Greening Your Event

Lion Square Lodge units are privately owned, and are managed by The Resort Company LLC.  As part of our company vision statement, we are continually working to promote an environmentally sensitive lodging experience and preserve the amazing environment that we live and work in.  Click to link to our company Green Leaf Initiative.  In addition to the efforts in our daily operations, we are also here to help our groups green their meetings.  If you have green requests beyond some of the examples offered please let us know and we will work with you to honor them.

ENERGY/EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS

• Fluorescent and dimmable meeting room lighting
• Bottled water sourced in the United States

WASTE REDUCTION

• Utilize china, table linens and cloth napkins in our food & beverage operations
• Pitchers of water in meeting rooms with washable glassware- not disposable (water left in pitchers at the end of each function is used to water planters and gardens)
• Sugar, sweetener and other condiments can be served in bulk upon request
• Paperless services- electronic distribution of sales proposals, catering menus and banquet event orders unless specifically requested by clients
• Recycling bins in all meeting rooms

RECYCLING

• To-go cups are compostable & corn based
• Recycled paper notepads utilized for all meetings

ORGANICS

• Local organic, vegetarian and vegan menu items available upon request
• Our Chef uses only the freshest products available

SOME IDEAS FOR GREENING YOUR MEETING

• Use white boards instead of paper flip charts
• Email all handouts electronically instead of printing out hard copies (if you must provide hard copies, consider reducing the margins, font size and printing double-sided on recycled paper)
• Let the Catering Manager know at what temperature you would like the meeting room maintained, heating/cooling will be adjusted after the meeting is finished
• Send all flight schedules to the meeting attendees and encourage carpooling, or utilize our Resort Travel Department to schedule flights and ground transportation.
• Carbon offset your meeting, offsetting your carbon footprint will support greenhouse gas reduction projects and hasten the transition to a clean energy future (please ask your Catering Manager for further details).

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CONSERVE THE EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES!