Southface Institute

You don’t have to attend the Visionary Awards to make an impact or have a chance to win!

Wherever you’ll be on October 15, you can support Southface’s mission and enter for the chance to discover the soul of Savannah.

Southface’s Golden Ticket raffle features a three-night Savannah experience for two, including:

• A riverfront stay at Hotel Orielle, Autograph Collection
• Your choice of guided walking food tour
• Your choice of guided walking history tour
• Winspire booking and concierge service

Every raffle ticket helps fund Southface’s work creating healthier buildings, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future across the Southeast.

Get your Golden Tickets and learn more: https://cbo.io/i/2943994

Visionary Awards Event Page: https://lnkd.in/ee5_ZGct

Behind every smarter building decision are people asking questions, sharing knowledge, and seeing opportunities for something better. This is seen through our very own EarthCraft program!

On October 15, join us at the Georgia Aquarium for the Visionary Awards as we celebrate that spirit and help fund the work ahead.

Come celebrate with us and leave knowing you helped make more possible.

Get your tickets: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/southface/tickets/visionaryawards

Event Page: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/

And a big thank you to our Eco Innovator, , and our Clean Energy Advocates, the , , and . Thank you to our Sustainability Partners, Holder Construction, the , , , , GA Central Electrical, , , and for investing in Southface’s mission.

You don’t have to attend the Visionary Awards to make an impact or have a chance to win!

Wherever you’ll be on October 15, you can support Southface’s mission and enter for the chance to discover the soul of Savannah.

Southface’s Golden Ticket raffle features a three-night Savannah experience for two, including:
• A riverfront stay at Hotel Orielle, Autograph Collection
• Your choice of guided walking food tour
• Your choice of guided walking history tour
• Winspire booking and concierge service

Every raffle ticket helps fund Southface’s work creating healthier buildings, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future across the Southeast.

Get your Golden Tickets and learn more: https://cbo.io/i/2943994

Your Visionary Awards ticket supports more than one night.

It helps power students learning through Southface programs like Building Improvement Toolkits (BIT), including BIT for Resilient HBCUs, where students gain workforce-ready skills while helping their campuses and partner organizations improve building performance, indoor air quality, resource conservation, and resilience.

25 fellows. 5 HBCU campuses. 5 Champion Roles. 5 Community Partner Sites.

At this year’s Visionary Awards, you’ll hear directly from one of our BIT for Resilient HBCUs fellows, who will share her experience in the program, the work she’s leading on her campus, and the opportunities BIT is creating for students to build skills and pursue careers in sustainability, focusing on 5 specific subject matter expertise: Water Champion, Energy Champion, Indoor Air Quality Champion, Waste Champion, and Storyteller Champion.

When you attend and support Visionary Awards, you’re celebrating sustainability leaders and creating opportunities for the next generation of them. Come meet the students making an impact on their campuses and in their communities while building the skills to carry that impact into their careers.

Join us October 15 at the Georgia Aquarium and help fund what comes next.

🎟️ Purchase tickets: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/southface/tickets/visionaryawards

Event details: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/

Sponsor the Event: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/visionary-awards-sponsorship/

BIT for Resilient HBCUs Homepage: https://www.bitbuilding.org/s/bit-for-hbcus

And a big thank you to our Eco Innovator, Cox Enterprises, and our Clean Energy Advocates, the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Chick-fil-A, and Georgia Power. Thank you to our Sustainability Partners, Holder Construction, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Winter Construction, PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, The Fox Theatre, GA Central Electrical, and AC Units For Less for investing in Southface’s mission.

When you support Southface’s Visionary Awards, you help power programs like GoodUse, and the nonprofit missions strengthened through that work.

GoodUse helps nonprofits improve their buildings, reduce energy and water costs, and direct more resources toward the communities they serve. Our impact goes beyond the environment: from theaters and aquariums to animal rescues, food banks, and social and human service organizations, GoodUse helps nonprofits save money on their facilities so they can put more of their resources toward their missions.

At this year’s Visionary Awards, you’ll have an opportunity to meet GoodUse recipients and hear firsthand about the difference these improvements have made for their organizations and missions.

Join us October 15 from 12-2pm at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate visionary leadership, connect with the people behind the impact, and help fund what comes next. Also, as a signature event on the Atlanta Climate Week calendar, the Visionary Awards is your opportunity to connect with Atlanta’s sustainability community, meet the people behind the impact, and help fund what comes next.

P.S. Some of the images give a hint as to who our special guest for the event will be! Any guesses?

🎟️ Purchase tickets: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/southface/tickets/visionaryawards

Event details: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/

Sponsor the Event: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/visionary-awards-sponsorship/

GoodUse Homepage: https://www.southface.org/gooduse/

And a big thank you to our Eco Innovator, Cox Enterprises, and our Clean Energy Advocates, the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Chick-fil-A , and Georgia Power. Thank you to our Sustainability Partners, Holder Construction, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Winter Construction, PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, The Fox Theatre, and GA Central Electrical for investing in Southface’s mission.

Why fund Southface’s mission? Because protecting the places we love takes all of us.

Southface works across Georgia and the Southeast to help people, organizations, and communities use less energy and water, reduce their environmental impact, and create healthier places to live and work. That work is connected to a bigger picture: building a future where communities can thrive while the natural places that make our region special stay wild and wonderful.

That’s a vision we share with Kim Bednarek, Executive Director of Okefenokee Swamp Park and this year’s Argon Award honoree.

Kim’s work brings people together around conservation, education, and the future of the Okefenokee. Her leadership in advancing the National Wildlife Refuge’s UNESCO World Heritage designation has helped bring global attention to one of Georgia and Florida’s most extraordinary natural places.

Southface and the Okefenokee may represent different parts of the environmental story, but the goal is connected: taking care of the places we call home and making sure they thrive for generations to come.

Join us on October 15 at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate Kim’s leadership and help fund Southface’s work across our region.

Get your ticket: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/southface/tickets/visionaryawards

Event details: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/

Event sponsorships: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/visionary-awards-sponsorship/

And a big thank you to our Eco Innovator, Cox Enterprises, and our Clean Energy Advocates, the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Chick-fil-A, and Georgia Power. Thank you to our Sustainability Partners, Holder Construction, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Winter Construction PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, and The Fox Theatre, for investing in Southface’s mission.

What does it really feel like to live in an all-electric home?

Don't forget to join Southface and Electrify Decatur for a tour of a recently rebuilt 1927 Decatur home originally designed by pioneering architect Leila Ross Wilburn. Southface’s Sam Culpepper will share how the home uses modern, all-electric technologies like induction cooking and heat pumps, while retaining its historic character.

Electrify Decatur will also be available to discuss rebates and incentives for home electrification and energy-efficiency improvements.

📅 Saturday, September 19
🕑 2–4 p.m.
📍 Decatur, Georgia

Register for the tour: https://southface.tfaforms.net/4720834?eventid=a3MQi000003HkBB

A heartfelt thank-you to the sponsors and supporters making the 2026 Southface Visionary Awards possible!

Your generosity powers Southface’s work to create healthier buildings, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future across the Southeast.

Thank you to our Eco Innovator, Cox Enterprises, and our Clean Energy Advocates, Ray C. Anderson Foundation and Chick-fil-A. Thank you to our Sustainability Partners, Holder Construction, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Construction, PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, and The Fox Theatre for investing in Southface’s mission.

We’re also grateful for the support of Energy Services, & Boyd, /Work/Walk Foundation, Climate First Bank, for Puppetry Arts, and Comforts.

Join us October 15 at the Georgia Aquarium:
- Learn more and purchase tickets https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/
Interested in supporting the event?:
- Explore opportunities to sponsor or support the event https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/visionary-awards-sponsorship/

🏠 Burke County - want a more comfortable home and lower energy bills?
Join Southface Institute for a FREE hands-on Home Weatherization & Resilience Workshop in Waynesboro!

Learn simple, practical ways to find where your home is wasting energy, seal common air leaks, improve comfort, and make low-cost fixes yourself.

📅 Saturday, September 19 | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Waynesboro Ice Plant | 260 Barron St.
🧰 All materials included
🍽️ Lunch provided by local favorite Lakeview Restaurant!

Scan the QR code on the flyer to register, call/text 404-604-3583, email [email protected], or select this link: https://southface.tfaforms.net/f/courseReg?eventid=a3MQi000003JZEr

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Tickets are now available for the 2026 Southface Visionary Awards, and you’re invited!

This year, we are proud to honor Kim Bednarek, Executive Director of the Okenfenokee Swamp Park and Okefenokee Adventures. Kim’s leadership helped advance the collaborative effort that led to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge becoming Georgia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

- Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Noon–2 p.m.
- Georgia Aquarium

Join us to celebrate visionary leadership and raise vital funding for Southface’s mission. Every ticket helps support a healthier, more sustainable Southeast.

Purchase tickets: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/southface/tickets/visionaryawards

Event details: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/

Sponsor the event: https://www.southface.org/impact-events/visionary-awards/visionary-awards-sponsorship/

Special thanks to our Environmental Champion Sponsor Cox Enterprises and our Clean Energy Advocate Sponsor Ray C. Anderson Foundation, and to our Sustainability Partners: the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Holder Construction, Construction, and PV Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. We are also grateful for the support of The Fox Theatre, Energy Services, & Boyd, /Work/Walk Foundation, and Climate First Bank.