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Dunedin Expo a Great Success!
The Tampa Bay Living Green Dunedin Expo, which took place over the weekend of October 16th and 17th, saw over 2000 attendees come out to learn how to live a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle to benefit their households, businesses, and our community. The Expo, our first one held in Dunedin, also marked the first time we have held two in one calendar year.
The beautiful weather made for a perfect weekend for visitors to check out the many vendors, both new and returning. Returning for another expo were dozens of wonderful vendors, including REAL Building Group, designer and renovator of green homes; DayLight Concepts, who sell and install solar powered lighting systems; and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, with a booth full of information to teach visitors about water conservation.
Counted among our many exciting new vendors were exhibitors such as DwellGreen, a Sarasota-based group who will evaluate your home’s water and energy consumption and overall efficiency; Suncoast Waldorf School, a Palm Harbor school with the goal of becoming the first recognized green school in Tampa Bay; and Suncoast Textile Recycling, who recycles used clothing and shoes to needy people around the world. Also making their Tampa Bay Living Green Expo debut was Dirt And Love (www.dirtandlove.com), a t-shirt company run by kids 11 and 13 years old (with help from Mom and Dad) and for kids, who donates a portion of the profit from every t-shirt sold to non-profit organizations that help children in our communities and environmental causes.
In addition to enjoying the many and varied vendors, attendees sampled delicious food from Fresh Go Market and Jilly’s Fresh Fun Food, and viewed exhibits including plug-in hybrid cars, a green garbage truck, and even a green yacht. The entire weekend was a wonderful experience for everyone involved and wouldn’t have been possible without our outstanding volunteers, including students from ROTC and the National Honor Society at Dunedin High School, and without sponsors like J.B. Edwards who donated shirts for our volunteers.
Thank you to all of our vendors, exhibitors, volunteers, sponsors, and especially the attendees who came out to be a part of our first Tampa Bay Living Green Dunedin Expo and helped to make it such a great success. Tampa Bay Living Green’s next Expo will return to St. Petersburg on April 2nd and 3rd. We look forward to seeing you there!
Tampa Bay Living Green Dunedin Expo This Weekend!
Tampa Bay Living Green will hold our inaugural Dunedin Expo this weekend, October 16th and 17th, at the Dunedin Community Center. This weekend’s expo will offer educational activities to help teach attendees about ways they can help create a more sustainable, environmentally responsible community. Admission and parking for this family-friendly event are free.
The Dunedin Tampa Bay Living Green Expo is an opportunity for area residents to spend the day learning about cost effective and environmentally responsible methods of creating a more sustainable way of living here on Florida’s West Coast. In addition to vendors and exhibitors who offer environmentally friendly and sustainable products and services, visitors to the expo will be able to view demonstrations and activities set up to showcase sustainable products and options available to our community, including:
- Woodcarvers will give a live sawmilling demonstration, making items from recycled or recovered wood
- Recycled Fashions display from the City of Largo’s 2010 Trashy Fashion show
- Electric cars, a hybrid boat and a hybrid garbage truck display
The Dunedin Tampa Bay Living Green Expo will be open from 9am - 5pm on Saturday and from 10am - 4pm on Sunday. The Dunedin Community Center is located at 1920 Pinehurst Road. Come spend the day with us, and learn how to do your part in creating a more sustainable community!
Tampa Bay Living Green Dunedin Expo Accepting Vendor Applications
Tampa Bay Living Green will be holding an October expo in Dunedin and is now accepting applications for vendors and exhibitors. This event will take place at the Dunedin Community Center on October 16th and 17th, and will mark the first time Tampa Bay Living Green has hosted two expos in one calendar year.
The June Tampa Bay Living Green Expo’s list of exhibitors and vendors topped 120, and we expect October’s expo in Dunedin to be another great success. Organizations who wish to participate as vendors or exhibitors at the Tampa Bay Living Green Dunedin Expo are encouraged to register quickly if they wish to secure limited indoor space. Outdoor space is also available. Tents and tables are not provided.
The Dunedin Tampa Bay Living Green Expo is an opportunity for area residents to spend the day learning about cost effective and environmentally responsible methods of creating a more sustainable way of living here on Florida’s West Coast. In addition to vendors and exhibitors who offer environmentally friendly and sustainable products and services, visitors to this family-friendly event will be able to view electric car exhibits, solar displays and viable lumber recovered wood demonstrations.
Top students earn top $$ in Art and Science contests
ST. PETERSBURG (June 2,2010) - The Tampa Bay Living Green Expo - formerly the Pinellas Living Green Expo - returns to St. Petersburg’s historic Coliseum and adjacent Mirror Lake Complex for a weekend loaded with ideas and solutions on how to save money and the environment. The popular event, now in its 5th year, is FREE and will be open to the public on Saturday June 5th and Sunday June 6th.
Among the headliners at the 2010 Expo, the winners of the annual “Trashy Art” Contest and the winners from the 2010 Science Fair. Cash awards of up to $300 will be presented to the 5 winners in the “Trashy Art” contest with the classroom of each winning artists also getting cash for art supplies. The entries in the juried contest will be on display in the Sunshine Center at the Mirror Lake Complex.
Also on display…15 projects from the Regional Science Fair that focus on all issues of sustainability. The students are thinking out side the box in the areas of solar cells, bio-fuels, and energy conservation.
The list of exhibitors and vendors has grown to more than 120 and with more than 40 seminars being offered, Tampa Bay Living Green Expo guests will be able to learn about the most cost effective and environmentally responsible methods of creating a more sustainable way of living here on Florida’s West Coast.
The Tampa Bay Living Green Expo will be open from 9am - 5pm on Saturday and from 10am - 4pm on Sunday. The Coliseum is located 535 5th Ave. N, at the end of I-375 in downtown St. Petersburg. Admission and parking are both free! Come spend the day with us.
2010 Tampa Bay Living Green Expo
The fifth annual Tampa Bay Living Green Expo will be held on June 5th and 6th this year. The event will be held at the St. Petersburg Coliseum and will include the entire Mirror Lake Complex – the Sunshine Center, Shuffleboard Courts, Lawn Bowling Courts and Ballroom. This year’s Expo theme will be a focus on energy retrofitting.
The Expo was first organized in 2006 as the Pinellas Living Green Expo and has grown each year to become the region’s largest showcase of sustainable products and services. In 2010, the name was changed to the Tampa Bay Living Green Expo to better reflect the regional nature of both our visitors and our exhibitors. The Expo is proud to have been awarded the “Best Green Expo/Festival” by Creative Loafing in their Best of the Bay 2009 reader’s poll.
The Tampa Bay Living Green Expo provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less impact on the environment. The Expo connects people who are interested in making a positive difference in their lives and their communities.
The Expo is a collaborative effort organized and conducted by a steering committee of representatives from local governments, schools, colleges, for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations. Our exhibitors have been reviewed by our screening committee to be sure they meet our criteria for sustainability.
Some of the events we have scheduled for run of the Expo…
A Green Jobs Fair: In partnership with the Urban League, the jobs fair will feature employment opportunities and training programs.
Information Seminars: Approximately 40 seminars will be offered during the Expo. The sessions focus on a broad range of sustainability and environmental issues. Presenters include college professors, government experts and knowledgeable representatives from for-profit and non-profit organizations.
The Kids Korner: A place for kids where themes of sustainability, reuse and recycling are part of the fun - build a hat, plant a flower, create and imaginate!
Trashy Art Show: Local K-12 students have been invited to create original projects using recycled materials or addressing a sustainability theme. This is a juried art show with professional artists serving as judges and cash prizes will be awarded to the winning artists.
Touch Tank: The Pier Aquarium will take their creatures on walkabout to the Expo. The touch tank will be open in the morning both Saturday and Sunday.
Outdoor Displays: Outside exhibits will include a PSTA Hybrid Bus, an electric boat and a WastePro Hybrid Garbage Truck
Expo hours are 9am to 5pm Saturday June 5th & 10am to 4pm Sunday June 6th.
For more information on the Expo, please visit our website at: www.TampaBayLivingGreenExpo.org/
There are a few spaces left for exhibitors too – see our website for more information and an exhibitor application today!!!
PLGE Wins “Best of the Bay” Award
The Pinellas Living Green Expo has received a 2009 Best of the Bay award for the “Best Green Expo/Festival”. This is the first year that an award was given for this category, and we hope to see the award become an annual tradition for the Expo.As strong believers in the drive towards a greener and more sustainable community, this award affirms all that we have been working towards since our first Expo back in 2006. The past few years have seen our Expo grow from a small event in St. Petersburg, expand to the larger Harborview Center in Clearwater, and finally return back to a multi-venue location in St. Petersburg. We hope to continue to grow and expand, sharing our message of sustainability and conservation with all residents of Tampa Bay. Thank you for voting us the 2009 Best of the Bay “Best Green Expo/Festival”.
2010 Expo moves back to St. Petersburg
This year, the Pinellas Living Green Expo returns to its original host city of St. Petersburg. After spending the past two years at the beautiful Harborview Center in Clearwater, the Expo comes back to its original location at the Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg, with additional space at the Sunshine Center across the street.Holding the 2010 Expo at two locations give us a unique opportunity to bring new and exciting additions to the event. This new expanded venue provides more space for events and activities for the entire family, including an outdoor stage for live performances and booths selling food from local vendors.