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Charity Involvement
Semperviva Yoga is committed to reaching out to its community. We have supported and continue to support initiatives close to home such as local daycares and food banks, and global projects as far away as orphanages in India, and the War Orphans Fund. By providing yoga for our community we ...Interest: Community Development
Latest Commitments
Chemical-free store
The Yogiberry store has committed to maintaining a chemical-free store. From its food and frozen yogurt to its cleaning supplies, Yogiberry ensures that everything is chemical-free and safe for the environment. The store even carries environmentally friendly spoons, bags, and straws.Interest: Community Development, Eco-friendly Production, Food & Agriculture
Locally made products
Yogiberry strives to keep its products organic, fair trade, handmade, and local. Its baked goods are sourced from Seeds of Plenty (a local bakery that focuses on working with organic farmers and fair trade ingredients). Also, all of its frozen yogurt and ice cream is local, handmade and chemical free.Interest:
Energy Efficiency
We just opened a new location in the core of downtown Vancouver. With a company mandate to be as environmentally responsible as possible, we worked with the building owner to improve energy efficiency through adding new insulation in the ceiling, and installed an extra layer of double-glazed windows to improve ...Interest: Eco-friendly Production, Energy Conservation, Health & Wellness
Wake Fundraising Night at Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co!
Come down the Kits location of Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. for a delicious meal and 10% of sales goes to Wake! We'll be there with information and other fun stuff! Saving Sharks has never been so delicious!Interest: Environmental Conservation, Wildlife & Habitat
Lindsay O'Donnell Thanks to everyone who came down and made our fundraising night a success!
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Wake Supporter's Appreciation Night
We want to say thank you to everyone that has support Wake this far so we're having a thank you BBQ! Come down to Kits beach on Sept 12 at 4pm for some free food and games! We'll be at the grassy area just south west of the Boathouse Restaurant. ...Interest: Environmental Conservation, Wildlife & Habitat
Fair trade practices
Q'ente Textile Revitalization Society
Q'ente Society purchases textiles directly from the nine weaving associations we work with at a fair price determined by the weaver. We sell these textiles in North America and return the proceeds to the communities where they came from: 1. To the weaver, upon purchase of the textile 2. To ...Interest: Environmental Conservation, Human Rights, International Development
Ecycler further enhances the social value of recycling.
We believe that the easiest way for individuals to make a difference in the improvement of the environment is to recycle, and our goal is to make it even easier by pairing discarders and collectors through our web site. The ecycler discarders are those who give away recyclables and the ...Interest: Environmental Conservation, Green Lifestyle, Waste Reduction
Paws for A Cause Walk 2010
Wake will be at the 2010 Paws for a Cause Walk with games, costumes, and fun activities! Come down and see us at Stanley Park Lumberman's Arch! 9:00am12:00pmInterest: Community Development
Respect for biocultural diversity
Q'ente Textile Revitalization Society
Q'ente Society follows the Quechua people in the way they value the world's biocultural diversity. All textiles are made of natural fibres and dyes by weavers in the Peruvian Andes.Interest: Community Development, Eco-friendly Production, International Development
Volunteer-run Organization
Q'ente Textile Revitalization Society
Volunteers across Canada, the United States and Peru have played an integral role in making Q'ente Society a successful organization. Our diverse base of volunteers hold positions that reflect their personal interests and strengths and make a real difference in the world. Our volunteers connect with new people and participate ...Interest:
Love Your Dajoji Cotton Chef Coat?
Dajoji is building a community of Ambassadors that are active members of the food/food service community. There are many capacities that members can be involved in the community, and there are both benefits and responsibilities to being a Dajoji Ambassador. We hope to help not only Ambassadors but their communities ...Interest: Community Development, Green Lifestyle
Farm to Hanger
Farm to Hanger - Dajoji Kitchen Performance Apparel Every aspect of Dajoji apparel has been considered, right down to the buttons. You like to know exactly where your food comes from and we feel it’s important to know where what you wear comes from too. This isn’t an easy thing ...Interest: Community Development
Cultural revitalization
Q'ente Textile Revitalization Society
The weaving tradition Quechua cultural traditions date back to before the time of the Incan empire. Weaving itself has been an integral part of the Quechua history, culture and economy for generations. Because Quechua is an oral language, the textile tradition acts as a history book, with its woven symbols ...Interest: Community Development, International Development, Social Change
Chemical Free
You'll notice that Dajoji coats and aprons are not pure white. There’s a good reason for this, or at least we think so. The cotton that we use is 100% organic from the Texas Organic Cotton Farmer’s Cooperative and isn’t bleached or chemically treated at any point in it’s journey ...Interest: Eco-friendly Production, Green Lifestyle, Health & Wellness
Fabric
Dajoji is committed to sustainability - from the materials our coats are made from, to the packaging your coat arrives in. 100% Organic Cotton, grown in Texas by farmers who are members of the Texas Organic Cotton Farmer’s Cooperative. Natural off-white. No bleaching or other chemical finishes are used on ...Interest: Eco-friendly Production, Ethical Sourcing , Human Rights
Buttons
Men's: 100 percent Corozo, collected in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Corozo is the seed of a mature fruit that naturally falls from a small palm that is indigenous and grows naturally in Ecuador. No harm is done to the environment through harvesting. No bleach, dyes, or chemicals are used in the ...Interest: Eco-friendly Production, Ethical Sourcing , International Development
Packaging
We didn't forget about sustainability when it comes to getting your coat to you. After a lot of searching we have come up with a solution that is not only made of post consumer and recycled materials, but is also compostable and recyclable. In addition, the packaging weighs only ounces, ...Interest: Green Lifestyle, Transportation, Waste Reduction
Carbon Footprint
Aside from the buttons, all of Dajoji's materials and production are within North America. We don't use overseas materials and production facilities which means that our carbon footprint for shipping materials is very small. The decision to use the corozo buttons was based on how small and easily transported they ...Interest: Climate Change, Energy Conservation, Transportation
Workplace Ethos
We provide energetic leadership in the community and our industry. We are excited about our jobs, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.Interest:
Healthy Communities Lead to a Better World
We love being out there. We lead running clinics. We volunteer at arts events, environmental events, and fundraisers. Heck, we organize fundraisers. We take part in the building of our community through the West Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Values-Based Business Network, and more.Interest: Community Development, Ethical Finance, Green Lifestyle
