Committed to Sustainability
Consider“ Voluntourism”
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Greater Raleigh is...
Committed to Sustainability
Greater Raleigh has implemented a three-pronged strategy to benefit citizens and the economy along with the environment. We’ re installing plug-in stations for hybrid and electric vehicles, making our buildings more efficient, creating green jobs and improving our infrastructure, transportation, storm water management and parks and recreation.
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Raleigh was one of the first cities to endorse the U. S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement’ s plan for greenhouse-gas emission reduction.
In 2009, our city was also singled out for Project Get Ready, an initiative to install plug-in electric stations across Raleigh to gear up for electric and hybrid vehicles.
The Raleigh Convention Center has been awarded USGBC Silver LEED Certification.
� In partnership with Cree, Raleigh is the first“ LED City” in the world, recognizing more than a 40 % energy savings as municipal garages switch to LED lighting.
� Greater Raleigh can claim host to more than 20 LEED-Certified projects. �
Greater Raleigh has over 152 miles of hiking and greenway trails for discovering the unexpected and getting back to nature.
Consider“ Voluntourism”
Some of the Raleigh area’ s greatest assets are its friendly people who are on a mission to help others. For example, organizations involved in the Raleigh / Wake County Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness are working on implementing a 10-year plan to put all citizens into homes.
More and more, meeting and convention planners are asking how they can support Greater Raleigh’ s causes while their attendees are meeting here. We call this voluntourism. Not only does it give the visiting attendees new and positive experiences, but also it makes a positive impact on our destination.
The Greater Raleigh CVB can assist you in choosing the best contribution for your group, whether it’ s time, talent or donation-based.
Testimonials
“ The convention center facilities were fantastic. This was the best conference for meeting potential customers that we ever experienced.
I want to thank you for your assistance.... You have a good thing going in Raleigh and I
wish you much success.”— Nick Milasnovich, National Sales Manager, Pass Assured
“ Thank you for everything you did to open Raleigh to us for our 95th Annual Convention. We have received nothing but high marks about not only the convention, but our being back
in Raleigh …. Again, thank you for helping us pull off a smashing success in Raleigh.”—
Sylvia Y. Cyrus and Marvin Pittman, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc.
“ Our conference attendees loved your city, the Convention Center and the Marriott. They were also impressed with the number of Raleigh dignitaries who took time to welcome us. The people appreciated the friendliness and hospitality of all employees at the Convention Center. Overall, we had a wonderful conference.”— Kateri Mitchell, SSA, Executive Director, Tekakwitha Conference
“ I wanted to take the time to personally thank
you for all your support. You came through with everything you promised and helped
make our event a successful one. Thank you so much and I look forward to working with you in the future.”— Paul J. Gornie, Executive & Professions Event Support, IBM CHQ, Human Resources
“ I wish I was a talented enough writer to express what a great job [ GRCVB ] and your team did with the [ NHL ] All-Star Weekend. Fantastic in every sense of the word. Thanks for all you guys did. Wow!”— Jeff Merritt, Director of Business Development, Clancy & Theys Construction Co.
“ I wanted to let everyone know just how much I appreciate all you did to make [ 2011’ s ] Big Rock East Show a great success. The hours are long and there are always things that we can’ t anticipate, but you rise to the occasion again and again. Your positive approach, knowledge and willingness to help others ensures that
our customers receive a level service that is unsurpassed in this industry.”— Teresa
Holcombe, Director of Corporate Events, Big Rock Sports
For more, go to visitRaleigh. com / testimonials