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Help Haiti and Mother Earth...It's a TWOFER!
 Posted 1/27/2010 3:42:00 PM
Soles4Souls is a charitable organization that collects and distributes shoes, free of charge, to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria.
Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 5.5 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes.
There are many locations throughout the greater Atlanta area where you can take your gently used shoes to donate to Soles4Souls.
CLICK HERE for donation locations.
Now, Jessica Simpson is helping victims in Haiti through Soles4Souls by backing an effort to collect 50,000 pairs of shoes for the people of Haiti in 50 days. You can help Jessica's cause by visiting her website:
http://www.50000shoes.com/
Who REALLY Knows How To Go Green???
Posted 12/29/2009 1:00:00 PM
Go Green? I'd love to!....Uhhhh, but I don't know where to start...It's a common problem.
There is so much available information about going green.
For most, the bottom line seems to be, "I'd love to 'Go Green' but, it's gotta be easy!" I'm the first to agree with this point.
So, what to do when you're looking for help in any area? Ask the experts!
Fortunately we have our own Green expert right here in Atlanta! :)
Esther Ayers is the maker of www.greengirlatlanta.com.
Her website was voted one of the "Sweetest Things" by dailycandy.com (Another one of my fav websites! Here's their post on greengirlatlanta.com: CLICK HERE.)
With various services including: in-home consultations, event appearances, speaking engagements, and classroom education, Esther is here to help everyone Go Green in 2010! Hurray!
Contact Esther and start going green at:
E-mail: info@GreenGirlAtlanta.com or Ph: 404-277-3715.
Or on her site, of course: ...
We Produce HOW MUCH Trash During the Holidays???...
Posted 11/20/2009 2:56:00 PM
FIVE MILLION TONS!!! - That's the amount of trash that Americans produce between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day each year, and 25% more than we generate in a typical 6 week period during the rest of the year!
So this year, why not lighten your holiday waste load?
Here are a few ideas on how you can....
1- Send postcards instead of a traditional holiday cards. Postcards don't need envelopes and it costs less postage to send them, so you save on wasted paper and money!
2- Buy rechargeable batteries to power up electronic presents.
3- Don't trash the tree! Find a place to recycle it at www.Earth911.com.
4- Same thing goes for packing peanuts- Nowadays, lots of people gift shop online and packages arrive boxed up with styrofoam packing peanuts. The UPS Store will accepts your used, clean packing peanuts to reuse for future packing. Go Brown!
Use one ...
Save Some $Green$ While Going Green!
Posted 11/9/2009 3:44:00 PM
Can we save the Earth and still save a little in our piggy banks? Yes!
Here are 4 tips on how to save some green while going green:
1- Buy Organic House Brands: Most people, including me, associate the word “organic” with “expensive.” But retailers are starting to include organic items in their affordable house brands, ie: Whole Foods’ 365 Organic and Target’s Archer Farms. You can save, on average, over $1 per item over other organic brands.
2- Shop Local, Later: Going to the farmers’ market right before it closes will allow you big discounts on local produce because vendors don't want to head home with perishable goods.
3- Use Concentrated Formulas: If you're using “green” cleaning products to clean your home try Arm & Hammer’s Essentials line. The concentrated formula makes 2 x's the amount of cleaning solution for the same price as some non–earth-friendly ones, and less ...
Need To Recycle An Old Cell Phone? It Just Got EASIER While HELPING a Cause!
Posted 10/28/2009 12:50:00 PM
What to do with those old cellular phones and the batteries/accessories that come with them?...
Throwing them in the garbage is a HUGE no-no.
The toxic elements they contain should NOT be going into our landfills!
But, how do you recycle them? It just got so much easier!...
Serious props to Verizon Wireless and their HopeLine Program!
HopeLine was created by Verizon Wireless more than a decade ago to support efforts in domestic violence awareness, prevention, and victim assistance.
Donate your old and/or unused wireless phones, batteries and accessories, in any condition from any wireless service provider to any Verizon Wireless retail location in Georgia and they will be recycled for this very important cause.
All cellular donations are refurbished or recycled, and the generated funds are used to purchase new wireless phones with airtime for victims, or to fund domestic violence prevention and awareness programs.
So if you've got ...
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