Drive Electric Earth Month
Montgomery County GreenFest
Germantown, MD
Apr 27, 2024

Event Report

Name and title of any public officials who attended:

• David Fraser-Hidalgo, Maryland House of Delegates, District 15
• Mark Elrich, County Executive, Montgomery County MD
• Andrew Friedson (District 1), President, Montgomery County Council, MD
• Kate Stewart (District 4), Vice President, Montgomery County Council, MD

• Evan Glass, Council Member At-Large, Montgomery County Council, MD

Marilyn Balcombe, Council Member District 2, Montgomery County Council, MD

• Jon Monger, Director, Dept of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County Government, MD
• Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Climate Change Officer, Montgomery County Government, MD

names and titles of any speakers

• Mark Elrich, County Executive, Montgomery County MD
• Marilyn Balcombe, Council Member District 2, Montgomery County Council, MD
• Jon Monger, Director, Dept of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County Government, MD
• Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Climate Change Officer, Montgomery County Government, MD

acknowledgment of sponsors, partners and exhibitors

The Montgomery County GreenFest is made possible thanks to the joint effort of government and nonprofit partners that include Bethesda Green, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Latino Health Initiative, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Montgomery County Montgomery Parks, One Montgomery Green, and Poolesville Green.

GreenFest sponsors included PEPCO Holdings, Just Ice Tea, Silver Spring Signorama

GreenFest’s 50 exhibitors included Sport Chevrolet, Tesla and a mix of for-profit (Power Home Remodeling, Neighborhood SUN, Sustainable Design Group and others), non-profit (Sierra Club, Citizens Climate Lobby, Chesapeake Climate Action Network and others) and vendors (Gardenology, Montgomery Potters & others) with a focus on environment and sustainability.         

photo by: Poolesville.Green Photo of the Owner EVs on Display and the Green Groups that support them

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Event Description

Attention EV Owners wanting to Display your EV: Registration for Display Vehicles is now CLOSED. Please consider attending as an EV Owner Ambassador without displaying your vehicle. We always need extra EV owners willing to share their experiences of ownership without their EV. Let us know you will attend by choosing "SHARE" only under registration or register as a volunteer.

The Montgomery County GreenFest is the largest annual environmental festival in Montgomery County, Maryland.

This event offers something for everyone: art and craft vendors, an interactive electric car display, and a variety of food trucks.

Organized by Montgomery County Dept. of Environmental Protection, Montgomery Parks, Poolesville.Green, One Montgomery Green(OMG), and others.

At Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD

All are welcome to register; it helps us to keep you updated on any changes.

Electric Vehicle Owners! We are looking for about 20 all Electric vehicles to display. We want a good variety of about 15 and another 5 or so for backup. Please register here and we will reach out to you a week or two before the event. We are also looking for volunteers to help talk with the public about your EV experience. So please sign up. It should be a fun day with a lot of fun activities. 

Interested Sponsors! Please sign up and we will reach out to you. You can also contact JD directly at [email protected] 

Tesla of Rockville will be there providing Demo Ride and Drives and information about owning a Tesla. 

Looking to learn about owning an Electric Vehicles (EVs): EV owners will be there to help form groups like the Electric Vehicle Association of DC (EVADC), the Tesla Owners Club of Maryland (TOCMD), Poolesville.Green, and others. 

More information can be found at https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/ 

                          

  

Registered Attendees

There are currently 32 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Registered attendees report 602,800 electric miles driven.