migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
I admit it, I am a dork and sometimes I listen to the environmentally friendly radio station Anyway I heard about this on the way in to work - sounds interesting:
The 'Greaseball Challenge' Kickoff
Friday March 30, 2007
7:00 AM - Press Conference/Breakfast
8:30 AM - Drivers Fuel their Vehicles
9:00 AM - Vehicles Depart
Rev up your engines and roll into Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C. with 94.7 The Globe as we kick off the first-ever “Greaseball Challenge, a cross-continental, biofuel car rally for charity, which aims to promote fuel alternatives. The event will include a rockin’ breakfast with several Greaseball drivers, including Washington, D.C. locals, Emily Horgan and Suzanne Hunt, as well as drivers from across the globe.
After breakfast, drivers will make their way to the Greaseball vehicles to fill up with waste grease, including vegetable oil, courtesy of Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C.
Proceeds from the event will benefit projects supported by the “Greaseball Challenge, which helps local entrepreneurs, community cooperatives and grassroots organizations in developing countries to access the capital expenditure and technical necessary to implement sustainable small-scale biofuel projects.
“Greaseball Challenge 2007 will end in Costa Rica, stopping at the Hard Rock Cafes in Nashville, Memphis and Mexico City along the way to reload on waste grease.
Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C.
999 E Street NW
Washington, D.C.
202-737-7625
HardRock.com
The 'Greaseball Challenge' Kickoff
Friday March 30, 2007
7:00 AM - Press Conference/Breakfast
8:30 AM - Drivers Fuel their Vehicles
9:00 AM - Vehicles Depart
Rev up your engines and roll into Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C. with 94.7 The Globe as we kick off the first-ever “Greaseball Challenge, a cross-continental, biofuel car rally for charity, which aims to promote fuel alternatives. The event will include a rockin’ breakfast with several Greaseball drivers, including Washington, D.C. locals, Emily Horgan and Suzanne Hunt, as well as drivers from across the globe.
After breakfast, drivers will make their way to the Greaseball vehicles to fill up with waste grease, including vegetable oil, courtesy of Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C.
Proceeds from the event will benefit projects supported by the “Greaseball Challenge, which helps local entrepreneurs, community cooperatives and grassroots organizations in developing countries to access the capital expenditure and technical necessary to implement sustainable small-scale biofuel projects.
“Greaseball Challenge 2007 will end in Costa Rica, stopping at the Hard Rock Cafes in Nashville, Memphis and Mexico City along the way to reload on waste grease.
Hard Rock Cafe Washington, D.C.
999 E Street NW
Washington, D.C.
202-737-7625
HardRock.com