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Turn your child's next birthday shindig into a celebration of the planet by holding an EchoAge party. Here's how it works: Online invitations are sent out to everyone on your guest list. In lieu of bringing a wrapped gift, however, your guest gives an online gift of money. All the cash donations are then pooled, and then, after EchoAge has deducted its 15 percent administration fee, split in half.
One half is sent to you, the parent of the birthday child, to purchase a single useful and memorable gift for your child, such as a musical instrument or a piece of sporting equipment. The other half is sent directly to a charitable cause of you and your child's choice, such as EarthCorps, Evergreen, and Second Harvest. Bonus: You get a tax-deductible receipt in the mail.
Some of the environmental benefits of holding an EchoAge party:
1. Online invitations are used instead of paper ones, which saves trees.
2. Invitations are sent electronically, which reduces gas emissions associated with postal delivery.
3. Online payments instead of gifts eliminate the purchasing of gifts that are often packaged in plastic.
4. Online payments save trees from becoming wrapping paper.
5. Online payments reduce car emissions by not having to drive to a store to buy a gift (and then to return unwanted gifts).
6. Online cards save trees from becoming paper cards.
7. Online payments instead of traditional gifts means less gifts end purchased, manufactured and then tossed in landfills.
Difficulty level: Easy
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