Brummet's Conscious Blog

Wow - We've had a lot of wonderful awards and recognitions this year! "In appreciation for the work you do, I am donating a case of books in your name to: www.open-books.org" ~ author, Carol Denbow - www.authorsbox.com (Nov 16, 2008) A sincere note of appreciation to Carol Denbow for this incredible gift of acknowledgment of our 2 radio shows and our support for literacy. Carol - you are indeed a wonderful person ;) " As the holidays near, Brighter Planet is getting into the spirit of giving. Yesterday we launched the One Day campaign. We're donating a day's worth of our premium offsets to those willing to conserve during the holidays. Because of your past help with our 350 Challenge, 136 pounds of offsets have been donated in your name by Seamus Abshere. " ~ Adam Rubin, CT0 of the Brighter Planet Organization (Dec 4, 2008) - www.brighterplanet.com The email earlier today from Adam telling us about this gift was so unexpected - we sincerely appreciat...

-- Holiday Activities Involving Reuse -- Save all of the cards you receive on awareness days, holidays, birthdays, valentines days and get well cards; the ones you receive, the ones you've made an error in and don't want to send ... they are all useful. Gather the family around your table and get them to make puzzles or fridge magnets for their young friends, class mates or loved ones. These can also make wonderful projects to create gifts for senior's centers, women's centers, children's centers or classes and to support centers for the poor. First - sort the cards into themes and then sort them from large to small in size. Puzzles are easily created by gluing 2 cards together so that there is a picture on either side. place the cards under a weight like a large book to make sure the 2 cards have a good solid seal. Once the glue has cured, cut the cards into puzzle pieces of a variety of shapes and sizes. To make fridge magnets simply choose interesting images, ...