Earthday with the EcoEtsy team

This is from the EcoEtsy team blog. This is our second year of fundraising for a cause. If you are interested in knowing more about it, go to www.ecoetsy.blogspot.com



Earth Day is turning 40 years old on April 22nd.

In celebrating it's awesome birthday, Team Eco Etsy will be having some rocking parties to promote our mission of spreading eco-love and promoting the team.

First, we are going to repeat our successful event we had last year called "Green Share"

Green Share is an idea conceived by the members of the EcoEtsy Team in 2009. It is hope - it is our promise to spread the green idea within our own communities, all over the world. The idea is to pass on and share a gift of seeds to classrooms, local businesses, neighbors, friends and family. The gift can be anonymous or can help show your business or organization’s commitment to Eco-Friendly living.

Many EcoEtsy members will participate in Green Share, but anyone can participate really! The benefits of participating are numerous:

* All the materials you need to get started are free - just download and assemble. This makes a great classroom project, or something to do with your kids for Earth Day.

* Giving within your own community helps support change at the heart of where we live. Supporting our community has nothing but positive benefits - especially when green growing things are involved!

* Businesses and organizations can gift Green Share seed packets & planters as a way to get the word out about their own efforts.


At the top of this post is a sample of one of the awesome seed packets past co-leader Lolaness designed.



You can download this free template and others for print, or you can recycle any paper, like brown grocery bags, to make your own design like Rikkianne did. Either way, it's a great way to send a message to your community and share some eco-love.



Second, we would like 100% participation from Team Eco Etsy for the next event. We will be sponsoring a silent auction and donate the proceeds to charities in celebration of Earth Day.