Meet Eco Racecar Driver Leilani Munter at a dinner benefitting local climate in Marin

While California is known for its early adoption of eco-friendly practices, here’s proof that that the serious threat of climate change is being felt across the country. In an unprecedented collaboration, the West meets the Southeast in Marin County California for a joint fundraiser September 19th, benefiting two organizations that support reaching and educating kids about climate change.

Non-profit Cool the Earth—based in Marin—joins up with Atlanta based Captain Planet, a non-profit headed by Laura Turner Seydel for a lively evening in the LEED certified Kentfield, CA home of film producer Kiki Goshay.

The evening will be attended by a host of eco-celebrities including professional auto racer, Leilani Munter, a self-described “vegan hippie chick with a racecar” and spokesperson for Tesla. Among other unorthodox eco-activism practices, Munter adopts one acre of rainforest for every race she participates in and hopes to be the first “carbon neutral” driver.

In the race to engage the public in climate change, including children who are open to embracing sustainable practices at an early age, reaching the broadest audience is critical. “If we only talk to people who already believe in the same things we do,” says Munter, “who is going to change the minds of those who don’t?”

· Tickets are still available to this evening fundraiser, which includes dining under the stars in the fabulous LEED-certified home of Kiki Goshay, featured on the cover of Marin Magazine, with fabulous local food and entertainment by Painbirds (including former members of Train).

· Eco-honoraries in attendance previous years include, Alice Waters, Jared Huffman, Gavin & Jennifer Newsom, Sir Robert Swan, Ron Finlay, Elizabeth DuPree Lynch, Michael Chiarello, Paul Hawken, and Jackson Browne.

Cool the Earth is a non-profit with a mission to teach kids about climate change and encourage families to make changes to reduce their carbon footprint. We strongly believe that individual awareness and actions do matter. We can’t hope and wait for governments to fix this. We hope you will join us for a fun evening supporting climate change. Click this link for tickets.