January Greendrinks: Tuesday, January 13th @ CIEE

Want to travel in 2009?

Start by taking a trip with Greendrinks from 5:30pm to 7:30pm this coming Tuesday, January 13th to CIEE [300 Fore Street]. The event is co-hosted by Nomads the niche travel and adventure shop on Commercial Street.

We invite you to come have a drink, catch a slideshow of the environmental/ecological programs that are offered at CIEE and check out the gear from Nomads. At CIEE our tag line is "What will your story be?"—we're bringing this question to Greendrinks, where people will get a chance to share their story with other Greendrinkers when they play Green Bingo for a chance to win great prizes from local businesses.

Our stories…

CIEE began in 1947 with the hope of increasing international understanding and establishing trust between nations post WWII. As soon as there was enough capacity aboard trans-Atlantic ships to carry students to Europe, CIEE programs began teaching. It turns out those ships were made right here in Portland! Now, more than sixty years later, CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study and teach abroad. CIEE, a non-profit, which runs programs in 40 countries is glad to call Portland home.

Nomads has been a labor of love and is essentially the product of a 12-year metamorphosis. Started as a consignment shop for outdoor gear and clothing, the business grew into a full-fledged outdoor store called Maine MountainWorks. After seven years with lots of personal, as well as local and national industry changes, a decision was made to take the business in a different direction. We re-invented ourselves again to become a niche travel and adventure shop called Nomads.

Hope to see you there!

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Greendrinks Presents: Green Lunches

Feel like Portland Greendrinks, for all its beauty and size is also sometimes a bit intimidating? Or that you'd rather spend a little more time with a few less people? We've heard your voice and came up with an answer...

Introducing Green Lunches:

Every month, on the Friday after Greendrinks (which is always the second Tuesday of the month), check out the latest exciting opportunity to meet other Greendrinkers: sign up for Green Lunches, powered by Noonhat! All you have to do is type in your email address and join up to three other Greendrinkers in your vicinity for lunch (randomly selected based on location).

Just submit your email by the Wednesday after Greendrinks every month, and you'll get connected, via email, to the others in your group by Thursday morning. Green Lunches will take place every month on the Friday after Greendrinks. Once you've been matched, it will be up to you to select a lunch destination with your assigned partners. So sign up now!

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December Greendrinks Redux

Thanks to Portland Stage Company and The Nature Conservancy, we were able to closeout the 2008 Greendrinks season with a bang in December.  Over 300 people were in attendance for the event, which included a stellar sold out performance of David Sedaris' Santaland Diaries.

For those who missed out, check out the photo recap.

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