CEC Celebrates at Green Gala
On September 28, about 200 supporters of the Community Environmental Council (CEC) gathered at CEC’s recently opened Environmental Hub to raise funds for this popular nonprofit and celebrate once again the opening of this spectacular 10,000-square-foot space at 1219 State Street. The event raised more than $100,000.
Guests enjoyed mingling during the reception, while plant-based noshes by Satellite S.B. were passed instead of a sit-down dinner. Many checked out the two-story space — what CEC bills as an epicenter for community activism, education, entrepreneurship, media, and art — along with office space for itself and a few other nonprofits.
For the program, CEO/Executive Director Sigrid Wright welcomed guests and shared that with its focus on climate change, CEC aims to reverse, protect, and repair. Moreover, with California repeatedly setting the pace for other states and beyond, Wright noted, CEC’s work in shaping the Central Coast as a climate innovation lab has impacts far beyond this region. Boardmember Geoff Green then led a spirited auction.
