Dear ,
Welcome to the Fall issue of your member newsletter! The Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association wishes to thank 53 new and renewing members who supported the organization during our 9th annual Sustainable Living Fair on September 20th & 21st.
This year's Fair attracted nearly 12,000 people from across the country who are actively working towards real change in their personal lives and their communities. Exhibitor booths sold out early and included 225 green businesses and non-profits.
Through our zero waste efforts, we were able to divert 84% of the waste from our event from entering the landfill. We recycled 259 pounds of cardboard, 453 pounds of commingled, 990 pounds of compost and produced ONLY 275 pounds of waste!
Our organization wishes to thank all of the community volunteers who made this event possible. There were 276 volunteers who filled 344 positions over 3-days. A special thank you also goes out to the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program for donating the use of their land for the Sustainable Living Fair. Together we are making a difference!
Everyone's contribution to the Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association contributes to our success and we thank you for your continued support.
To the Future - Kellie Falbo, Executive Director
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RMSLA Fundraiser
and Holiday Shopping Event
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"Giving Twice Shopping Night" RMSLA Fundraiser
Tuesday, November 11th from 3-7:00pm
At Ten Thousand Villages
113 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, Colorado
Ten Thousand Villages is a retail store in Old Town Square which sells fairly-traded handicrafts from Third World and developing countries.
The Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association is the local non-profit organization participating in their "Giving Twice Shopping Night" on tuesday, November 11th from 3:00-7:00pm. Ten Thousand Villages will donate 10% of their gross sales during that period to our organization.
This is a great way to purchase beautiful fairly-traded handcrafted products from around the world while helping locally and globally. Shop for the Holidays!
FAIR TRADE means putting the interests of small scale artists and producers first. This guarantees a fair price to small-scale farmers, artists, and craftspeople and we contribute to their community through established local programs to aid education and job creation. |
