EarthShare of Georgia
1447 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 214
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 873-3173
www.earthsharega.org
info@earthsharega.org
CONTACT: Elizabeth Patrick

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ONE EARTH…ONE DAY…FOR GEORGIA
EARTHSHARE OF GEORGIA CARRIES ON THE EARTH DAY TRADITION

ATLANTA— (January 27, 2010)  For the fortieth anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, EarthShare of Georgia is organizing three key events in 2010 to promote environmental stewardship to leaders from the business world and the community at large.

This year’s Corporate Green Day Challenge, on Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., allows employers in both the public and private sector to show their true color (green) by matching employee teams to community environmental projects. More than 700 volunteers participated in the 2009 Corporate Green Day Challenge at 27 locations throughout Atlanta and beyond! These corporate volunteers exchanged their suits for work boots and garden gloves, to clean up parks, pull privet and clean streams. All participants must be employees of Earth Day 2010 Sponsor Companies. To sign up please download the Earth Day Sponsorship Packet at www.earthsharega.org.

The Earth Day Party on Land will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from 7:00-10:00 pm at the Atlanta Event Center at Opera, 1150 B Crescent Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30309. EarthShare of Georgia’s Earth Day Party is Atlanta's premiere Earth Day event, bringing together a diverse group of grassroots environmentalists, devoted philanthropists, and business professionals whose collective goal is to integrate sustainable practices and policies wherever we work, live or play. Enjoy live music, food by Whole Foods Market, and an Eco-silent auction stocked with deals on eco-friendly products, unique getaways, outdoor gear, and jewelry. Proceeds for the evening benefit EarthShare of Georgia, Georgia's only dedicated environmental fund. Register online www.earthsharega.org.

On Friday, April 23, 2010, from 8:00-10:00 am, at the Georgia Aquarium, business and non-profit leaders from metro-Atlanta will gather to celebrate innovations in sustainable business practices at the Earth Day 2010 Leadership Breakfast. Now in its eighth year, the event will be held at the Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium, with eight million gallons of fresh and marine water and more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium. Fresh organic fare will be provided by Wolfgang Puck Catering and Whole Foods Market. The 2010 keynote speaker is 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. Business leaders will also see their dollars at work through ESGA member group table-top displays. A limited number of individual tickets are available for $100 each. Register online www.earthsharega.org.

For more information on all three Earth Day events and sponsorship visit EarthShare of Georgia at www.earthsharega.org or by calling 404-873-3173.

EarthShare of Georgia is working for the day when our air, land and water are clean abundant and healthy. EarthShare of Georgia is a non-profit that raises funds for more than 60 environmental organizations dedicated to conserving and protecting our air, land and water. For more information on how you and your company can help carry on the Earth Day message throughout the year, call EarthShare of Georgia today at 404-873-3173, or visit www.earthsharega.org.

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