10 REASONS TO ATTEND
GREEN FESTIVAL CHICAGO

1. Reduce, reuse and repurpose.
Get the best methods and tools for reducing your home and business waste, conserve resources, source reusable products and repurpose all that stuff you’ve stored away.

2. Learn what new green careers await you.
Keep you and your family secure by finding your career in the green economy.

3. Get fueled with healthy food for body and mind!
Discover the health benefits for you and your family by making the right food choices without sacrificing great taste and your budget.

4. Live lighter with a smaller and greener footprint.
Find sustainable woods, organic cottons and repurposed and recycled materials that are perfect for your home, wardrobe or backyard. Hear from experts on how living lighter helps protect, conserve and preserve our communities and the planet.

5. Find out how to make your home toxin-free!
Your next spring-cleaning can be just the time to create a healthier and safer home. Learn how to eliminate those chemicals that make the air inside your home toxic—from furnishings and carpets to paints and cleaners.

6. Bring the family and inspire the kids.
Delightful surprises await families at the Green Kids' Zone. Around every corner, cool products, green schools and fun workshops will inspire your family.

7. Learn to leverage social media to create social good!
Social networking, blogs, twitter, video… Learn how to leverage the power of social media for social good.

8. Make your home energy efficient.
Put money back in the bank with the latest information on home and commercial energy efficiency and conservation techniques.

9. Beautify yourself without harmful toxins.
Green Festival has vendors that only use certified organic ingredients in their body care products. From moisturizers to shampoos to makeup, you will find personal care products that provide beauty and good health, both inside and out.

10. Become conscientious about your consumption.
Do good by supporting sustainable companies passionate about people- and planet-friendly products and services. Green Festival's marketplace is the place to find responsible businesses and organization located right in your community.

May 22-23, 2010

Saturday – 10am – 7pm
Sunday – 11am – 6pm

Navy Pier
600 E Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

http://www.greenfestivals.org/chicago/

Chocolate and Wine Tasting to Benefit Bright Endeavors

Bright Endeavors is hosting a Chocolate and Wine Tasting Fundraiser event on Thursday, April 29 at the following location:

Mars Gallery, 1139 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607 US

Help break the cycle of poverty and be the "green light" for the young, homeless and at-risk women Bright Endeavors serve.

Join Bright Endeavors and their guests for local treats and fair trade delights. Generously sponsored by Divine Chocolate and That's Caring.

Suggested donation: $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Bring a friend for $35.

Visit http://events.linkedin.com/Chocolate-Wine-Tasting-Benefit-Bright/pub/272984

or

http://www.brightendeavors.org

for complete details.

Bamboo as a Renewable Resource

People in US spend three to four times as much time shopping as Europeans
do"
"The impact of the average U.S. citizen on the environment is
approximately 3 times that of the average Italian"
Adapt an Eco-friendly European lifestyle to save the environment and your
wallet! fiveACCESSORIES offers a variety of global eco-friendly bags that
won't hurt your wallet or your environment.

"Bamboo is a highly yield renewable resource and is one of the strongest
building materials. Bamboo's tensile strength is 28,000 pounds per square
inch versus 23,000 pounds per square inch for steel"
fiveACCESSORIES' Bali collection uses bamboo to make handbags such as the
Night and Half Moon, hence are sturdy and long-lasting, as well as
renewable