Earth Day Round Up for April 22nd!

There are a ton of Earth Day freebies, deals and good causes, both local and national. Here are some great examples!

Stop by Origins on Thursday, 4/22, to get a FREE full sized cleanser when you trade your current cleanser.
This comes from their Facebook page!
“We’ll trade you for FREE. One day only – 4/22. Bring your current skincare to any Origins counter and we’ll trade it for a full-size of one of our gentle, high-performance cleansers. Choose either: Checks and Balances™ Frothy face wash Or a Perfect World™ Antioxidant cleanser with White Tea. Value up to $20!”

Deals, Events, Freebies & Activities

Click here for Earth Week at Shelby Farms Park, there is so much planned!!

April 16: GreenShoe Gala - our annual green-tie optional fundraiser gets a little twisted in 2010.

April17: GreenTEEN Gala - an Earth Week event for the next generation of Park fans

April 18: One Million Trees - historic program launch

April 24: SkyFest - An out-of-the-ordinary kite festival

April 25: Down to Earth Festival at Shelby Farms Park - Food, fun, green exhibitors/vendors, EcoArtists, live music, performances, a Kids' Zone, park tours, free admission...what's not to love?

Walgreens will be having $1 inkjet refills on Earth Day, 4/22/10 with coupon in Sunday paper (Walgreen's ad) or ads found in store. Click here to check it out or print too. Dial 1-800-WALGREEN to find a location that provides this service near you.

If you own a bunch of old make-brushes, sponges, etc. now is the time to do something with them! You can send them off to EcoTools for their Look Gorgeous, Love Green Campaign.
EcoTools will collect used cosmetic brushes and bath + body care products and swap them for an EcoTools alternative AND a sample pack. Examples of items to swap include:
* makeup brushes
* body washes and scrubs
* body lotions/butters
* hand creams
* body mists
* bath sponges
For each item turned in, participants will receive a coupon for a FREE EcoTools alternative (up to $7.99 value; limit 2 coupons per person). The EcoTools coupon(s) will be sent to participants within a month of receiving the swapped product(s). The items collected will be recycled. If you are not familiar with EcoTools, click here to see where they can be purchased.
Cosmetic brushes and bath + body care products should be mailed to:
Look Gorgeous, Love Green Campaign
c/o Skirt Public Relations
2320 N. Damen Ave., #2D
Chicago, IL 60647

Linens N Things is offering Earth Friendly Savings: 20% Off One Item! Coupon Code: EARTH2010

Get a Free reusable bag at Babies R Us with printable coupon good now through 4/22.

At CVS Use your Extra Care Card and score a FREE Green Bag Tag, which rewards you $1 ECB on every 4th use!

BUY A BOOK, PLANT A TREE
To celebrate EARTH DAY, for EVERY book purchased on McKenzie Books'website this Thursday, April 22nd, the will plant a tree with the help of American Forests.

Cascadian Farm wants you to join the celebration by pledging to follow a few eco-friendly tips on Facebook. Choose from eight different pledges, ranging from reusing clothes to reducing your speed while driving on the highway, and find the one that fits your lifestyle. For each person that signs a pledge now through May 31st Cascadian Farm will donate $1 up to $40,000 to the Organic Farming Research Foundation, which fosters the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems.
Initiate a positive change for healthier foods and a healthier earth by visiting here and signing the pledge that's right for you. Visit here to print a $1 off coupon!

To make it easier to experience America's Great Outdoors, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees, so visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for free April 17-25. Click here for more information!

BBC Earth is offering Planet Earth’s first episode for free instant download on iTunes April 12-26, 2010

Celebrate Earth Day Thursday, April 22 at the Disney Store. Just bring 6 empty plastic water bottles or soda cans to be recycled, and receive a FREE Eco-Friendly Baseball Cap.

Hanes and the Arbor Day Foundation are teaming up to plant trees to celebrate Earth Day 2010!
When you buy 3 Hanes products, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant a tree, up to 20,000, on Hanes behalf. PLUS, you’ll also get a FREE Earth Day T-Shirt. Offer is good from April 1, 2010 – May 15, 2010. Click HERE for all the details and to get your claim form.

Mambo Sprouts is giving away $10 gift cards to 40 lucky fans! Become a Mambo Sprouts Facebook Fan for your chance to win. Winners will be randomly selected on Earth Day, April 22nd!


Petsmart is offering their reusable tote for $1.99 and 100% of the proceeds go to their PetSmart Charities! Helping animals and the Earth..what could sound better? :)

Pottery Barn Kids: Earth Day Celebrations will include giveaways and other kiddie Fun! Click here for more details!

Stonyfield is sponsoring the Kokua Festival in honor of Earth day and offering everyone a FREE Jack Johnson MP3 recording (unreleased) when you make an Earth Day resolution.

Earth Week Activities for the Kiddos

Here are a bunch of fun activities you can do with your kids to celebrate Earth Week All of these ideas reuse products you probably already have. Use. Reuse. Recycle.

You can sign up for BabyCenter newsletter to receive great ideas like these:

Recycled Earth Crayons-Take green and blue broken crayons and melt them together to make Earth crayons! .

Juice Box Car and Plane- Use empty juice boxes to create a cool box car or plane.

Recycled Water Bottle Bowling- Use empty water bottles to have a fun game of bowling. Go here for directions.

Potato Stamp- Use old potatoes to make stamps.

Paper Bag Teddy Bear- Use paper bags from the grocery store to make a cute bear.

Egg Carton Bee- Make a cute bumble bee out of an egg carton. A big thanks Laura for rounding up alot of these great ideas for Earth Day!

Reduce, reuse, recycle. These are famous words that we've all heard before. Before throwing out all your trash take a second look at what you might be able to save. There are tons of crafts you can create with your recyclables. Look in the Recycle eBook to find out what you can create. Once you're done licking the yogurt out of the container don't throw it out, reuse it. You can be very creative. Get your FREE Recycle eBook here!

I love all the ways that we can participate in Earth Day without having to spend a dime. For every new "Scotties Facial" Facebook Fan that joins during the month of April, Scotties is going to donate $1 to ReLeaf USA, a commitment by Scotties to help improve urban forests. Their goal is $10,000 so share this with all your friends and let's get our fan count as high as we can!

Send: Complete this Official Order Form, 2 UPCs from Kellogg's cereals (10oz or larger), & $1.75 check or money order for each item ordered! Allow 90 days from receipt of order. Expires 6/30/10! Receive: Kellogg's Reusable Bag

Just another easy way that we can pay it forward for Earth Day! All year, we’re thanking our stylists and their clients for making Biolage a leader in professional haircare. Now it’s your turn: say “Thank You”to the stylist who brings out your natural beauty.

Saying “Thank You” just feels good, so leave a note, and Biolage will honor each “Thank You” with a $1 donation (up to $10,000) to The Conservation Fund’s efforts to create a greener, leafier planet.

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