Sierra Club Harvest Celebration Dinner and Auction Fundraiser
You’re in for an education in sustainable building when you join us for the Sierra Club Harvest Celebration 2008 on Saturday, September 6th (more details on page 12) at the “greenest” building in the City of St. Louis: The William A. Kerr Foundation Headquarters located at 21 O’Fallon Street, just north of the Arch.
The media today is filled with the term “green,” much of it hollow hype. But 21 O’Fallon, is the real deal, an authentic, energy-conserving structure that promotes the health of its occupants and preserves the external environment.
The most widely accepted measure of “green building” is the U.S. Green Building Council’s rating scale: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). Buildings that are LEED-certified contain certain characteristics, such as proximity to public transportation, a brownfield location, wind turbine, solar panels, rainwater capture and re-use, native planting, a green roof, lots of natural light, energy-saving devices such as motion sensors, renewable building materials such as bamboo and cork, and a small footprint. 21 O’Fallon possesses every one of these features, and more. (The SierraScape June-July 2008 contains a longer article on 21 O’Fallon.)
Most St. Louisans have seen the wind turbine in St. Louis County, a landmark of the Alberici construction company. The Alberici building, with 60 LEED points, became famous when certified in 2004 as the highest-LEED-rated commercial building in the world. In August 2007, 21 O’Fallon earned 58 LEED points.
What Is LEED? Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building rating system that defines, quantifies, and measures sustainable design and building practices. A whole-building approach established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED specifies standards in five categories: Sustainable site, Water efficiency, Energy and atmosphere, Materials and resources, and Indoor environmental quality.
Starting at 5:30 p.m., you can join a personal tour of this historic yet modern property led by the experts on its renovation and operation: Foundation Trustee, Dr. John Sweet; principal architect, Tim Montgomery; and landscape architect, Mary Deweese. Hope to see you September 6th!
A Fundraising Dinner and Auction, by the Sierra Club Eastern Missouri Group
Sierra Club Harvest Celebration
Look ahead to the evening of Saturday, September 6, and imagine yourself
- On the Mississippi Riverfront
- At the “greenest” building in the City of • St. Louis
- Listening to the lively and legendary • Old St. Louis Levee Band
- Dining on fresh, organic, locally-grown
- Mediterranean cuisine
- Mixing with old friends and making • new ones
It’s all happening at the First Annual Sierra Cub Harvest Celebration, a fundraiser dinner produced by the Eastern Missouri Group’s (EMG).
Just the Facts
What: The Sierra Cub Harvest Celebration 2008, EMG’s first-annual fundraising dinner with live Dixieland jazz and silent auction
When: Saturday, September 6, 5:30-11:00 p.m.
Where: The William A. Kerr Foundation Headquarters, 21 O’Fallon Street, north of the Arch
Why: Fun and Funds: We’ll make up for lost revenue (since lemonade sales have declined) and have a whole lot of fun.
How: Advance Sales Only – No Tickets Sold at the Door - RSVP by August 27. Buy tickets online at:
http://missouri.sierraclub.org/emg,
or mail your $60-per-person check, with your phone number and email address, to:
Sierra Club Harvest Celebration 2008
7164 Manchester Avenue
Maplewood, MO 63143
For more information, call EMG Office at (314) 644-0890, or email at emg.sierraclub@earthlink.net
Who: YOU!
- If you love great food, prepared with care from fresh, locally grown, organic ingredients.
- If Dixieland music gets you clapping and tapping.
- If you want a personal tour of the “greenest” building in the City of St. Louis, by the building owner, architect, and landscape designer.
If you love the earth and want to support Sierra Club’s important work.
Quality Auction Items Needed
Only if our Silent Auction is a success can we meet the fundraising goals of the Sierra Club Harvest Celebration 2008.
We are now soliciting donations from retailers and professionals in and around St. Louis—gifts of sporting equipment, dinner certificates, spa treatments, and art. But we need many more items to make the Silent Auction exciting and lucrative.
If you own a business or possess a marketable skill or talent (e.g., guitar lessons), please consider making a donation to the Harvest Celebration.
As you know, because of the Sierra Club’s political activity, donations are not tax-deductible. But the reward of a tax deduction pales in comparison to the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting direly needed conservation and public information programs.
To arrange for your donation, contact:
Penny Holtzman• , EMG Office Administrator, (314) 644-0890; emg.sierraclub@earthlink.net
Norma Deen• , Director of Harvest Celebration 2008 Silent Auction; (314) 862-6793; normadeen@hotmail.com