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Happy spooky day

And get ready for the change of month by downloading a November desktop wallpaper calendar here. I just can't decide which one!

One Million Acts of Green, starting with plantable business cards

Here's something we love to see - a movement that makes a difference, a real difference to our planet. Last week, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos launched One Million Acts of Green. Did you receive one of these 100% post-consumer waste/seed-embedded plantable business cards? Botanical PaperWorks produced them for The Hour.
 
What is One Million Acts of Green? The CBC website describes it best:

This season, CBC and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos want to mobilize Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. In partnership with Cisco, the idea behind the campaign is that one small act can make a big difference.

It’s not about overhauling your life; it’s about one act from each individual amassing to a million. It can be as simple as switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs, starting a recycling program, or walking to work. You can do one act – or you can do all one million! It’s up to you.

Young and old, parents and kids, small towns and big cities, we want to create an exciting grassroots initiative. All you have to do is go to this website and register one act – or more. Our green calculator, designed by GreenNexxus, will determine the impact of those acts on the environment.

We're asking everyone to get involved: schools and universities, cities and communities, business, politicians, and even celebrities. George and The Hour are challenging other CBC programs to go green, including CBC News, Kids’ CBC, Steven & Chris, Living, and CBC Sports. But most of all, YOU.

Together we can make an impact. Together we can make our lives, our communities, and our environment greener.

One million acts of green, one act a time.

Clean Your Green

A while back, we donated Share and Blossom plantable favors to the IBEX Clean Your Green campaign. The Osborne Street Underpass has been a notoriously ugly part of Winnipeg. I should know - I drove that stretch of Osborne every day for the 10 years that I lived in Riverview. So it was exciting to support the people who did a MAJOR improvement to the area. Check out their website for before and after pics.

Here's a shot of the contents of the gift bag (thanks Dawna for sending it!). I see our friends from Tiber River Naturals also made a donation to the cause, along with a number of other Winnipeg businesses.

Hello Monday!

Wow - I've been MIA for that last seven days, battling a yucky cold that sucked up any spare energy that I had left after running my business and caring for my family. But after lots of pampering this weekend, including a fabulous Friday night at Indochine and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet with friend Lavonne, I'm feeling great!

Here's the delicious Vietnamese dish from Indochine:

Lavonne and I talked about our desire to eat healthily and later that night, she emailed me a link to Pattycake.ca, one of her favorite food websites.

I hope you are feeling well and staving off any colds and flues flying around where you live. Sunday is Daylight Savings Time in Canada and the US, so for all of our northern friends, enjoy these last days of daylight and get ready to hunker down for the cozy winter!

I'm back...

Four days in Chicago with my business forum and in meeting with clients (Gretchen - it was GREAT to meet you in person!).

So many gorgeous flowers along Michigan Ave.
Shopped 'til I dropped.
 

Boated with friends through the locks and down the river in downtown Chicago on a gorgeous yacht.
And was SO happy to get home to my cozy bed and lovely family!

New blog to enjoy

Here's a new blog that I'm enjoying - Everyday Celebrating. I crossed paths with creator and writer Michelle Stepp recently when corresponding about a press opportunity (thanks Michelle!) and she was good enough to feature Botanical PaperWorks in her blog this week. Read the posting here or click below. I just love finding a terrific new blog to follow and I think you'll enjoy it too.

Thumbs up from Canadian Living

I've been reading Canadian Living magazine for as long as I can remember. My mom is a long-time subscriber and even as a kid, I loved looking at the pictures and doing the crafts. So what a thrill to be recommended by the Green Living CanadianLiving.com blog. In a post called Get a Card, Plant a Seed, author Daniela Payne reviews our plantable Christmas Cards, the 2009 Plantable Eco Calendar and more. Click below to read the entire piece.

DMA Plantable Seed Coasters

Were you at the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) conference this past weekend in Las Vegas? Did you pick up one of these fabulously eco plantable coasters? They were made by us at Botanical PaperWorks! We're excited to see more and more suppliers offering eco-minded promotional products, and these coasters are a very eco-friendly addition to the industry. Made with 100% post-consumer waste, the coasters will recycle into wildflowers when planted.

To our Canadian friends...

Friday football

What a fantastic Friday night! I was lucky enough to be invited by Wade Miller to the Pinnacle VIP tent at Friday's football game. It was the Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Toronto Argonauts....and the Bombers won!

Here I am with Customer Care Manager Toni Reimer, enjoying dinner outside in the chilllllllly weather. I figure it was about 5 C/ 40 F so after dinner, we alternated our time outside with time inside the tent by the propane heater.

I had an up-close and personal encounter with one of the mascots - this is either Buzz or Boomer, I'm not sure.

Yup, the cheerleaders were there too.
Thanks Wade for a great evening!