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Celebrating “A Taste of the Bay Area” to be held on Nov. 10 at the newly remodeled headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2011) – The San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 3rd Annual Celebration, “A Taste of the Bay Area” on November 10, 2011. This event will bring together an appetizing variety of many of the Bay Area’s best organic and sustainable caterers, food companies, local restaurants and wineries, in addition to showcasing many outstanding local green product and service companies. There will be live entertainment as well as key sustainable industry and policy speakers.

The event will be held from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Levi Strauss & Co. (LS & Co.) newly remodeled headquarters located at 1155 Battery Street in San Francisco, California. LS & Co. and the Green Chamber of Commerce (GCC) are excited about the opportunity to work together to create what is sure to be a memorable and successful 2011 Green Chamber celebration.

Lindsay Hassett (a.k.a. The LED Lady), a Green Chamber member and founder of Illumalighting will be the master of ceremonies for this year’s event. Lindsay has emceed many local San Francisco Bay Area green events including the Harmony Festival. The LED Lady will be running this year’s raffle, which will include a unique selection of goods and services from Bay Area green businesses.

There will be live music featuring Jess King. Earlier this year, Jess King made the leap from New York to Paris, where she has been busy writing, recording and performing. She is currently working with an exceptional team in Europe to define her musical talent. Cellist, Gerry Sung, will accompany King. Sung has performed with many international stars; among them, Mariah Carey, Steve Miller and John Secada.

“It gives me tremendous pride to support the San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce,” says Jess King. “It is incredibly important that we each, as individuals, do whatever we can to care for our environment and planet, for not only our benefit but for future generations.”

GCC Executive Director Stacie Shepp anticipates this year’s event to be the organizations biggest and best yet stating, “The San Francisco Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce is celebrating our fourth year. We look forward to honoring our accomplishments this year, such as helping the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s passage of the Yellow Page Ordinance. We invite you to come out on the 10th of November to celebrate with us, learn how to get involved as a member, and find out who the, ‘Most Innovative Sustainable Initiative Award of 2011’ will go to.”

Sponsorship opportunities are available and individual tickets are now on sale starting at $35 per person for Green Chamber members. Don’t wait… Buy yours today!

About the Green Chamber of Commerce
The Green Chamber of Commerce is a growing and diverse business network dedicated to: promoting the success of our members, supporting the development of sustainable business practices, and advocating for green public policy. The Green Chamber provides its members with promotional opportunities, discounts, educational events, a voice in national and local policy, and tools to become more environmentally and socially responsible.

For more information about the Green Chamber visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net

For more information about the event visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/

For sponsorship opportunities visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/sponsorships/

To purchase tickets visit: http://greenchamberofcommerce.net/annual-event/tickets/

Contact:
Stacie Shepp
Executive Director
SF Bay Area Green Chamber of Commerce
415.839.9280
Stacie@greenchamberofcommerce.net

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