Montgomery County’s Virtual ‘Eco Evenings’ Series on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Will Focus on ‘Gift Outside the Box’ Campaign with Ideas for Supporting Local Businesses

For Immediate Release: Monday, December 6, 2021

Gifting greener and buying local will be the focus for the next session of Montgomery County’s “Eco Evening” virtual town hall series taking place from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, featuring businesses and entertainment to inspire local gift giving this holiday season.

Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), One Montgomery Green (OMG) and other partners are inviting residents to the virtual holiday celebration to “Gift Outside the Box.” This will be an evening of entertainment, ideas for greener gifting, raffles, interactive games and opportunities to support local nonprofits.

Eco Evenings with DEP and OMG is a series focused on environmental topics. The town hall style meeting is co-sponsored by DEP and OMG. The One Montgomery Green organization fosters partnerships to support environmental sustainability and promote the development of a green economy.

Partners and presenters for the December Eco Evening event include the Montgomery Food Council; Truphena Choti, owner of Afrithrive; Loop Closing, the on-site composting network; music and poetry by students from Community Bridges; and food demonstrations by GreenPlate Catering. Along with games and raffles, the program will feature ideas on supporting local food pantries and information on community farm share programs.

Residents can register in advance to participate in the event via Zoom at  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtf-qurT0sG9wZtanqz5mXcEApOr-9IPeD.

After registering, residents will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Residents can join the event for free. More information and a link to the event are available at the DEP Facebook Event Page at https://www.facebook.com/MyGreenMontgomery.

For more information about DEP, go to https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dep/.

For more information about OMG, go to https://onemontgomerygreen.org.

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Release ID: 21-985
Media Contact: Cindy Pena 202-875-1563
Categories: Environment