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“Our Southern Community Center” drew dozens of representatives from businesses and organizations involved with sustainable energy and environmental conservation to take part in a community group photo. Included were:

Joe Golino and Susan Norton from Asheville Construction, Inc.; Tom Mainolfi from Carolina Native Landscapes;  Karen Bryant, Linda Lamphier, Sandy Schenck, Diane Parton, Jane Izard and “Bear” from Green river Preserve; Ian Booth, Producer Green radio Bistro; Buddy Seagraves from Buddy’s Heating & Air; Dot Sulock from UNC Asheville; Maggie Leslie from WNC Green Building Council; Jacob Herrin, Appalachian State University; Cecil Bothwell, Asheville City Council; Katie & Steve Breckheimer from ECO, Transition Hendersonville and Hendersonville Community Co-op;  Byron Belzak from GreenerHome.com; Karen Vizzina from Organic Growers School and True Nature Country Fair; Torin Kexel, Kelvin Bonilla and Samuel Skyes from Green Opportunities Asheville; Terry Deal and Eleanor Ashton from Evergreen Community Charter School; Kathi Madera from Hemp Technologies of Asheville; Martha Thompson from Progress Energy, Western Region; Charlie Shipman from J&D Produce; Ulla Reeves from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy; Valerie True from Blue Ridge Forever; Mark Hegberg from Solar Contracting Service; Jerry Hills from ServiceMaster; Steve Laurence, Social Philosopher; Dave Hollister and Erika Schneider from Sundance Power Systems; Dave Walker from Star Electric Vehicles; Steve Cochran from Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute; Robin Cape from ABSCI & Reading, Riding & Retrofit; Robert Diehl from Hendersonville Printing Company & Copy Works; and “Our Southern Community Center”  Staff & Volunteers including Jessica and Mia Heintz, Amanda King, Erica Peila, Ted Wilson and Ned Ryan Doyle.