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Media contact: Barb DeGroot, 952-443-1459

EcoNetworking for Sustainable Solutions:
Arboretum Event Spotlights the 'How-Tos' of Corporate Giving Gardens

Chanhassen, Minn. (Jan. 14, 2013) - The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum invites business professionals to join the conversation on corporate giving gardens at an upcoming breakfast networking event set for Friday, Jan. 25, at the Arboretum.

Themed "How-Tos of Corporate Giving Gardens," the event starts at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast, conversation and networking, followed by optional hiking, snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing with Arboretum staff.  Fee is $10.

This is the latest in the Arboretum's new EcoNetworking for Sustainable Solutions series aimed at engaging and educating business professionals in environmental and sustainability topics. 

Leading the conversations on Jan. 25 will be experts on the topic from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, C.H. Robinson, Cargill, Cummins Power Generation and General Mills.  They will share insights, tips, best practices and the "how-tos" of getting corporate teams engaged in community gardening to feed hungry Minnesotans. 

The Arboretum's EcoNetworking for Sustainable Solutions series is dedicated to bringing together Twin Cities businesses across industries and expertise to network and dialog, spark innovation and encourage the development of leading-edge sustainable green business practices that promote the wellness of the entire ecosystem.

To register for the Jan. 25 event, visit:
www.mnarbonline.com/EcoNetwork-Innovative-Community-Involvement-P961.aspx

or call Beverly Anglum, Arboretum corporate relations manager, at 952-443-1407.