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"Water, Water Everywhere” presented by FEF, The Raleigh Hotel and VeeV acai
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 7pm-10pm

FEF is introducing itself to the public at The Raleigh Hotel, 1775 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Experience how the local community is going green in a hip new way, and expect surprises throughout the evening.
The location is exceptionally relevant due to the hotel's ‘green’ efforts. The hotel’s owner, Andre Balazs Properties, is on a track to “green” its two Miami Beach Boutique Hotels under the guidelines of the Florida Green Lodging Program, created by Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection.

Eco- friendly cocktails, courtesy of VeeV will kick off the night - serving complimentary drinks. Meadow, a local eco-chic designer, will graciously display her organic bikinis during the eco-fashion show along with Miami’s well-known Ecoist handbags and accessories. Fertile Earth Foundation will conduct an exciting drawing for an essential product that is used in all homes and businesses; as well as an Ecoist bag. This surprise product constitutes one of the main water consumption products in a home and business.

An exclusive screening of the movie One Water will commence at 9.30pm under the breathtaking backdrop of Miami's sky. It was produced, co-directed and written by Sanjeev Chaterjee (Exec. Director at the Knight Center for International Media and the Vice Dean of the School of Communications, UM), edited and co-directed by Ali Habashi, music composed by Thomas Sleeper and director of photography was Ed Talavera. It took place in 15 countries over the time span of 5+ years illustrating the ways in which each culture acquires and uses water. One Water won two awards at the Broadcast Education Association and has been screened at United Nations conferences two years in a row.

As a fresh complement to the evening’s festivities, FEF is proud to host special guest and “Ambassador to the Sea” Daniell Washington, a recent U of Miami Marine Science and Biology graduate. Daniell is the national, $10,000.00 winner of the Roxy Follow Your Heart Tour presented by Schick® Quattro for Women®. Daniell will use her winnings to jumpstart her own children’s TV show geared to educating children on marine preservation and conservation as well as to initiate a Marine Education Tour for Kids nationwide.