Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Blog
How often do you find yourself multi-tasking? Driving and talking on the phone? Eating and watching TV? With the holidays underway, it can be easy to get caught up in the parties, the shopping, and the holiday preparations. But what is one of the truest, most sincere gifts we can give to one another? Presence. Being present.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Blog
Which has more impact? What you do? Or, what you buy? At the PEW Center for Climate Changer's Energy Efficiency Conference held in Chicago last April, one of the plenary session speakers stated a remarkable statistic. Only 8% of what you DO is sustainable -- the other 92% is in the supply chain -- in other words, what you BUY. So in essence, your eco actions add up but the products you purchase.
With the holiday gift-giving season officially under way, don't miss your chance to order a great gift for all the women on your list – the2011 Show Us Your BRA!™ Calendar. This unique wall calendar features “bra-art” designs by celebrities including singer, India.Arie and model, Emme, as well as local artists. The original, often-humorous bra-art images are accompanied by inspirational quotes and helpful breast health tips and reminders.
The best part of this gift though, is that it gives twice – 100% of the proceeds from your $15 purchase of the calendar benefit the All4One Alliance, a partnership of four nonprofit organizations which provide free breast prostheses and post-mastectomy bras to underserved women with breast cancer.
All4One Alliance is a partnership among The Breast Form Fund, CancerCare, Cancer Resource Foundation, Inc., and Luminous Breast Cancer Foundation, with generous support from Amoena, the leading manufacturer of breast care products, to improve the quality of life for underserved women living with and beyond breast cancer. Learn more at www.all4onealliance.org.
ALL4ONE10598
summary
With the holiday gift-giving season officially under way, don't miss your chance to order a great gift for all the women on your list – the2011 Show Us Your BRA!™ Calendar. This unique wall calendar features “bra-art” designs by celebrities including singer, India.Arie and model, Emme, as well as local artists. The original, often-humorous bra-art images are accompanied by inspirational quotes and helpful breast health tips and reminders.
The best part of this gift though, is that it gives twice – 100% of the proceeds from your $15 purchase of the calendar benefit the All4One Alliance, a partnership of four nonprofit organizations which provide free breast prostheses and post-mastectomy bras to underserved women with breast cancer.
All4One Alliance is a partnership among The Breast Form Fund, CancerCare, Cancer Resource Foundation, Inc., and Luminous Breast Cancer Foundation, with generous support from Amoena, the leading manufacturer of breast care products, to improve the quality of life for underserved women living with and beyond breast cancer. Learn more at www.all4onealliance.org.
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Blog
According to the EPA, household waste jumps an astounding 25 percent between Thanksgiving and the New Year. For those living a sustainable lifestyle, the trick to a successful holiday season is knowing how to enjoy the holidays while also minimizing waste.
We're hitting the holiday shopping season in full-force! In the run up to our new ClimateCounts.org scores in early December, we're announcing a Striding Shopper Campaign which we want you to be a part of!
Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Blog
Charles Dudley Warner said it best. "The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value." But what about a gift that equals in appropriateness and boundless value?
