This edition of Everywun’s “Daily Good” is dedicated to all of our moms. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we want to give them the recognition they deserve! We couldn’t have gotten where we are today without the support and love of our mothers, including Mother Earth!
Dedicate a post to your mom on our newsletter’s blog, and we will give you 35 credits to be put in our community pot! Praise mom and praise the world! Happy Mother’s Day!
Get ready for summer with this all-purpose tote by Free People! It’s just the right size to fit all your summer goodies from beach towels, suntan lotion, to all your picnic fare. Each one comes with a unique design because they are made from recycled rice, detergent, and storage bags.
At $38 a pop, you can feel good about helping to reduce waste, energy usage, and greenhouse gas emissions. Check them out at FreePeople.com!
If purchasing a bag like this is beyond your budget, you can always try making one at home! Tell us about a DIY (do-it-yourself) project on this post and we will give you 25 credits for your input.
Imagine this: a decadent fudge brownie smothered in chocolate sauce with whipped cream and all the fixings… a la mode… with a big fat cherry on top! Mm Mm Mmm! No wonder it’s so hard to keep slim with so many temptations to lead us astray!
For those of us who cannot live without a little guilty pleasure, Lisa Lillien’s, Hungry Girl recipe book is a surefire way to tame those cravings. With simple steps and fun-filled facts, these recipes are not only tantalizing, they are also low in fat and calories!
You can make “Oogey Gooey Chilli Cheese Nachos” at 216 calories or “Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge” for only 65! Hungry Girl is available on Better World Books and makes for a great Mother’s Day present!
If you have a healthy recipe that you want to share with Everywun, respond to this post and we will give you 40 credits!
Google is always looking for innovative ways to reduce their environmental impact on the world. In fact, their internal motto is “don’t do evil”! Now they’ve taken that motto to a new extreme.
Outside of their Mountain View headquarters, Google had fields of weeds and brush that could present fire hazards. Rather than mowing those lawns, they chose a low-carbon approach: they rented goats from a company called, California Grazing (no, we aren’t clever enough to make this one up)!
Forget noisy lawnmowers that pollute the air and guzzle gas, goats will mow and fertilize Google’s Mountain View lawns… lowering their total carbon emissions without increasing their expenses.
Watch out John Deer… goats are here to stay!
Some people in this world have it all. But for many of us Everywun users, having it all means having a lot to give to others! Alli D. Seigel has dedicated herself to doing 365 simple act of kindness over 365 days.
Allie has made a big difference by taking small actions like giving up her parking spot in a crowded lot, to reporting on socially conscious tips and organizations. We can all learn to give a little more and that is why Allie is our Everywun Hero! Check out her blog at 365daysofgoodness.com to see the great things she is doing!
Respond to this post by giving Allie an idea for a good deed. We will award every person who responds 50 credits! If Allie implements your good deed, we will feature you in an upcoming newsletter!
You don’t have to be Bill Gates or Leonardo DiCaprio to make an impact on our world. But it’s also obvious that a celebrity’s visibility can help bring awareness to great causes.
Popular rock band, Coldplay tops the charts, but also donates 10% of their earnings to charity. They support Oxfam International, an organization who works with partners and communities to combat poverty. Oxfam campaigns on problems such as climate change, trade, health and education, global arms trade, as well as agriculture.
Tell us about a celebrity activist you admire! Each response to this post will receive 30 credits!
Since we have already given coffee a little recognition in this newsletter, we’ll give you another dose in our Everywun Tip from, Stella in San Francisco!
“Whenever I make a pot of coffee, I reuse the filter to help eliminate waste. And why not? I simply pour out yesterday’s coffee grinds and make a brand new pot with the same filter”.
Presto, Bravo! Thanks, Stella! We’re now putting your Everywun tip into action at Everywun Headquarters!
Respond to this post with your favorite tip and we’ll award you 250 credits if it’s featured in our newsletter! Now… if only we can get those Illy folks to send us some of that coffee! We have a few late nights here at Everywun! 
Apparel company, The North Face, has been making huge strides in reducing their environmental impact with the products that they produce. For instance, they now sell a fleece jacket made from 87% recycled materials.
To get their customers involved too, The North Face and Polartec created “The Eco Champion Contest“. Nominees submitted videos, photos or blog posts showcasing their contribution to an environmental cause. In two weeks, a grand-prize winner will be named and awarded a $15,000 check that will be donated to the winner’s favorite environmental charity.
Tespond with a video, photo or blog post of your environmental contribution, we’ll award the top 3 winners 300 credits!
The Red Hot Organization is an international production company helping to fight AIDS through popular culture. Since its inception in 1989, Red Hot has donated nearly $7 million for AIDS relief around the world!
Their latest release, Dark Was The Night, is a benefit album aimed at raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS. The album features 31 exclusive tracks from some of the most renowned artists, including: Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Bon Iver, David Byrne, The Decemberists, Feist, Iron & Wine, Spoon, and many others.
Tell us about an artist that you admire for their socially conscious work! Respond to THIS BLOG and we will award 25 credits to our newly created general fund that will be dispersed equally amongst our causes!
Girl Scout Cookies aren’t just an American staple; they are thefeatured product in an entrepreneurial program that funds the entire Girl Scouts of America program! Lucky for us because those cookies are bomb.com!
Founded in 1812, the Girl Scouts of America help instill character, confidence, leadership and other important qualities that have nurtured tens of million of girls across America. But none of this would be possible without the cookies… which currently fund 3.7 million active Girl Scouts.
So let’s give a huge shout out to an organization with an innovate business model to support a wonderful mission. Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs… we never have to think of them the same way again!
