<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress.com" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>GoodWorks Blog</title>
	<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>Shining the Parsons Public Relations' light on the extraordinary to inspire change</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:49:51 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>Goodwill Seattle&#8217;s Annual Glitter Sale Boosted by New Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle Goodwill, now in its 86th year, is a non-profit that provides free job training and education programs to help low-income and disadvantaged people in the community. Its retail stores generate the necessary funds to run these important programs. A really great annual event, The Glitter Sale, is coming up this weekend, November 14 and 15. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1603&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/goodwill-seattles-annual-glitter-sale-boosted-by-new-blog/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Plastic Diet: It&#8217;s time for a purge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve had it with plastic food storage containers. Glass makes much more sense since there’s no chance it will react with food. I should have purged a long time ago. Plastic is convenient (it doesn’t break for one!), but there are too many potential downsides. We just don’t know the full story when it comes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1586&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/plastic-diet-its-time-for-a-purge/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Help Parsons give PJs to deserving foster kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every child deserves to be warm at night in their own cuddly pajamas, which is why Parsons Public Relations is helping Treehouse with their pajama drive this year.
Treehouse provides unparalleled services to over 4,300 foster kids in the Seattle community.  Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if every kid served by Treehouse had pajamas to call their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1581&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/help-parsons-give-pjs-to-deserving-foster-kids/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Happy (green) Halloween!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I recently received Washington Toxics Coalition&#8217;s monthly &#8220;Growing Up Green&#8221; newsletter.  This issue was about how to help kids have a fun and safe Halloween &#8212; free from the scary toxins that are found in many costumes and candy.  They had some great tips that I wanted to pass along:

Avoid PVC costumes and masks.  Costumes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1574&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/happy-green-halloween/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Free Mulch is Falling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
I found that for an easy low impact mulch for vegetables there are two options. Leaves and grass clippings. During the summer months using grass clipping that you collect from your push mower is a great free mulch that offers nitrogen to your vegetables. It is readily available and easily acquired for free. But now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1536&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/free-mulch-is-falling/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>International day of Climate Action on YouTube and Flickr + take the 350 Pledge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard about the number 350? Everyone should understand its significance. According to scientists, it&#8217;s the safe upper limit in parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The problem is, we&#8217;re already at 387 ppm!! To make everyone aware of the HUGE issue we&#8217;re facing, the world celebrated the International Day of Climate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1538&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/international-day-of-climate-action-on-youtube-and-flickr/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>October is Energy Awareness Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama proclaimed October 2009 as Energy Awareness Month with a theme of A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting All the Pieces Together. Here&#8217;s a poster that you can hang at work or school. For materials and ideas to promote energy-saving practices, visit the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) website. Another great resource is the Energy Information Administration&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1520&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/october-is-energy-awareness-month/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Plastic Diet: Make-Your-Own Green Cleaners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like me, a friend has been struggling to reduce the amount of plastic in her grocery cart. So she came up with a great project for her kid’s middle school green team: Make-your-own non-toxic cleaning solutions. Every time we purchase ready-to-use cleaning products (whether “green” or not), it means we’re buying one more plastic bottle. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1512&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/plastic-diet-make-your-own-green-cleaners/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Abundance in Shade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love going to a client&#8217;s house for an initial consultation and walking the property. Inevitably there is a north side and sometimes a shady side too. Their response is commonly the same, &#8220;Well, this is the shady side. I wish we could grow food here. Is there anything else we can do with it?&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1501&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/abundance-in-shade/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Serving It Up at FareStart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Looking for a fun volunteer experience? Volunteer at FareStart&#8217;s Guest Chef Night! As part of our Parsons GoodWorks program, we choose to volunteer at FareStart every year because we love the opportunity to support the students participating in the program. We recently helped raise more than $1,000 in tips and donations, which go directly to fund the training and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=parsonspr.wordpress.com&blog=3549840&post=1488&subd=parsonspr&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://parsonspr.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/serving-it-up-at-farestart/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
