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With the
opening of The Wardrobe Boutique next month, The Career Wardrobe expands its
donation guidelines to include items appropriate for the upscale resale store.
Accepted items include:
Opening at 1822 Spring
Garden St., The Wardrobe Boutique will offer new and gently used women's apparel
and accessories in an upscale boutique atmosphere. The store will serve the
public by selling items at a deeply discounted price, offering another
opportunity to recycle clothing for a good cause. All proceeds will directly
benefit The Career Wardrobe.
The Wardrobe Boutique will open in August with a series of private sales and
events for supporters, and a grand opening is planned for September. General
store hours will be Tuesday-Friday 12-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For
more information, call (215) 568-6693 or visit online. |
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Green office
supplies have gone well-beyond recycled copy paper - although 100% post-consumer
recycled paper is still one of the greenest purchases your home or office can
make.
GreenLine Paper Company's latest innovative office inventory includes: Natural Value Compostable Trash Bags, Equal Exchange Organic Rooibos Tea, Stik With ItŪ 100% post consumer recycled self stick notes, Resleeve recycled chipboard CD/DVD Cover, and ZEBRA ECO Ballpoint retractable pens made with more than 70% real post-consumer plastic like old CDs and cell phones. GreenLine Paper Company has been dedicated exclusively to the sales of earth-friendly products since 1992. The catalog's products can be used for a vast number of applications in the office, food service, hospitality industry, schools, and home. GreenLine's online and print catalog offers hundreds of products from 100 % recycled copier paper to compostable coffee cups and non-toxic cleaning products - even organic and fairly traded coffees, teas, sugar, and chocolate. More information about GreenLine Paper Company and a full catalog of products is available online. |
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Through Sept. 1, purchase any of
these
three Organic Apoteke skin care sets or make any Organic Apoteke purchase of
$99 or more at Spirit
Beauty Lounge and receive a free travel-ready1.6 oz. bottle of Droseros skin
cooling and hydrating mist and an organic cotton toiletry bag - a $30
value.
Plus see the bottom of this newsletter for a coupon code good for 15% off your entire purchase. |
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Juju Chosen Among Elle's
Top 100 Salons in America 
ELLE magazine selected juju
salon & organics as one of the top 100 salons in America. Check out the
August issue to see the full article.
Every Monday from 6-7:30 p.m., juju spa & organics will host Mindfulness Meditation: Practice & Dialogue with Caroline Peterson. Caroline Peterson of the Springboard Meditation Sangha in Mt. Airy will be the practice leader. Caroline has taught more than 40 mindfulness-based stress reduction programs through the Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, where she has specialized in working with cancer patients. Beginners are welcome, and there is a suggested donation of $10. juju
salon & organics juju
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Back to
school is just around the corner. And that means back to the old routine for
students and teachers alike. Have you thought about who will walk your dogs when
you are teaching (or learning) eight-hour days or stuck at long PTA meetings?
Recognized leaders in Philadelphia's pet care industry, The Monster Minders are a small core team of award-winning dog walkers and pet sitters. As pet care professionals, they have years of experience as both pet sitters and pet parents. With more than 60,000 visits under their belts, hundreds of Center City pet parents turn to The Monster Minders for their reliable pet care needs. The company offers prompt, client-focused customer service and all dog walks are one on one - no "pack walks." See the bottom of this newsletter for $20 off your first invoice from The Monster Minders. |
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Last month
was chock full of green giveaways on The Philadelphia
Eco-Living Examiner. I offered my readers the chance to win a Zoe & Zac
Lemongrass Purse, three Kicky Pants Bamboo Layette Gowns, a Nalgene's
Grip-N-Gulp Bottle. a Green to Grow baby bottle, and The Smart Mama's Green
Guide.
The column also gave tips on reducing junk mail, sustainable wine and liquor, selling, sharing, and swapping books, and the trouble with greenwashing. Sign up to receive alerts about more great giveaways and useful green living tips. Thank you all for reading and for your wonderful comments and suggestions. |
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See Spirit
Speak at Organic Beauty Seminar
As part of the New York International Gift Fair, Spirit Demerson, founder of Spirit Beauty Lounge, will be on the panel for the seminar Mainstream Green: New Directions in Organic Beauty. Join Organic Beauty editor-in-chief/founding editor Rona Berg, and find out where consumers are getting their product knowledge, what they are looking for, and how they are using this information to influence not only product development but also sales and marketing strategies. A panel of retail and manufacturing experts, including Spirit, HollyBeth Anderson of HollyBeth's Natural Luxury, Suki Kramer of suki inc., and others, will help you stay ahead of the curve. The panel takes place Tues., Aug. 18 from noon - 1:30 p.m. at the Javits Center, 1A02-03. For more information or to register, visit online. Linvilla Orchards' Annual Peach Festival
Celebrate National Peach Month at Linvilla Orchards' Annual Peach Festival.
Hosted by Makin' Music, the weekend-long celebration takes place on Sat., Aug. 8
and Sun., Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Linvilla Orchards, located at 137 W.
Knowlton Road in Media, Pa., is one of the last working farms in the Delaware
Valley. With 300 acres, the farm is devoted to farming, entertainment,
education, and recreation. To learn more, call (610) 876-7116 or visit online. |
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