Taking a page from the book of “let’s holiday party hop ‘til we drop,” Greenopia recently joined the season’s mass of revealers to hit some eco-friendly celebrity hotspots. On a rainy December Saturday, we attended both George Blodwell’s celebration with EcoAlliance sod and The Green Girls Holiday Spectacular!

Celebrity stylist George Blodwell with actress Nancy LaScala.

The first party we hit, (and by hit, I mean attended and then wrung ourselves out from the much-needed rain,) was celebrity stylist George Blodwell’s fete in the Hollywood Hills. This was to celebrate the recent installation of his new EcoAlliance waterless lawn.

The waterless EcoAlliance lawn.

And what, pray tell, is the EcoAlliance Synthetic Sod? Considered a leading manufacturer and distributor of synthetic lawn, this company specializes in green products specializing in mid to high end synthetic grass products. Yep, you read it right – it is completely synthetic and not made from recycled materials. But as I was informed, it can BE recycled. So…

Onto the delicacies! The event was catered by Charisma Cuisine, a company specializing in vegan and raw food.  Chef Victoria Wieszkowiak walked me through a range of food tips – as in buy organic Fuji red apples for a low glycemic fruit – while I sampled her tasty quinoa pizza bread with fresh basil and tomato sauce.

Chef Victoria Wieszkowiak with her goods.

Honest Tea poured their wares alongside Purista cocktails. Luscious Organic Desserts offered up organic vegan cupcakes made with all natural ingredients. These treats were fresh, delicious, and best of all – small enough to justify TWO cupcakes.

Armed with cupcakes, we ventured back out into the downpour to find another green holiday bash. The Green Girls Holiday Spectacular was rocking in a large home overlooking the San Fernando Valley. A DJ was spinning as celebrities mingled, clutching their organic cocktails. Hosted by environmentalist Janine Johnson, the fete was to honor her non-profit organization, The Green Wave.

Green Wave is a multi-year global campaign that works to enable children across the world via an educational global biodiversity campaign. The organization focuses on helping children plant trees around the world, as well as sponsoring eco-curriculums in places like Costa Rica.

Green Wave founder Janine Johnson poses with the raffle wares.

Another sponsor of the party was 1Sky. 1Sky’s goal is to build a diverse, society-wide mobilization that will convince our federal government to take bold action on climate change by 2010. The party wound up with a talk from longtime television writer Marshall Herskovitz with an address about 1Sky and climate change.

 

 

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