Goal: 58 kg of receipts (the equivalent of one whole tree!)

Shoeboxed.com is inviting you to recycle receipts with them to honor Earth Day. They'll be accepting receipts through 4.29.2008, when they will drive to the recycling plant in an earth friendly Prius, to recycle all the old receipts.

If you help them achieve their goal to recycle a tree's worth of receipts, they'll even scan all your receipts and load them into your free Shoeboxed account for you before recycling them. Just include your name, email address, and phone number in an envelope with your receipts.

Please send all receipts to:
Shoeboxed.com
Attn: Earth Day Free Mail-In
905 W. Main Street, Suite 23-D
Durham, NC 27701

Great Green Products

We would like to share with all you Mommies some wonderful products that help support, teach and save our Earth.

One of our favorite companies www.thesak.com is doing their part in going green. One of their newest items is this Reyes Batik Tote. These bags are handcrafted in Indonesia using recycled batik fabric. Batik is an essential part of the Indonesian culture and is used in a majority of their cultural clothing and sarongs. The Reyes collection features leftover Batik fabric, which is then hand-woven to ensure that each bag is unique. The inside lining of the bags are dyed with teas creating a natural look. The Reyes Batik Tote will be available in both small and large sizes and retail for $69 - $89. The Reyes Batik collection is available now in Saffron, Green and Burnt Orange. This unique eco-friendly bag will help the Earth and your style. Affordable and fashionable a perfect bag for any Mom. Please visit www.thesak.com for more information or to purchase this handbag.

This unique book teaches children, parents, teachers about climate change. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids teaches and inspires through clear and accessible writing, engaging illustrations, hands-on activities, cool and hot facts, eco-hero features, and a hopeful and empowering message to get kids involved in confronting global warming and developing their best selves through such work. Parents who read the book with their kids are likely to find themselves learning a lot along the way. We Mommies will be posting more about this book shortly and we urge you to grab one for yourself and your children. See The Book Here

10 Things You Can Do For The Earth

Mom’s how many of you teach your children about saving our Earth? How many of you think about these issues yourself? We are all part of this world and when each and everyone of us takes steps to make a difference it can change the world! The Mommies here at Mommies United have some great tips and products for you and your children.

1. Turn off the water while your children and you brush your teeth.
2. Plant a tree, or five!
3. Carry your own water bottles.
4. Do conscious laundry. Don’t do it all at once, do your laundry while not in peak hours. This will also save you money.
5. Swap out those old light bulbs with compact florescent bulbs. They save energy and money.
6. Get rid of that pesky junk mail. Pull out the pre-paid stamped envelope in your junk mail, write “please remove” on the envelope and send it back to them – on their dime.
7. Turn off lights and unplug items you are not using.
8. Drive the speed limit. This may take longer but it will also save you in gas. And help reduce emissions.
9. Recycle! Teach your children what it is and what items to look for as recyclables. Make a fun craft project such as decorate bins and teach them to get involved.
10. Buy re-usable bags. And if you are only buying toilet paper and a few items don’t take those grocery bags from the store. It makes a difference.