DON’T PANIC…Be Ready for Towel Day!

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DON’T PANIC…Be Ready for Towel Day!
Amy

Posted on | May 9, 2012 | 29 Comments

DON’T PANIC…Be Ready for Towel Day

May 25th is Towel Day, an international tribute to Douglas Adams, the late author of the iconic,

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Besides being a huge best-seller, The Hitchhikers Guide

is a treasure trove of pop culture quotes. One of our favorites is “A towel is about the most

massively useful thing…” Of course, we at PeopleTowels couldn’t agree more. A personal

favorite, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” And of

course, “DON’T PANIC” (always upper case) has become the stuff of legends. Don’t we all

need that bit of advice from time to time?

What is less known about Adams is that he was also a committed environmentalist who devoted

a good portion of his post-Hitchhiker’s Guide career to increasing awareness about endangered

species. Adams was no ordinary activist. In keeping with his decidedly off-beat sense of

humor, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in a rhinoceros suit to raise money to save the black rhino.

Adams also traveled the world for his radio series, Last Chance to See, finding near-extinct

species like the mountain gorilla and the manatee, creatures his audience might never have

heard of, but suddenly found themselves wanting to preserve.

In honor of Douglas Adams, the man who made carrying a towel a badge of honor, and

environmentalism cool, PeopleTowels is celebrating Towel Day with a “DON’T PANIC and

CARRY A TOWEL” Contest and limited edition DON’T PANIC PeopleTowels.

How to win this

limited edition towel?

Simply add

your “DON’T

PANIC..I had a Towel Story” to this blog. The story can be a PeopleTowels to the rescue or a

just a regular every-day towel story. In

keeping with the

spirit of The

Hitchhiker’s Guide,

it doesn’t even have to be real. Use your imagination. And remember,

Douglas Adams was a very clever humorist. Points will be given for the funniest stories.

Every day from May 14th through Towel Day, May 25th, we’re giving free DON’T PANIC AND

CARRY A TOWEL PeopleTowels to the funniest and best stories. If we get a lot of entries,

we’ll give away a lot of PeopleTowels – every day. Post more than one story—the more entries

the better chance to win. Add your story now and don’t forget to B.Y.O.Towel™. Adams, a

staunch atheist, will applaud you from the other side, though “he hoped and prayed there wasn’t

an afterlife.”

May 25th is Towel Day, an international tribute to Douglas Adams, the late author of the iconic, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Besides being a huge best-seller, The Hitchhikers Guide is a treasure trove of pop culture quotes. One of our favorites is “A towel is about the most massively useful thing…” Of course, we at PeopleTowels couldn’t agree more. A personal favorite, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” And of course, “DON’T PANIC” (always upper case) has become the stuff of legends. Don’t we all need that bit of advice from time to time?

What is less known about Adams is that he was also a committed environmentalist who devoted a good portion of his post-Hitchhiker’s Guide career to increasing awareness about endangered species. Adams was no ordinary activist. In keeping with his decidedly off-beat sense of humor, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in a rhinoceros suit to raise money to save the black rhino. Adams also traveled the world for his radio series, Last Chance to See, finding near-extinct species like the mountain gorilla and the manatee, creatures his audience might never have heard of, but suddenly found themselves wanting to preserve.

In honor of Douglas Adams, the man who made carrying a towel a badge of honor, and environmentalism cool, PeopleTowels is celebrating Towel Day with a “DON’T PANIC and CARRY A TOWEL” Contest and limited edition DON’T PANIC PeopleTowels.

How to win this limited edition towel?

Simply add your “DON’T PANIC… I had a Towel Story” to this blog. The story can be ”PeopleTowels to the rescue” or a just a regular every-day towel story. In keeping with the spirit of The Hitchhiker’s Guide, it doesn’t even have to be real. Use your imagination. And remember, Douglas Adams was a very clever humorist. Points will be given for the funniest stories.

Every day from May 14th through Towel Day, May 25th, we’re giving free DON’T PANIC AND CARRY A TOWEL PeopleTowels to the funniest and best stories. If we get a lot of entries, we’ll give away a lot of PeopleTowels – every day. Post more than one story—the more entries the better chance to win.

Add your story now and don’t forget to B.Y.O.Towel™. Adams, a staunch atheist, will applaud you from the other side, though “he hoped and prayed there wasn’t an afterlife.”

Winners:

May 14th - Jen B, Ferrah G, Jeannine S, Valerie R, Dana S, & Jessica K

May 15th – Chanti, Jamie V, Beth M, Jessica Ann R, Mechele J, Kristin T

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Wage War On Waste – 100 Things We Can Do Without!
Amy

Posted on | April 11, 2012 | 104 Comments

We are Waging War on Waste with the goal that Earth Day will not just be a day in April, but every day. The amount of waste generated in the U.S. is staggering. Americans throw away enough plastic bottles each year to circle the earth four times. Americans send 3,000 tons of paper towels to landfills each day. The average American uses 900 grocery bags per year and less than 1% are recycled. We can do better by adopting simple eco-habits that can have a big impact. Help us make a list of 100 Things We Can Do Without to get the War on Waste rolling.

Here are a few ideas from us to get the list started:

1. Bottled Water – Use a Reusable Water Bottle.

2. Plastic Straws – Use glass straws.

3. Pre-packaged single serving snacks – Make or buy in bulk and use reusable containers.

4. Paper towels/napkins – Use PeopleTowels.

5. Paper or plastic shopping bags – Use reusable bags for groceries, shopping, snacks, & lunches.

Comment on this post and tell us what other wasteful items and their waste-free alternatives we can add to our list. Then join us at the Holistic Moms Network Twitter Party on April 24th (7pm PST) to be eligible to win great reusable products from Vapur, Strawesome, Eco Vessel, and PeopleTowels.

The average American uses 900 grocery bags per year. Less than 1% are recycled.

Americans throw away enough plastic bottles each year to circle the earth four times.

Americans send 3,000 tons of paper towels to landfills each day.

Paper towels = 254 million tons of trash ev

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Maryʻs Notes: Stonyfield Farm
Mary

Posted on | February 13, 2012 | No Comments

This past week, it was great to have the opportunity to travel to New Hampshire to visit our business partner, Stonyfield Farm. It was fun to learn more about their 25+year history , some new products and initiatives. It is amazing how they have remained steadfast to their mission that you can read more about in Stirring It Up.

One of their new products – YoBaby Meals Organic Yogurt has veggies and fruits added to the yogurt. Where were these when my daughter and grandkids were little? Want to give them a try? Here’s a link to a coupon for $1.00 off.

Stonyfield Farm is always involved in initiatives to make the planet healthier and they promote these initiatives on their yogurt lids. The initiative they are launching this month is This Year, Know Your Food.

In January, Gary Hirshberg, the founder and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, announced that he has stepped down from the company he founded and will be focusing instead on food regulatory issues. He is leading the JustLabelIt.org campaign—a national petition aiming to get the FDA to require mandatory labeling on all genetically modified foods. Please join our team at PeopleTowels and thousands of environmentally conscious individuals in supporting this campaign!

We are proud to be part of Stonyfield Rewards. You can earn a free Think Pink, Live Green(supports Breastcancer.org) or a Custom Stonyfield ʻEncourgage Love, Not Wasteʻ design. Scroll through all the great rewards here.

In photo: Kathy Apgar (left), Mary Wallace(middle), and Amy Elkes(right).