May 17- May 23, 2010
Word Up
As the number of subscribers for this weekly e-Blast increases so do the requests from other organizations for us to post information about their events, classes, fund drives, etc.
We can't get to most of them but there two requests we always comply with and that is anything having to do with the Pennsylvania Resources Council since they "birthed" Construction Junction and anything having to do with beer since our big annual fundraiser is the Steel City Big Pour, a craft brewing festival.
We take just three things very seriously here at CJ... our mother, our reuse and our beer. What could be a better creed to live by? So here we go...
Wanted: Enthusiastic Environmentally Minded People Looking to Make Some Extra Money
Zero Waste Pittsburgh is currently recruiting contract employees to work as Environmental Service Assistants (ESA’s) at the Arts Festival from June 4th to June 13th. If you love the outdoors and working with the public and are committed to making a difference in the community – this is your opportunity to help make the 2010 Arts Festival a “Zero Waste” Event.
The ESA’s will be required to help educate the Arts Festival patrons about recycling and composting and assist them in choosing the correct recycling and/or composting receptacle for their materials.
ESA’s will be assigned six hour shifts (rain or shine) and receive $10 per hour. If you would like more information about this great summer job please contact Kyle Winkler at 412-431-4449 ext. 243 or info@zerowastepgh.org
Penn Brewery on Tap
Penn Brewery will be holding a regional craft beer festival on Saturday, June 5th. Tickets are now on sale for either of the 3-hour sessions: 3 to 6pm or 7 to 10pm. Tickets cost $40 and include beer sampling, plenty of good food, live entertainment and a souvenir glass. You must be 21 to attend.
For more information click here or visit www.pennbrew.com. Buy tickets online or at the restaurant once it opens. Participating breweries will be listed on the website.
The CJ Buzz
We have oodles and oodles of tile in our 'Back Forty' storage area that needs to be processed and we've been making an effort to work our way through it all.
The net effect of that effort is that we have oodles and oodles of tile on the sales floor.
Go figure.
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News & Events
Inaugural Think Green Event
June 10, 2010Presented by the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) Environmental Law Section to benefit the ACBA Environmental Law Section Scholarship Fund.
The ACBA Environmental Law Section is proud to present its Inaugural Think Green Event fundraiser aboard the RiverQuest Explorer. This event will generate support for the ACBF Environmental Law Section Scholarship Fund established this year in the Allegheny County Bar Foundation by the Section. The Scholarship Fund will provide two annual scholarships to deserving students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Duquesne University School of Law who have demonstrated an interest in and a commitment to the practice of environmental law.
Guests will embark on a cruise of Pittsburgh's three rivers on the RiverQuest Explorer, one of the world's first "green" vessels. Palate Partners will provide six wine tasting offerings to guests while sailing. As the Explorer sails, a portion of guests' river journey will include narration by Davitt Woodwell, Vice President of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.
Tickets are $75.00. $40 of each ticket is a tax deductible donation to the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. For a ticket form, click here. You may also purchase tickets online by clicking here. The Explorer is docked on the Ohio River adjacent to the submarine at the Carnegie Science Center. For directions, please click here.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. To learn more, click here.
Please join the Section to commemorate the founding of its Scholarship Fund with this unique event. For more information on the event, please contact Joanna Taylor at jtaylor at acba dot org or 412-402-6604.
CJ Q&A
Can you tell me when the next Big Pour is slated for, and when tickets go on sale? -- Erech
Hi Erech. The Big Pour is always the second Saturday in September. This year that's September 11th. Tickets will go on sale Monday, August 2nd at 9am!! Be at your computer and ready to hit go because we expect the festival to sell out pretty quickly. -- Your pal Cozmo
Cozmo’s Message of the Week
June is a customer reward month so here you go... Reward #1) Buy one native plant and get the second native plant at half off. Reward #2) get an extra 10% off all office department items.
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