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  • Warrenville Tightens Its Belt – Van Program Modified, Arts Grants Reduced Written by George Safford

    The Warrenville City Council met Jan. 23 as the Finance and Personnel Committee of the Whole, and leading off a long agenda was a consulting report on city services and staffing. The study was conducted from late August through November, and the analysis, findings and recommendations were prepared in December. Voorhees and Associates performed the work.



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Home The Casual Gardener Green-Gift Giving—Gifts That Continue to Give Love to the Earth
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 15:55

Green-Gift Giving—Gifts That Continue to Give Love to the Earth

Written by Shawna Coronado
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We live in a materialistic society and often take all our ‘stuff’ for granted. As our community goes through difficult economic times, it is important to pull back on the gift giving and push forward with giving from the heart. It is not about how many gifts we give; it is about the love in our hearts when we give them.

When you do give, consider giving a good-for-the-earth-gift. Green and sustainable gifts are the best gifts because they keep on giving even after the holidays are over. Try gifting your friends and family with green and sustainable presents this season and make a difference for our world. Below are a few of the best green gift-giving guides online, great resources for you and your family to tap into this holiday season.

Sustainability expert and landfill rescuer Kay McKeen, runs the local School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education center, also known as ‘SCARCE.’ This organization has rescued millions of books from landfills for donation to local and international schools. SCARCE staff spends hundreds of hours educating locals on the benefits of living green, and this year it developed a terrific online green gift guide. To view SCARCE’s local Green Gift Guide online, visit SCARCE Home Page and click on the tab in the right column, or telephone (630) 545-9710.

Inhabitat.com, a sustainable design blog site, publishes a gift guide each year. The website is filled with easy-to-navigate categories, listing green gifts specifically for the 2009 season. To view Inhabitat.com’s Green Gift Guide, go to www.greenholidaygiftguide.inhabitat.com.

Treehugger.com, a Discovery Channel Company, has one of the most fantastic green guides out there for the 2009 holiday season. Treehugger features many categories of gifts, combined with beautiful full-page photography and an explanation of why the recommended products they recommend are good for the environment. To view Treehugger’s Green Gift Guide, go to www.treehugger.com/giftguide.

When you buy gifts this holiday season, think ‘green and healthy’ to help planet earth. It definitely is the best purchase choice.

My favorite green gift? Ultimately, my preferred green gift is ‘time.’ Our daily schedules are so full that it is difficult to find time to breathe, let alone share it with others.

Take time to be with someone you love, even if it is just to hold hands. It will mean more than anything you could buy for your loved one. Do it this season, and you will be rewarded with love in return.

Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! The Casual Gardener Home Page, The Green Blog - GardeningNude, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com.

 

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