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Shades of Green Week Sponsors

(Green Utopia) J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia - The mission of the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business

is to foster the development of capable business professionals who are responsible citizens grounded in a liberal arts education. The college is dedicated to continuous improvement in business education and professional practice through faculty scholarship.

(Greenback) Milledgeville Baldwin County Development Authority - Website

The Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County serves as our community's primary agency for industrial recruitment and manufacturing job development. It further administers programs, projects, and activities which enhance Milledgeville and Baldwin County as a place to live and work.

The Authority is chartered under Georgia State Law as a Statutory Authority. It is a joint authority serving both the City and the County. The Authority consists of an all-volunteer nine-member board. This is comprised of four appointed members by the City, four appointed members by the County, and one joint appointment. Authority activities are accomplished via an annual operating budget funded on a 50/50 basis by the City and County governments. Additional program funds are received via local option sales tax revenues, grants, and property sales.

The Authority owns and manages a 500 acre Industrial Park and has a completed 60,000 square feet industrial “Spec Building”. The Authority provides services to stimulate economic development and assist the development process. Many different programs are offered to facilitate and encourage development in Milledgeville and Baldwin County. There are also organizations that assist in accessing programs and services to enhance business expansion and/or relocation with the Authority. Business and industry clients and prospects receive assistance in many areas, including but certainly not limited to the following:

Low-cost financing
Prepared building sites
Industrial park management
Available industrial buildings
Ad Valorem tax liability
Government permitting/approval process
Temporary office space

(Greenback) Mrs. Gerri McCord, Career Advisor

J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Georgia College & State University - Mrs. McCord is one of the founders of Shades of Green and a vital part of its success over the years. Her commitment goes well beyond the scope of her duties at GC.

(Greenback) The Heart of Georgia Energy Coalition - Website.

In 2009, President Obama said, “We cannot be prisoner’s of the past. It’s no longer a question whether the jobs & industries of the 21st Century will be centered around clean, renewable energy. The only question is which country will create those jobs & industries. And I want that answer to be the United States of America.” The Heart of Georgia Energy Coalition (HGEC) wants those jobs & industries located here, in Middle Georgia.

We can court various industries, companies, even business moguls; but until we have a support structure of educated professionals & an educational system participating in training & retraining, there will be no “boom” here in Georgia. This struggle isn’t unique to the energy field itself. During every major market movement, from the gold rush to the dot-com explosion, the drivers of the economy have not been in the central event itself but in the peripheral support activities – the picks & shovels. During the gold rush, suppliers of tents, pans, picks, shovels, jeans, etc., made the money; during the dot-com boom, the money was in the markets of servers, web hosting, & site development, not in the website itself.

The HGEC brings together individuals, communities, businesses, & government to build a new energy economy in Georiga and the Southeast in order to generate jobs, develop new markets, and increase energy efficiency. We want those "pick and shovels" made right here, in Middle Georgia.

In ‘79, President Jimmy Carter drew a line in the sand saying, “Beginning this moment, this nation will never use more foreign oil than we did in ‘77 – never.” In that year, we imported 8.5 million barrels a day. In 2006, President Bush said, ‘America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.” Today we import over 12 million barrels a day. In perspective, if Exxon-Mobile were a country, it would have the 24^th largest economy in the world, just after Saudi Arabia. At the fundamental level, the American Dream is about being Independent, being Free. As long as the United States is dependent on foreign oil, we will never be truly free or independent. Today the HGEC is drawing the line in the sand; the push forward starts here.

(Green Utopia) Ravenwood Forest Consulting, Warner Robins, Georgia, JaLynn Hudnall, CEO.

We can help organizations chart a path to growth and high performance, by transforming their marketing, sales and customer service capabilities. We have helped organizations in many industries become more agile, customer-focused and profitable by updating their business mindset.

(Greenback) Mr. Phil Sams and Dr. Doreen Sams

Milledgeville, Georgia - Mr. Sams is the Senior Performance Engineering Consultant with Shunra Software, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sams is an Associate Professor of Marketing at GC and a member of the Education Committee for the Sustainability Council.

(Green Spectrum) Keep Milledgeville Baldwin Beautiful - Facebook Site

The Mission

Engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.

Thank you Sodexo for providing lunches for panelist during this year's week of events.

Bicycling Club of Milledgeville Baldwin County

The Heart of Georgia Energy Coalition
energynow@TheHGEC.org
Warner Robins, GA
Contribution: Six Tickets to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta

Kroger, Milledgeville, GA

Museum of Arts & Sciences
4182 Forsyth Road
Macon, GA 31210-4869
(478) 477-3232
Contribution: Tickets to Museum

Dan Nainan, Professional Comedian and Voiceover Artist
www.nainan.com = Provided DVD Videos for our panelists

42nd Floor Custom Apparel & More
105 W Hancock St
Milledgeville, GA 30161
478-295-2622
Contribution: Discount on Student Chair T-shirts

The Salty Dog Carmels from Barbary Brix for panelist (www.barbarybrix.com

Wheeler's Nursey, Inc.
2911 Gray Highway (Hwy 129)
Macon, GA 31211
(478) 795-3131
Contribution: Plants for Macon Event

Specific Event Sponsors

Sponsors: Size Six Stiletto Heels & A Pair of Birkenstocks

(Greenback) The Heart of Georgia Energy Coalition is a 501(c)3 located in Warner Robins and serves all of Georgia. Coalition President, Dr. Art Howard and Executive Director, JaLynn Hudnall want to create and maintain open dialogues with industry, government and the community in order to provide a place and an environment for education, and by partnering with them to both collate skills and resources and manage progress, all the while developing infrastructure and incentives for public and private investment to overcome the barriers to financing a Green sector. The HGEC’s purpose is to bring together these groups to build a new energy economy in Georgia and the Southeast in order to generate jobs, develop new markets, and increase energy efficiency. Visit their Website.

Sponsors: Ride for the Green of It All - Bartram Forest

(Greening) The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville has been active in the local area since 2005. Over the years, the club has organized group rides focusing on providing opportunities for newer cyclists to develop their fitness and skills, as well as acted as the local advocacy organization pushing issues of interest to the local cycling community. The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville's mission is "making Milledgeville, GA and Baldwin Co. a better and safer place for more people to ride bicycles more often." For more information, see our Website at mvillebikes.com, or join The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville group on Facebook.

(Greening) The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is a dynamic state agency responsible for providing leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia's forest resources. The Commission's central office is located in Dry Branch, Georgia, south of Macon. District and County offices are located throughout the state. The Director of the GFC is known as the State Forester.

Commission professionals provide a wide variety of services including fire detection, issuing burn permits, wildfire suppression and prevention services, emergency and incident command system expertise, rural fire department assistance, forest management assistance to landowners and communities, the marketing and utilization of forest resources and nature services, and growing and selling quality tree seedlings for planting.

Vision - Healthy, sustainable forests providing clean air, clean water, and abundant products for future generations.

Mission - To provide leadership, service, and education in the protection and conservation of Georgia's forest resources.

Daniel Chan, Ride On-Site Forestry Agent - Dan received his Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science from University of British Columbia from Vancouver in 1996. He then got his Master's degree in Atmospheric Science from State University of New York at Albany in 1998. Dan now works with the GFC as fire weather meteorologist since 1999. Since coming to work with the GFC, he has attended the GFC Fire Academy, S-290, S-390, S-490, S-491(NFDRS). His work with GFC includes routine and spot fire weather forecast and research related to fire data. Since 2005, Dan began to work on Intranet databases and has designed numerous system for internal uses."

Sponsor: Food Supply Panel, A&S Auditorium

(Green Spectrum) Honors Program of GC under the Direction of Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower

The Honors Program is designed for intellectually talented and motivated students.

We provide small sections of core curriculum classes, multidisciplinary colloquiums, dinner seminars, book discussions, and other academic and cultural events.

We have offices and a student lounge in Terrell Hall, and student accommodations, classrooms, study rooms, and a common room in Bell Hall – the only residential hall on the college's historic Front Campus.

We provide students with an intellectually challenging and rewarding academic experience, which will allow them to stretch their minds, craft unique records of experience and accomplishment, and achieve their longer term academic and professional goals.

Honors Program
Georgia College
215 Terrell Hall
Campus Box 29 | Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
Phone (478) 445-4025
Email: honors@gcsu.edu
Honors Program Website

Frito Lay is supplying Sun Chips for this great event!

Monday - Friday 10/3/11 - 10/7/11

Eco Art Display - College of Education Sponsoring Event

Green Fee Research Poster Display - Library Sponsoring Event