2024 $ave Green Be Green Conference

Welcome to the 2024 $ave Green Be Green Conference!

Join us on June 6th, 2024 at New Hope Baptist Church for a day filled with exciting discussions and workshops on money-saving facility planning, conservation efforts, potential funding opportunities and environmental management. Learn how to save money while being environmentally conscious. Network with like-minded individuals and experts in the field.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a positive impact on our community!

Visit www.denvergov.org/sgbg for updates and more details!

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, indicate your preferences during registration.

2024 $ave Green Be Green Agenda

• Breakfast/Registration Check-In, 6:45 AM to 8:00 AM, Family Life Center
• Opening Remarks, 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM, Family Life Center
• Exhibit Hall, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Overflow Room & Lobby
• Eco-Warriors Unleashed: Youth Voices Driving Energy Efficiency Solutions (Panel), 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM, Family Life Center
• Powering Faith: Sustainable Solutions in Faith Communities (Panel), 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM, Family Life Center
• Workshops, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, Education Center (Second Floor)
• Lunch/Pitch Competition, 11:45 AM to 1:45 PM, Family Life Center
• Bridging the Gap: Environmental, Justice & Equity (Panel), 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Family Life Center
• Empowering Green Change: Uniting City, State, and Federal Resources (Panel), 3:15 PM to 4:45 PM, Family Life Center
• Closing Remarks, 4:45 PM to 5:00 PM, Family Life Center
• Networking Reception/Awards Ceremony, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Outside of New Hope Baptist Church

2024 $ave Green Be Green Workshops

Workshops will be available from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Attendees will need to choose one workshop to attend. Workshop descriptions can be found at www.denvergov.org/sgbg.

1. Clean Transportation Alternatives: EV Workplace Charging, presented by LaSheita Sayer, Women Who Charge
2. Funding the Future: Strategies for Securing Environmental Grants and Investments, presented by Stephanie Tanney, Kasih Initiative
3. Rescuing Food, Saving the Planet: Exploring We Don’t Waste’s Sustainability Strategies, presented by Julia Lennon & Izra Rosario, We Don’t Waste
4. Oasis Greens: Cultivating Community in the Desert, presented by Mariah Middlebrooks, SustainEd Farms & Teens For Food Justice
5. Urban Food Oasis Built from Waste, presented by Austine Luce, Consumption Literacy Project
6. Growing Together: Harnessing Resources to Grow Trees and Community Resilience, presented by Kim Yuan-Farrell, The Park People
7. Uncover the Hidden Treasure in your Building: Save Money and Resources with an ENERGY STAR Treasure Hunt, presented by Lindsay Cocotis, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
8. The Importance of Electrification at a Community Level: A Case Study, presented by DR Richardson & Moshe Kornfeld, Elephant Energy & Colorado Jewish Climate Action