Green Gala

By Amber Peckham

You may have heard of Global Green: it’s the US affiliate of Mikhail Gorbachev’s brainchild Green Cross International, an organization with the hazy but admirable goal of a “sustainable and secure future”. However, odds are that you haven’t heard they’re throwing a party in San Francisco for the third year in a row, because it’s a highly exclusive event. Tickets to attend the cocktail party are $250,. But to participate in everything the party has to offer – a patron dinner, live “ecotastic” auction, eco-friendly fashion show, and organic spa -- will set you back a cool $5k per person. Pricey, but all the proceeds go toward Global Green’s efforts to rebuild a sustainable New Orleans, as well as advance the cause of affordable green housing and schools.

Of course, everything at the party is sustainable, including the alcohol. VeeV, the first eco-friendly spirit, is the sole option at this year’s party. VeeV is made from açaí berries, small dark fruits found only in Brazilian rainforests. For every bottle sold, Veev donates $1 back to the communities that harvest the berries. A bottle runs around $33, and a dollar in Brazil usually equates to between two and three Brazilian real.

Isn't $5k a small price to pay for the chance to run into well-known celebrity Global Green supporters like Orlando, Leo, and Ms. Cruz? Or maybe not...

VeeV has come up with an exclusive cocktail for the party called the “Gorgeous & Green Cooler”. (Which I’m sure every straight man in the room will love to pieces.) It consists of cucumber, lemon, agave nectar and soda, as well as the VeeV.

Perhaps most enchantingly, VeeV is rumored not only to not cause hangovers, but also to provide the drinker with a few essential vitamins. It’s still alcohol, but it isn’t going to sap you of the will to live the way your old friends the Cap’n and Mr. Cuervo will; and it isn’t going to hurt the planet either. Though getting into the party to actually drink it will certainly kill something: your savings account.

Global Green USA’s Third Annual San Francisco Party
Tuesday, December 18
The Bentley Reserve
301 Battery Street, SF
6 PM Patron Dinner and Live Eco Auction
7:30 PM Cocktail Party
Tickets: General $250
V.I.P. $1000 (for everything excepting the auction and dinner)
Patron Dinner $5000
Advance tix at http://globalgreen.org/SF/

What're acai berries? This!

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