FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Shaba Mohseni   
Event Coordinator, SLORoots Productions
www.sloroots.com


Kick off the New Year right!  ECOSLO is proud to announce it will be hosting its third annual
New Year's Eve Gala Celebration on December 31st, 2005 at the SLO Veteran's Hall on
Grand Avenue.  Join us from 7pm until 12:30am, for:

• Sensational Latin-guitar and world music phenomenon, Incendio from LA! 
• The talented and other-worldly sounds of local musical group Calinambe.
• A fully-stocked cash bar sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Co. and Firestone      Walker Fine Ales.  Wines from Wild Horse, Sylvester, J. Lohr, and other great wineries.
• Tasty and fulfilling appetizers and desserts from around the globe.
• A full silent auction with an outstanding list of prizes, including a tasting tour for four from Robert Hall Winery, tickets to the 2006 Hospice du Rhone Wine Festival tasting, a kayaking trip for two from Central Coast Outdoors, and gift baskets brimming with donations from many fine businesses from around the County.
• Children's handouts and activities.
• Surprise entertainment, and a midnight champagne toast for 21 and over!
• An eclectic and ethnically diverse environment for the whole family! 
• Celebrating and sharing with others in a sustainable fashion!

ECOSLO is proud to have carried the torch of environmental protection within the Central Coast for the past thirty-five years.   ECOSLO looks to this New Year's Eve gala as a primary fundraiser, one that will help the organization segue with confidence into 2006.  Help us fuel this accomplishment by attending our fantastic end-of-the-year gathering!  More than ever, ECOSLO needs your support- We invite you to join us and hundreds of others as we HAVE FUN while supporting this dynamic organization.

Coined, "An Eco-Clectic New Year", we will be celebrating the rich and diverse forms of
culture throughout the world.  ECOSLO is committed to environmental health and protection for all people and living creatures.  It also serves to recognize each and every one of us who stands up for our environment in our daily lives! 

Tickets available starting November 22 at Boo Boo Records, Divine Appointment Guitars, Coalesce Book Store, ECOSLO in San Luis Obispo, and online at www.sloroots.com.  Pre-sale tickets will be $30 for adults, and $12 for children under 12.  At the door, tickets will be $35 for adults and $15 for children under 12.  All entries will include appetizers and champagne toast. 

Questions?  E-mail Shaba at sloroots@gmail.com.

Save the date, and make New Year's Eve an all-out family and friends event!  We look forward to sharing good times and memories from 2005, as well as good cheer and hope for 2006!

Thank You to all of our kind and generous sponsors so far! 
This could not happen without the following people, businesses and organizations:

Incendio- www.incendiomusic.com
Peach Tree Inn
First Bank of SLO
Amnesia
Boo Boo Records
Coalesce, A Book Store and More
The Dance Shop
Divine Appointment Guitars
Frame Works
Full Circle
Hempshak
Linnaea's Café
Moondoggies Surf Shop
Trader Joe's
Woodstock's Pizza
QuietStar Center for Transformation
Pacific Energy Company
Good Clean Fun Surf and Sport
Forever Stoked
Hospice du Rhone Wine Festival
Central Coast Outdoors
Sage Ecological Landscapes
Guayaki Yerba Mate
Robin's Restaurant
Manduka Matsource
Gaines Audio
Justin Grunewald- Honey Comb Studios

New Belgium Brewing Co.
Firestone Walker Fine Ales
J. Lohr Winery
Sylvester Winery
Robert Hall Winery
Claiborne and Churchill Vineyards
Wild Horse Winery

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