Winchester's First Annual
Eco Festival 2008
October 25, 2008
Winchester Town Hall, Winchester Town Common,
First Congregational Church, Jenks Center Parking Lot
9:30 am to 3:00 pm

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Exhibits:

  • Carbon Footprint
  • Recycling Activities
  • Children's Events
  • Transportation
  • Educational Exhibits
  • Green Products and Services
  • Lectures & Presentations
  • Arts & Entertainment

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    Event Sponsors


    FAN Goes Green

  • OUR SPONSORS

    Our Sponsors have made it possible for the Winchester community to come together to help make our town healthier, wiser and more sustainable.

    If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, click here.

    This event has been made possible by the generous support of the following sponsors.


    PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR


    About Whole Foods Market®
    Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com) is the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America’s first national certified organic grocer. The company currently has more than 270 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Whole Foods Market employs more than 53,000 Team Members and has been ranked for 11 consecutive years as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine. Whole Foods Market is continuing to strengthen its commitment to the environment. Each store has a Green Mission Team, an internal task force composed of Team Members who inform and improve green actions for their store. Whole Foods Market also has won the prestigious EPA Green Power award consecutively for the past four years for its renewable energy credit purchases.


    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    Boston Green Realty. Welcome to Boston's first green real estate office. Boston Green Realty is working to green the Greater Boston real estate market. We are actively pursuing our goal of making the City of Boston more sustainable by incorporating green resources and education into all aspects of a traditional real estate business. As Certified EcoBrokers, we are educated in understanding how to identify, explain and promote green & healthy features in homes. We can serve as a major resource for both buyers and sellers. Boston Green Realty's specialty is assessing and calculating the dollar value of any Eco-Friendly or Energy Efficient features of either a retrofitted existing home or new construction. Learn more at www.bostongreenrealty.com.

    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    Carole Kitchen and Bath Design is located in Woburn and is owned and operated by Winchester residents and FAN members, the Fredey Family. Whether you are remodeling or building new construction, we can help with your kitchen, bathroom, office, laundry area, bar, mudroom, or entryway. Or perhaps you simply need a new bathroom vanity and countertop. We’d be honored to help you create a design and select products to match your creative vision, practical needs, and budget. Carole's offers:
    • a full line of kitchen cabinets (in-stock, semi-custom, and full-custom brands) and vanities (We are also the largest KraftMaid Cabinetry dealer in the region.)
    • countertops (virtually every brand on the market - Granite, Silestone, Cambria, Caesarstone, Technistone, Avanza, Corian, Staron, Formica, Wilsonart, plus many more brands)
    • replacement and new construction windows
    • interior and exterior doors
    • plumbing fixtures, including Grohe
    • wood flooring, cabinet hardware, and appliances
    Our firm offers you more than 100 years of combined professional design experience. We invite you to come browse our showroom at your leisure (35+ displays). Visit us on-line at www.kitchenpeople.com

    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    Allow us to work with you in your next kitchen and bath project. We offer the largest selection of natural stone in Boston, MA and throughout New England. In addition to granite and marble we offer many options for green building including Ice Stone and Paper Stone. We can support your efforts in selecting the products that will contribute LEED points (Leadership in Energy and Environmental) towards certification in your upcoming “green” project. Whether you are a professional designer, builder, architect, or homeowner, we will take every opportunity to delight, to go beyond what you expect from a stone company. Visit our stone design center today and see the largest selection of natural stone, in Boston, MA and beyond. CEO, Tracy Streckenbach, is a Winchester resident. (www.gerritystone.com)

    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    Local Hero Tech Support
    David Fonseca
    Winchester, MA 01890
    (781) 729-8800
    Get prompt competent help with your computers and your network. For small business or home. Get out from under the cloud of trying to do it yourself. Get your PC or Mac tuned-up, get your wireless network secured, have a list of small irks un-irked, get tutored, or finally get a backup system and routine in place. Any IT or tech task needed for home or small business.

    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    National Grid

    GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS


    REI, which began as a group of 23 mountain climbing buddies, is now the nation's largest consumer cooperative with more than three million active members. REI is dedicated to inspiring, educating and outfitting our members for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship. We offer high quality outdoor gear, clothing and instruction our active members and the outdoor community at large. Each year, REI donates millions of dollars to support conservation efforts nationwide, and sends scores of volunteers to build trails, clean up beaches, and teach outdoor ethics to kids.

    Recreational Equipment, Inc. ( REI )
    279 Salem St. (Exit 40 off Rte 128)
    Reading, MA 01867
    Phone: 781-944-5103

    Visit, call, or check out the great REI products, classes, outings, and events on line at www.rei.com


    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Boston Organics
    Charlestown, MA
    bostonorganics.com * 617.242.1700

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Boston Tree Preservation
    2 Draper St
    Woburn, MA 01801
    (781) 938-7005

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Energy Federation
    40 Washington Street
    Westborough, MA 01581
    508.870.2277

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Lesley Ellis School
    41 Foster Street
    Arlington, MA 02474
    781-646-5962

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Moriarty & Berty General Dentistry
    607 Main St.
    Winchester, MA 01890
    (781) 729-7767

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Nexamp, Inc
    21 High Street
    North Andover, MA
    (978) 688-2700

    SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS


    Pywell Contracting Services
    Andrew D. Pywell, Inc.
    16 Webster St.
    Winchester, MA 01890
    781-729-3433 | Fax: 781-729-9634
    Cell: 781-727-5141


    BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS


    Sven Andersen
    Remax Realtor® Covering North of Boston Suburbs
    (781) 625-4249


    BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS


    Katherine Waters-Clark
    Remax Realtor® serving Winchester, Arlington and surrounding towns.
    (781) 856-2728


    BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS


    L.L. Bean


    OTHER DONATIONS

    The Computer Cafe
    (781) 729-5755
    600 Main Street
    Winchester, MA 01890
      We would like to acknowledge the generous donation of The Computer Cafe's time and talent in refurbishing the more recent used computers from our recycling drop off area and donating them to the Winchester Public Schools.

    Go Green Waste Services
    Winchester, MA 01890
    (508) 717-7358
    services@gogreenma.org
      We appreciate Go Green's help with collecting recyclables on the day day of the Festival and also assisting with our event set up.

    Liena's of Winchester
    Gently used children’s clothing
    45 Church Street
    Winchester, MA 01890
    781.721.2210
    Lienas1@verizon.net

      We thank Liena's for their help in organizing as well as helping to fund the Cradles to Crayons recycling activities.

    Lululemon   We appreciate their volunteer support on the day of the festival!

    Massage Envy - Burlington
    Wayside Commons
    2 Wayside Rd.
    Burlington, MA 01803
    781.270.5555
      "Paradise and Back – In Time to Pick Up the Kids!" They provided an in-kind donation of massage as a prize for Art Exhibition.

    Mail Boxes Business Center   Will provide materials and shipping assistance to help make the postcards to our troops activity a reality.

    Rotary Club of Winchester   They are assisting the Mission of Deeds' recycling activities, and donating Eco Friendly Products for our Pledge to Commit Raffle and for prizes at our Art Exhibition

    Staples
    335 Washington St., Woburn, MA 01801
    (781) 932-4132
      Generously provided the printing of our brochure and program .