We were recently featured in PTO Today. You can see the article about green fundraising here. We will also be featured in PTO Today’s April issue. Be sure to check us out!
We will also be featuring a large advertisement as well in the magazine. Let us know what you think when it goes it print in a few weeks!
Dear readers,
We recently came across a wonderful site that we know would be of great interest to a lot of you. Its call Eco Mom Alliance. According to their mission they,
The EcoMom Alliance is a global network of mothers, working together to create an Environmentally, Socially, and Economically sustainable future.
Its really great to hear about sites like these. I know many parents and moms in particular share the same values as the Eco Mom Alliance. Take a look at their site and consider joining!
Cheers,
Corey
This morning I came across Ted Wells’ blog about schools who are canceling catalogs across the country. Its quite staggering to see how much paper and trees can be saved by having a class or green team undertake such a simple initiative.
You can check out Ted’s blog at http://www.parkschool.org/blogs/ted_wells/home/
Definitely a model that can be easily replicated. Could work as a great Earth Day initiative this year!
Cheers,
Corey
Earth Day (in partnership with Toyota) has launched a new scholarship program for 20 Canadian high school students. According to the website “The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program encourages and rewards graduating Canadian high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and academic excellence.” Its great to see companies giving back although sometimes it pains us when programs like these are often sponsored by car and oil companies. Definitely check it out regardless.
Cheers,
Corey
This posting is meant to outline the benefits of a litter-less or waste free lunch for everyone involved.
What is a litter-less lunch? According to EcoSchools it is a lunch that “contains no throwaway packaging or food leftovers. As a first prioriy, lunches are packed in servings that will be completely eaten. To avoid any packaging, all food and drinks are packed in reusable containers within a reusable lunch bag or box. All containers are resealable, so that leftover food and drink that is not eaten can be consumed (or composted) later.”
Schools across the United States and Canada are starting their own litter-less lunches and Litter-less Lunch Fundraisers and for good reason:
Schools
School Boards
Parents
Environment
We hope that you will consider litter-less lunches and Koru Fundraising as a way to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 this year.
All the best,
Corey
Koru Fundraising offers to help Haiti through the sale of Relief Beads
The company will be donating $1 for each bracelet sold until Valentine’s Day.
It has been with great sadness to see the continued images arriving in from the incomprehensible loss happening in Haiti. Wednesday will most definitely be a day people will remember. It is a tragedy that has affected so many lives. As of Monday, there were over 1,000,000 homeless in Haiti, Canada was missing 1,415 citizens, many of whom live in the Toronto area. The outpouring of support both from the public community as well as the business community has been wonderful to see.
The Koru Fundraising team has spent much of the past few days looking to find the best way for our organization to help. After much deliberation, Koru Fundraising has decided to donate $1 for every Relief Bead sold between now and Valentine’s Day. This means that groups who use the Relief Bead fundraiser over the next four weeks will not only being raising funds with a wonderful, unique product, they will be helping relief efforts in in the devastated country of Haiti. We are encouraging groups to donate a portion of their funds raised to Haiti as well. After Valentine’s Day, Koru Fundraising will likely be directing relief funds to the continued humanitarian crisis in the region of Darfur through Relief International. Through the power of many fundraising groups working to raise funds that they would already be raising, we expect a significant amount of funds to be raised. Our goal is to sell 10,000 bracelets between today and February 14th. There is no upfront cost or financial risk to a participating group. Details of the program can be found at http://korufundraising.com/programs/reliefbeadsfundraiser/ . We hope that our efforts can help to better the lives of all those less fortunate.
With this strategy for raising funds, Koru Fundraising believes that many groups will see our Relief Bead fundraiser as the choice for fundraising over the next month. The suggested groups to work with are high school global issue groups, dance teams, gymnastics and sports teams. We encourage non-profits of all types to contact us today to enquire about our different green fundraising and fair trade fundraising programs. The Koru Fundraising team can be reached at 1.877.795.5678, info@korufundraising.com or at www.korufundraising.com
About Koru Fundraising – Koru Fundraising provides fundraising programs to schools and other non-profits as a way to raise money responsibly. A variety of programs are built to help groups raise funds consistent with their values, whether it be with green fundraising programs or fair trade fundraising programs. The company provides profits of 40% for participating groups. Koru Fundraising is a proud member of 1% For The Planet and supports Bicycles for Humanity, Return to Freedom and Water Aid. Koru Fundraising also offers a complimentary set of educational resources to help groups take their fundraiser one step further. The company is based in Toronto, Ontario and Austin, Texas and works with groups in both countries.