Articles tagged “Fundraising”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Guy in Bear Suit Raises Funds for Conservation (Video) By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Jan 15 2011 A fundraising campaign is trying to make Florida more friendly for black bears, and us. + READ MORE

Puppeteering for Education: Madrid Festival Builds a School in Bolivia By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 30 2010 58 percent of children in Tacara, Bolivia do not finish primary school because the commute (15 km) is too far -- but that may soon change, thanks to a puppet show in Madrid. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Make Your Clothing Swap Rock By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 15 2010 As you dig out the warm weather wardrobe only to find clothes you're not so happy with anymore, it's time for a creative clothing swap. + READ MORE

Save Your Envelopes to Help Oxfam Stamp Out Hunger By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Dec 25 2009 Collecting post-marked stamps and envelopes can help Oxfam fight poverty. + READ MORE

Meet Ryan Stotland, Long Distance Cyclist Fighting Climate Change By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Dec 9 2009 A set of two-wheels, a South American landscape and nothing but you and nature-for us adventure junkies, it sounds like a dream. For 23-year-old Ryan Stotland it's a reality. The Montreal-born biker just arrived in Quito, Ecuador after 4.5 months of cycling through seven South American countries, starting in Brazil-a total of 12000km. + READ MORE

What to Do with Old Eyeglasses, Printer Cartridges and Mobile Phones? Charitable Recycling By Care2.com IN Work & Connect Oct 28 2009 Our municipal recycling charts tell us all about juice cartons and newspapers, but eyeglasses and mobile phones? + READ MORE

Meet Emily "Alix" Fano, Co-Chair of PS 166's Green Committee By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Oct 21 2009 Moms are by nature, super powered multi-taskers. Imagine then, a mom on a mission to make the world a greener place for her children and their classmates like mom-of-two Emily "Alix" Fano. She isn't just an expert in Urban and Environmental Policy (holding a Master's degree from Tufts) or a published author (she penned Lethal Laws). She's diligently working toward greening her children's local public elementary school, as co-chair of PS 166's Green Committee. + READ MORE

Help the Aussie Helpers By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 23 2008 Australia is facing its biggest drought in a century. Most scientists agree that this drought was caused by the actions of man, and it looks as if the drought will only get worse in the decades ahead. + READ MORE

Save a Sea Turtle with Your License Plate By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Aug 12 2008 When I was younger, I used to imagine the day when I had a driver's license, my own dream car, and, best of all, a personalized license plate. I was gonna get the prettiest license plate my state had to offer and a special name like WRTRGRL or FRNGLLY?I really liked that movie?and be the epitome of cool. + READ MORE

Greensburg or Greentown? By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2008 If you've been glued to the tube watching the amazing eco-movement in Greensburg, Kansas, you may have encountered some confusion around the town?s name. Is it Greensburg or Greentown? + READ MORE

Be a Better Neighbor By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden May 9 2008 Did you know that following Annabelle's advice about recycling can actually save you and your neighbors money by helping out your local economy? + READ MORE

Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Apr 16 2008 Nearly 350,000 New York City kids and their families don't always have enough to eat.Plus, all teams that raise over $2,000 will be entered into a raffle for a chance to receive an exclusive cooking demo at the Institute of Culinary Education, while teams that raise over $1,500 will be entered into a raffle for 10... + READ MORE

Plant a Billion Trees Campaign By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Apr 15 2008 On April 1, 2008, The Nature Conservancy launched the Plant a Billion Trees Campaign, an online fundraising campaign to support its efforts in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.To reconnect forest fragments through intensive reforestation in order to create forest corridors and improve the health of native species, the... + READ MORE

Sell, Trade Your Gift Cards By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 23 2008 If you received a tidy stack of gift cards over the holidays that you have little use for, consider trading them in for gift cards to stores you actually frequent, or better yet, sell them to other folk for cold, hard cash, which is always handy, no matter what the occasion. Plastic Jungle will pay up to 65 percent of... + READ MORE

Meet Change Makers Naresh Ramchandani and Andy Hobsbawm Of Green Thing By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Dec 12 2007 Today, we're going to meet Naresh Ramchandani and Andy Hobsbawm from London.One thing we do every week is: think about the things we could do to make more of the fantastically creative content and features Green Thing needs to be the world's most desired and talked-about environmental initiative, which in turn will... + READ MORE

Raise Funds By Promoting Green By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Nov 7 2007 Forget those cavity-loving candy bars: Schools, organizations, clubs, and non-profits of any size can raise up to $15,000 by selling Fundraising Green's myGreenSpark Redemption Book, a collection of discount coupons to 150 eco-friendly businesses-both local and online-including home goods, clothing, food, and pet... + READ MORE