tracks are Health and Well Being, Active Stewardship, Eco-Generations, Building and Landscaping, Eco-Nomic Sustainability, Inclusive Communities, and Energy Security. Event highlights include a Film Festival, the Main St. Fair, Sustainable Uprising, and the Green and Solar Home Tour.

The keynote speaker at this year’s event is Dr. Kevin Danaher is a co-founder of Global Exchange, co-founder of TransFairUSA, founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals, and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center. Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and at community organizations throughout the U.S. about the importance of transitioning to green, local economies. Learn more at www.globalexchange.org.

Sustainable September is a project of Community-Minded Enterprises made possible by a wide variety of partner organizations including The Lands Council, the Community Building, LaunchPad INW, Avista, the Sierra Club, and the Northwest Eco-Building Guild. Sponsors of this year’s festival are Avista, Eco Depot, Santé Restaurant and Charcuterie, NW Eco Building Guild, Sierra Club The Washington Bus, CH2MHill, Community Building Foundation, Itron, Washington Trust Bank, and many others.

For a full listing of events, sponsors, and to purchase luncheon tickets, visit
www.sustainableseptemberspokane.org.

Event Details: September 1st, 11:30-1:00 PM at the Masonic Center. Cost $35

Contact:

Shallan Dawson
Community-Minded Enterprises
(509) 714-8850
shalland@community-minded.org
www.sustainableseptemberspokane.org



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