Green Newton's 🌿 2024 Environmental Leadership Celebration!

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP CELEBRATION

✨ WHY ATTEND?
Join us to celebrate our incredible environmental community and show your appreciation to our fantastic award recipients as you connect with eco-minded neighbors and local leaders at this festive event! You'll enjoy the:

• Lively company and reception with open bar
• Delicious, sustainable dinner
• Tips & insights from Honorees -- Hear up to 3 pieces of wisdom from each award recipient
• 2024 Louise Bruyn Environmental Leadership Awards presentation to honorees:
  Rep. Ruth Balser • Alicia Bowman • Deb Crossley • Rep. Kay Khan • Friends of Cold Spring Park • Fulfilled Goods

This event supports Green Newton’s urgent work to protect the environment and fight climate change from the local level.

🌿 Presenting 2024 Louise Bruyn Environmental Leadership Awards to:

• Ruth Balser • MA State Representative, 12th Middlesex
  Presented by: MA State Senator Cynthia Creem
  • Ruth Balser will be honored for her 26 years of dedication to environmental protection, highlighted by her achievements in preserving public lands, safeguarding local resources like Hammond Pond and Hemlock Gorge, and her lasting impact on Newton and the Commonwealth.
• Kay Khan • MA State Representative, 11th Middlesex
  Presented by: MA State Senator Cynthia Creem
  • Representative Kay Khan will be celebrated for her remarkable 30-year tenure in the state House, where her commitment to public service and environmental advocacy led to key infrastructure projects in Newton, increased renewable energy standards, and legislation for building electrification and ADA improvements.
• Alicia Bowman • Former Newton City Councilor
  Presented by: Don Ross, Green Newton Treasurer
  • Alicia Bowman is celebrated for her deep commitment to environmental sustainability, including her advocacy for building electrification, climate action, pollinator protection, and safe, sustainable transportation, which have significantly enhanced the community’s quality of life.
• Deb Crossley • Former Newton City Councilor
  Presented by: Dan Ruben, Green Newton Board Chair
  • Deb Crossley is celebrated for her 14 years of outstanding public service and leadership, including her pivotal role in expanding the stretch code, revitalizing Newton's water system, and crafting a visionary zoning plan to enhance sustainable development.
• Fulfilled Goods • Low-waste Market & Refillery
  Presented by: Sunwoo Kahng, Green Newton Vice President
  • Green Newton honors Shara Ertel and Fulfilled Goods, Newton’s only zero-waste store and refill station, for championing environmentally sustainable lifestyles, and offering goods that significantly reduce packaging waste and promote sustainable consumer habits.
• Friends of Cold Spring Park • Stewards of Cold Spring Park
  Presented by: Marcia Cooper, Green Newton President Emerita
  • Friends of Cold Spring Park is honored for its tireless work in enhancing the park's biodiversity, climate resilience, and accessibility through native plantings, invasive species removal, and improved walkability.
    

✨ COCKTAIL RECEPTION & DINNER: 6:30pm-7:20pm✨
• Open bar and hors d'oeuvres.
Be sure to try our signature Cocktail and Mocktail!
• Enjoy a delicious, sustainable dinner • good company • raffles, and more!

✨ PROGRAM: 7:20pm-9:00pm ✨
🌿 Master of Ceremonies: Vicki Danberg, Newton City Councilor

Honor and hear from our outstanding 2024 Louise Bruyn Environmental Leadership Award recipients, listed above.

To Purchase Tickets by Check, or Donate by Check:
Please make check out to "Green Newton" - (if purchasing tickets, include name(s) for name badges) and mail to:

Green Newton Celebration
P.O. Box 590242
Newton, MA 02459

Couldn't Attend?
We missed you! Please consider making a generous donation to support our important work. Use the "Donate" button, above, or go to GreenNewton.org/Celebration.