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2012 Tree-Planting Highlights:
American Publishers, the 2nd largest magazine fundraising company in the country, continues its partnership with Plant-It 2020 by planting a tree in the United States whenever three or magazines are purchased and delivered to the same household. Annually, American Publishers plants over 100,000 trees through Plant-It 2020 and have planted over half-a-million trees since they began the program. Their reforestation funding has benefitted many U.S. forests and is changing the nature of the fundraising industry for the betterment of the world. Plant-It 2020 cannot thank them enough for showing a 'non-corporate' style of caring by making our forests better! Support your organization and our planet by visiting http://shop.aphearst.com/.
emerginC is a skin care company with an amazing reputation in two areas: 1) product effectiveness and 2) their history of environmental consciousness. One example of environmental consciousness is that they are generously planting a tree for every retail-sized, scientific organics product sold. They already offset their carbon and their products are paraben-free, free of synthetic fragrances and colors; do not use animal products, do not test on animals and their product boxes are not recycled, but made from paper that is forest stewardship council and sustainable forest initiative certified and use non-toxic, vegetable-based inks. Plant-It 2020 salutes emerginC for not only producing what A-list celebrities recognize as many of the best products on the market but for also doing business in a way that is environmentally conscious. It is what makes them clearly and effortlessly stand-out from their competitors! Check them out at: emerginc.com
DentalXChange pioneered the web-based, dental, EDI solutions industry and now has over 12,000 dental offices as clients. In simple terms, they drastically reduce paper use nation-wide in regards to dental paperwork. Not content with that major feat, Dental Exchange partnered with Plant-It 2020 to generously plant a tree for each new practice they sign-up. This organization came to us with genuine interest in the environment rather than trying to market themselves so they deserve recognition for environmental excellence.
Ideasforus is a youth-led, award-winning, international sustainability movement that forms chapters in K-12 schools, campuses and communities across the United States and abroad. Each chapter provides participating students with training in leadership, environmental and energy education; mentoring, and professional consultation. Chapters engage in educating and introducing proven green technologies that are cost-effective and business friendly; providing environmental education programs for educational institutions, creating community environmental events, and promoting research into promising areas of technology that are practical, workable and desirable.
Plant-It 2020 will now be promoting Ideasforus as part of our ongoing assistance to schools and communities. The two organizations may also collaborate in the future on joint reforestation projects and possibly some areas of educational outreach. To learn more about Ideasforus, please visit their website at Ideasforus.org.
Naya is an awesome, earth-friendly shoe company that has previously planted 10,000 trees through Plant-It 2020. This year, they partnered with Nordstrom to celebrate Earth Day 2012 by planting another 5,000 trees through us in relation to Naya shoes purchased through Nordstrom. Here's what Naya has to say: Naya is committed to preserving the planet by making thoughtful choices that matter. By choosing natural, eco-friendly products and materials wherever possible, Naya shoes leave a lighter footprint on the earth. The styles feature chrome-free or vegetable-tanned leathers and linings, organic fabrics, natural cork and rubber footbeds, sustainable bamboo heels, nickel-free metal buckles... innovative resources and creative solutions that will better the earth one step at a time. Check Naya out at: www.shoes.com/naya or at their main website nayashoes.com
The The Synergy Company is a Utah based nutritional supplement firm that leads the country in operating sustainably. They actively support organic agriculture, index purchase 100% of its energy from wind power and have created SynerTrees™ - a reforestation program to annually plant indigenous trees in the US at a rate exceeding their own consumption. The Synergy Company has partnered with Plant-It 2020 for many years and maintains the leading edge in responsible manufacturing and operations in regards to society and Earth friendliness. We cannot thank them enough for their support and see them as a role model for the world's business community. You can learn more about The Synergy Company at: www.thesynergycompany.com
The National Junior Honor Society of Sagewood Middle School in Parker, Colorado, USA raised enough funds via the Penny Harvest program to have 600 trees planted in Colorado. Plant-It 2020 matched the contribution so their efforts led to 1,200 trees being planted. The trees will help replenish forests devastated by the Pine Bark Beetle.
On June 7th, the 3rd annual John Denver tribute occurred at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Golden, Colorado. Starring Jim Curry with John Denver’s former band members, the event was produced by Colorado Public Television 12. For every ticket purchased, Plant-It 2020 planted a tree in a no-logging location in Africa or Latin America for a project that will help reduce both human starvation and global warming.
Epicurian Management cares about Earth Day. Two of their New York City restaurants - Dell'anima and L'artusi - decided to plant trees in relation to the number of customers served on Earth Day 2012. Nearly 400 trees were planted as a result of their generosity. What is amazing is that in a city known for its world class food, these two places stand out as beyond excellent from both the critics and customer points-of-view.
Chris Pye is one of the very best, world-class woodcarvers. He is also an author and woodcarving instructor who provides woodcarving workshops for beginner-through-expert. Mr. Pye enjoys giving back to the community and the world at large so he graciously partnered with Plant-It 2020 to plant a tree for every five subscribers to their website. We couldn’t be more thrilled! You can see his website here along with a nice video of his partnership with Plant-It 2020 here and his woodcarving videos are here. We appreciate his genius and generosity so much that we are matching dollar-for-dollar every tree he plants through us with one of our own in the same location through 2011!
Root Cases makes the nicest looking wood and bamboo cases for the iPhone, iPad, and the MacBook Pro. These guys care about the world’s forests and being sustainable so they plant an indigenous tree through Plant-It 2020 with every order. Soon, they will be offering a bamboo iPad speaker/stand so visit them at rootcases.com and see the beauty!