Red Ball, Pink Ball, Evergreen Ball, Black Magic Ball, now…

October 5th, 2009 at 09:23am Jennie Pollock

Another color: The Green Ball, a “Sustainable Social Event,” will be at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Cliffbreakers in Rockford.

The evening will include a local-foods dinner, cash bar featuring organic beers and wines, music, a green car show and a “bon voyage” toast to chef Philippe Forcioli, who is running in the New York City Marathon Nov. 1 to raise money for the Green Communities Coalition, which supports Rockford’s Cool Cities initiative.

His photo, below, is a few years old. His hair looks shorter now. I had no idea he has run 22 marathons. UPDATED: I’ve put a message in with him to see if I can get a quote; I know he’s soliciting per-mile pledges.

Cost is $24 per person or $180 for a table of 8. Attire is “casual-chic.” Call 815-282-3033.

What does the Cool Cities thing mean again?

Mayor Larry Morrissey signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement in June 2008, pledging to reduce global warming pollution 7 percent less than 1990 levels by the year 2012.

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