ROGUE VALLEY GREEN DRINKS AUGUST 5th, 2010 

BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      

Media Contact:  Susan Huntley                                                    

(541) 499-8107/susan@theoregongreenexpo.com

Rogue Valley Green Drinks Returns

Thursday, August 5

at Wild River Brewing & Pizza

Many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas,  

done deals at Green Drinks

Join here: www.theoregongreenexpo.com/greendrinks

This Month's Green Business Presentation:

                 "Sustainable Valley" presented by Mark VonHolle

Rogue Valley, Ore. – July 30, 2010 – Oregon Green Business Events and The Oregon Green Business Association will now be hosting the Rogue Valley Chapter of Green Drinks International.  Green Drinks is an informal monthly gathering of people who are interested in green  business, own or work in, or would like to start a green and sustainable business.  The interested public is also invited. The evening starts and ends with social networking, with a short presentation on some topic related to green and sustainable business or current issues.

A mixture of people attend - from regional business, academia, government, and non government organizations (NGOs). Everyone is welcome. It's a way of catching up with people and making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network.

These events are very simple, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good. 

"Sustainable Valley" - A Strategic Initiative

Rogue Valley Green Drinks kicks off with a presentation by Mark VonHolle, the newly elected board President of the Sustainable Valley Technology Group.  Mark will give a presentation on re-branding the region and the group's business model of a clean technology center/incubator that will grow and attract clean technology businesses that offer family wage sustainable technology traded-sector jobs.

‘Sustainability’ is the new environmental, social, technologic and economic reality of the times, and one of the goals of the Sustainable Valley Technology Group is the re-branding the region as 'Sustainable Valley'.  In creating a clean technology center/incubator, many of most influential leaders believe that developing this strategy has the power to transform the regional economy and provide a pro-active solution to many of the corresponding challenges our community and state are facing. The economic multiplier associated with a strong foundation of family wage sustainable technology traded-sector jobs will provide increased opportunities and benefits for all of the other businesses and residents in our community. 

Mark VonHolle is Vice President of S&B James Construction Management and SOREDI (Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc.) board President. Mark also serves on the boards of the Chamber of Medford/Jackson County, Southern Oregon Goodwill and The ARC of Jackson County, as well as numerous other committees and is the committee chairman of the Medford Rogue Rotary club.

About Green Drinks

The Rogue Valley Chapter of Green Drinks will be hosted by Oregon Green Expo Events and The Oregon Green Business Association.  (The Ashland Chapter of Green Drinks is held the last Friday of the month at Standing Stone Brewery in Ashland, Oregon)

Who:  Public is invited

What: Green and Sustainable Business Social Networking/No Host Food & Bar

When:  Thursday, August 5, 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Where:  Wild River Brewery & Pizza, 2684 North Pacific Hwy, Medford, Oregon

Public Contact:  Oregon Green Expo Events, (541) 773-8200 or susan@theoregongreenexpo.com

To be informed for future Green Drinks events go to:  www.theoregongreenexpo.com/greendrinks

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