Heading to the 2010 BC Summer Games? Make sure to bring your reusable water bottles because you will be able to refill it anytime for free from a WaterFillz water purifier kiosk!

WaterFillz will have their event water purifier Kiosks at convenient locations around the BC Summer Games which starts Thursday, July 22. The water purifier kiosks have been outfitted with a new design and will also feature the BC Summer Games logo. With four spouts to fill up your reusable water bottles from, as well as a handicap accessible option on the side, there is no reason to buy plastic water bottles.

The Games will be hosted in Langley this year and they last from July 22^nd through the 25^th.They are a stepping stone to higher level competitions for young athletes who then have the chance to go on and represent their sport at the Western Canada Summer Games, Canada Games and then Olympic and Paralympic Games.

WaterFillz are slowly taking over the northwest with WaterFillz water purifier kiosks in schools, universities and now at sporting events. They believe that anywhere there is a soda machine; there should also be a WaterFillz. It is their goal to eliminate the use of plastic water bottles in their schools and businesses, and encourage the use of reusable water bottles, to help create a sustainable environment.

The amount of disposable plastic bottles that are consumed each year is enormous. In addition to that, it takes1.5 million barrels of oil and the power of 20,000 homes to make one years worth of plastic bottles. In that time one billion pounds of carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere and then 85% of those bottles will end up in a landfill.

Green Benefits, in an effort to reduce this waste and promote eco-friendly solutions with reusable water bottles, is now the official US distributer of WaterFillz water purifier kiosks. The combination of purified cool water from WaterFillz and Green Benefits’ eco-friendly reusable water bottles, we are on our way to eliminating the need for disposable plastic bottles.

                                                                                                 (Photo from Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka)

Last week as a part of their new BECOME campaign in the Cayman Islands, the Corporate Green Team Network gave away green reusable bags to promote sustainability in their delicate marine life ecosystem. The bags featured the slogan, BECOME eco-friendly, BECOME plastic free, BECOME a smart consumer, CAYMAN BECOME Green. These bags were made out of 50% recycled plastic and printed with a natural soy-based ink. Starting June 12, they were given away for free at Foster Food Fair, Kirk Supermarket and Hurley’s stores around the island.

The Corporate Green Team Network or CGTN, is comprised of businesses that are committed to creating a sustainable environment and teaching their communities what it means to become eco-friendly. In the Cayman Islands each year, 12 million plastic bags are disposed of, and these bags, unlike green reusable bags, can never fully compost. They break into small pieces and are ingested by the wildlife on the Islands and in the ocean. These toxins and plastic are harmful to the animals, the eco systems and the people who eat the fish that have been contaminated.

Buying one eco friendly reusable bag can remove the need for over 22,000 plastic bags; this is why Green Benefits provides and promotes green programs like reusable bag fundraisers. Other organizations such as The City of Sea-Tac in Washington State, Kellog School of Management in Illinois and Eaton House School in London, England have also decided to use more sustainable practices and make green reusable bags a part of their organization. Green reusable bags are lightweight, easy and convenient to use and washable; they come in all styles, sizes and colors and are customizable with any logo or design.

According to John Hamlin, Founder of Green Benefits, “our eco-friendly reusable bags are some of our most popular products, and people love that they can be used as a teaching opportunity on sustainability.”

Communities should take notice of the BECOME campaign and the eco-friendly reusable bags in the Cayman Islands, and follow their example. Direct communication to the community about sustainability, and the harmful effects of plastic waste, is the best way to incite change.

learn more about CAYMAN BECOME

Thank you all for the GREAT feedback and compliments at the Wild Wild WACA conference this past week.  Derek, John and the rest of the Green Benefits team are ready to help with your spring Earth Day fundraising events.  For all of you that requested a catalog, we have placed two version for you to download on this page.  They are a high quality and therefore larger PDF and a medium sized PDF.  Both contain the same information, but the photo’s will be more accurate in the high quality version.

In any case, please call us to set-up your fundraising program right away!  1-866-733-3153

High Quality Spring 2009 WACA Catalog
Compact Spring 2009 WACA Catalog

     

Please call us to get your order moving forward.

Enhance Your School with Green Benefits    November, 2008 - Vol 1, Issue 5

In This Issue Green School Fundraiser Eat Local for Thanksgiving Theo Chocolate Pangaea Organica Quick Links Green Benefits NW Green Schools Washington Green Schools Co-op America Green Festival Treeswing Theo Chocolate Pangaea Organica Coffee Puget Sound Fresh Food

The election is over and now it is time to begin preparing for the holiday season.  Be sure to check out the Eat Local for Thanksgiving Campaign.   Also, enjoy Theo Chocolate and Pangaea Coffee this holiday season.  Both made locally!  Make this your greenest Thanksgiving and enjoy locally grown fresh food this season.  The team at Green Benefits is also excited to offer you 10% off on our Holiday Specials which will make great holiday gifts that you can feel good about giving.  An additional 10% will be donated to local charities.  Use the coupon code holiday2009 and save today! Green School Fundraiser's Check out Co-op America's recent article titled " Greening School Fundraiser's."  School's across the country are beginning to question traditional fundraiser's.  With a green fundraiser, you can help spread the word about high-quality green products and support the green economy, while raising money for schools or causes that are close to your heart. Eat Local for Thanksgiving Campaign Here's one small thing you can do to reduce your "carbon footprint" this month: Buy locally grown food for Thanksgiving dinner. The Eat Local for Thanksgiving Campaign was created to shine a public spotlight on the connections that buying local has on the environment, use of fossil fuels and energy, supporting our local community, and helping to keep our local farmers farming. Thanksgiving, with its rich cultural meaning and food traditions, is a perfect time to add another dimension to how we think about food when we are already making thoughtful food purchases Take the pledge today to use at least on locally grown food on your table and you will have the chance to win one of 5 heritage turkeys from the Puget Sound Region, one year of Organic Valley dairy or other fun prizes.  Make a difference this Thanksgiving and eat local!  Theo Chocolate Green Benefits is proud to represent Theo Chocolate, the only Organic and Fair Trade Bean to Bar Chocolate factory in the United States, and offer their one of kind products as a school fundraiser. Theo Chocolate is changing the definition of quality by uniting creative excellence that results in deliciously award winning chocolate, and an unwavering commitment to changing the way the cocoa industry conducts business.  At Theo, they believe there is no luxury in products that benefit us today, while jeopardizing future generations ability to meet their needs.  When you taste Theo Chocolate you will experience an unmatched passion and integrity in very luscious bite. Go and take a visit and tour their factory and sample their award winning chocolate.  The 3400 Phinney Chocolate Factory offers public tours 7 days a week.  Public tours are held Monday through Thursday at 2pm and 4pm and Friday through Sunday at 10am, 12, 2, and 4pm.  Tours are $6 per person, ages 1 and older.  This is a tour that you will not soon forget! Pangaea Organica Green Benefits is excited to announce Pangaea Organica Coffees to their line of quality and locally produced fundraising products.  Pangaea sources their green beans from the best Organic, Fair Trade coffees grown around the world.  Then to ensure a roast profile that suits each coffee's character, they spend time with each lot of coffee determining the degree of roast.  Under roast and the resulting cup will taste sharp and sour.  Over roast and coffees of different origins lose their individual characters and become dull and burnt. Pangaea coffees are roasted on a bed of hot air.  It is a roasting method that produces a bright, rich cup of coffee.  As with wine, there are distinct varietal's of coffee, each with its own unique personality.  Roasting by convection, using air, brings out the citrus flavors of an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe or the earthy complexities of Sumatra.  Brew the coffee strong and dark and it will not be bitter, bur rather sweet and natural. Pangaea is a triple bottom line company - people, planet, profit.  They are committed to their customers, their suppliers, the environment and each other.  Rick at Pangaea is building a place to be proud of, a place built to human scale, a place built to make a difference. Pangaea coffee is a favorite of Green Benefits.  Try it and we are sure it will become one of your favorites as well.

Green Benefits is committed to helping your organization.  Our mission is to help children, families and the community live healthier and greener lives.

Please feel free to distribute our information to any group or individual that could benefit from our services or products.  We look forward to helping you live a greener life.

Sincerely,

Derek VanDyke & John Hamlin

Green Benefits, LLC | 677 120th Ave NE #2A | PMB 173 | Bellevue | WA | 98005

Green Benefits is proud to represent Theo Chocolate, the only Organic and Fair Trade Bean to Bar Chocolate factory in the United States, and offer their one of kind products as a school fundraiser.

Theo Chocolate is changing the definition of quality by uniting creative excellence that results in deliciously award winning chocolate, and an unwavering commitment to changing the way the cocoa industry conducts business.  At Theo, they believe there is no luxury in products that benefit us today, while jeopardizing future generations ability to meet their needs.  When you taste Theo Chocolate you will experience an unmatched passion and integrity in very luscious bite.

Go and take a visit and tour their factory and sample their award winning chocolate.  The 3400 Phinney Chocolate Factory offers public tours 7 days a week.  Public tours are held Monday through Thursday at 2pm and 4pm and Friday through Sunday at 10am, 12, 2, and 4pm.  Tours are $6 per person, ages 1 and older.  This is a tour that you will not soon forget!

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