California Center for Sustainable Energy

SOURCE: http://www.sdnn.com

The Evening in the Sky event April 18 at the Estancia Hotel in La Jolla benefitted the American Lung Association in a big, green way.

“The American Lung Association focuses on clean air initiatives and green living environments in the greater San Diego area through many advocacy programs and the annual Scamp Camp for children,” said Cub Parker, chair of the American Lung Association of California’s Leadership Council in San Diego.

Three honorees were applauded for their work to make living environments more green and clean. The honorees were: Vincent E. Mudd, president and CEO of San Diego Office Interiors, for outstanding contributions to green and healthy work environments; Irene Stillings, executive director of the California Center for Sustainable Energy, for visionary clean and green leadership; and Les Hart representing Waste Management of San Diego, for green leadership including clean-burning truck fleets.

Cleaner living and design is the wave of the future, said attendee Duane Roth.

“As I listened to the award recipients … I realized how much opportunity there is to improve the air we breathe,” Roth said. “From design features in office space and furniture, to waste management, to education and advocacy, the recipients each offered ideas that will transform our environment for the better.”

There were green Appletinis served and a silent auction that featured donations by John Hawkins of Cloud 9, the San Diego Museum of Art, and the San Diego Padres. The event also featured a savory dinner, followed by dancing to the band Cool Hand Luke.

Among fashionable attendees were: Michelle Burke in a strapless BeBe dress; Linda Devine in Calvin Klein; Camille Sobrian in an Alpert Nipon suit; and Jim Mulvaney Jr. in an artsy tie designed by a St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center artist.

For more information about the American Lung Association visit www.americanlung.org or alacsd.blogspot.com.

For more photos and coverage of the event, visit www.thesocialdiary.com/lung2009.