Save the Date: September 20th

San Diego Coastal Clean-Up Day

[from I Love a Clean San Diego Newsletter]
24th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 9AM - 12Noon
Over 50 Sites Countywide
I Love A Clean San Diego and San Diego Coastkeeper are excited to once again
host thousands of San Diegans for the 24th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day event!
This year, the event expands its reach with several bi-national site
additions in Baja California, in an effort to protect the watershed and
environment that we share with our neighbors to the south. Cleanup sites
extend from Oceanside past the border, so getting involved is easy!
Registration is available on the event website starting the first week of
August, at www.cleanupday.org. Sign up soon to make a difference at your
favorite beach, park, or open space area!

Service Learning Docs

Here's a link ot the service learning planning documents that I said I'd
post following the IB ARC in San Fran. Again, thanks to all of you who
attended my session. Happy planning.

http://www.ibnaconference.org/node/488

Exemplary Community-Owned Business Partner

Do you know a locally-owned business that goes out of their way to support the community? We have one in San Diego. Why go out of your way to frequent a local store instead of going to the giant mega chain stores?

They might cost a little more but here are a couple reasons why you should support your local businesses:

Reason 1: The money stays in the area. They support local schools, community groups and often carry products that are better for the community and environment. Why? Because they live there too.

City Nursery is a funky, friendly, family-owned gem in central San Diego. They have art events where community members can exhibit for free. They have free seminars on composting, green roofing, cooking with herbs and more. They have a corral with farm animals, pond with koi and a play area. They make it fun for kids to just go an hang around while their parents check out the unique plants and trees. Everyone's welcome. Oh, and did I say they have a "dig your own worms" bin? Too cool.

Reason 2: They are your neighbors and you can build personal relationships that last for years, or hopefully, for a lifetime.

Last year when I was at the nursery I mentioned that I'd planted
pumpkins a little late and I was worried they wouldn't be ready in time for Halloween. Bill, the owner said, "Hey, give me your phone number and I'll call you when you need to plant them next year." OM Gosh! He did, he did. He left a message on my home phone, eight months later, reminding me to plant
my pumpkins. How cool is that? That's why I choose to spend my money at City Nursery on Euclid and Home Avenue in San Diego.

Rumor has it they are getting ready to stock Tilapia for home fish farming. Can't wait...project # 546 on the summer to-do list.

Save the date: October 25th is their giant pumpkin judging contest and local artist sale. While it's too late to plant your giant pumpkin seeds, there's still time to sign up to display your artistic wares. Even kids can sign up to sell their art at the event. Call the number on the website for more
information and we'll see ya there.

http://cityfarmersnursery.com/

E-mail me your favorite locally-owned business and share why you believe
it qualifies as an "Exemplary Community-Owned Partner."

Where is Matt?

Want to smile? Maybe building a global community is as simple as doing a funny dance and inviting others to join in the fun??? Too cool. Human Ingenuity indeed!