Hello
EAC Action News Readers!
Welcome to another edition of the
EAC Action News, your local source for information on environmental
happenings. Please feel free to submit feedback or article
suggestions to us at eac@ecologyactioncenter.org.
Green Gifts
at the EAC: New Wrapsacks!
The holidays are a time for
giving; of course the EAC wants to encourage everyone to give
extra consideration to ways we can reduce waste and help
protect our environment. There are many ways to do this, from
regifting family heirlooms, to giving gifts of your time to
others, giving gifts made of recycled or local materials, or
focusing more on gifts of services and experiences from local
businesses instead of material items that might end up in the
landfill.
The EAC also offers a number of great green
gifts at our center at 202 W College Avenue in Normal. Among
our offerings are good quality reusable shopping bags - either
our recycled fiber canvas sacks, our the very popular
ChicoBags, which come in their own stuff sack with carabiner
for attaching to a backpack or purse. Our rain barrels from
Prairie Rain Harvester are now on sale for $90 including tax
or $80 including tax for EAC members. The 2010 EAC Waste
Reduction Calendar is now available, with colorful artwork
submitted from area students.
And of course a
membership to the EAC is the gift the keeps on giving; sign up
your friends and family for the membership that helps build a
safer environment for all while also giving such benefits as
discounts on EAC workshops and our quarterly membership
newsletter.
Finally, we are very excited about our new
Wrap Sacks— reusable gift bag in colorful batik fabrics. Wrap
Sacks come in an assortment of sizes and colors and each has
its own serial number which can be used to track its journey
online as it is regifted again and again for many years. To
get your own Wrap Sack or other green gifts, stop by the EAC
anytime Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All profits help
support EAC‘s environmental mission.
Alternately, EAC
Wrap Sacks, shopping bags, and 2010 Calendar can all be
purchased at the Natural Pathways Shop and Relax Holiday
Market this weekend and next at Normandy Village in Normal at
1100 N Beech, Building 12 (see the flyer at the link
below).
Shop and Relax Holiday Market
Flyer |
| 2010 Smart Home Energy
Fair
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January 16, 2010 the Ecology Action Center will hold its third
annual Smart Home Energy Fair from 9 am – 1 pm at the
Salvation Army Community Center located at 611 West Washington
Street in Bloomington. The focus will be on promoting energy
efficiency as a way to reduce utility bills by offering
demonstrations on installing programmable thermostats, sealing
drafty window, and other ways to save energy around the house.
The event is free and open to the public with lunch
provided. There will be activities for children, numerous door
prizes and an opportunity to sign up for energy assistance
programs. This event is sponsored in part by Ameren IP, Nicor
Gas, and Home Depot with assistance from the Salvation Army,
Catholic Charities, Western Avenue Community Center and
Mid-Central Illinois Community Action.
For more
information, call the EAC at 309-454-3169.
Smart Home Energy Fair on
Facebook |
| Join us for Green Drinks
(NOTE: time change)
Green Drinks is a monthly, informal networking event for
environmental professionals and anyone interested in “green”
things; gatherings are held in almost 500 cities around the
world. Green Drinks has no political affiliation and
gatherings have no agenda.
What mixes better than a
spirited discussion and spirits (or for that matter, ales,
ciders, or lattes)? EAC will provide the conversation starter
by suggesting an article (downloadable from our website or EAC
Facebook page) then we'll all meet up for an open discussion
and general good time. No need to sign up, just show up, get
yourself a beverage whether it be espresso, or an espresso
stout, and join us for good green conversation on Tuesday,
January at 5:30 pm! Hope to see you there!
EAC on Facebook |
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Give more
without spending more
Share your passion and donate to
the Ecology Action Center with your everyday purchases. We've
partnered with Capital One® Card Lab Connect to bring you our
newest fundraising program, which helps us earn money
effortlessly every day! Just carry one of our custom credit
cards (it comes with a competitive rate and no annual fee),
and 1% of purchases made with the card will be donated to our
organization. We'll also receive a $25 bonus donation when you
make your first purchase. And not only will you be donating to
our cause with each purchase you make, you'll be helping to
spread the word when people see your unique card, one of three
designs created specifically for the Ecology Action
Center.
Click here for more information or to
apply |
As
always, we look forward to seeing you at the Ecology Action Center!
Please stop by anytime Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or call us
at 309-454-3169 for information on our latest programs and events or
to get answers to questions on recycling, household hazardous waste,
clean water, and more!
The Ecology Action Center is a
not-for-profit walk-in information and environmental education
center with a mission to inspire and assist residents of McLean
County in creating, strengthening and preserving a healthy
environment. |
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