Commission for a Greener Tomorrow

Green Events!

Here are community activities that are happening, Check them Out!!

"Alternative Holiday Market"
Offers Local, Fair-Trade, & Humanitarian Gifts

Sick of the shop-until-you-drop approach to tackling your holiday gift list? Here's an alternative...

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, shoppers can enjoy treats, fair-trade coffee, & live music as they spend their holiday dollars supporting dozens of businesses & causes that make a lasting difference-locally & abroad-at the 2^nd annual Alternative Holiday Market.

On November 29 & 30, from 9 am to 1:00 pm,more than 30 booths will feature holiday gift items from humanitarian organizations, locally owned businesses, & fair-trade groups.There are low-budget and high-budget items for everyone. You can purchase a $5 or $10 gift that will really do some good.

·Come to find unique, socially responsible gifts (e.g., Heart of the Sky Fair-Trade products or Women's Bean Project soup mixes).

·Come to be a patron of locally owned, independent businesses (e.g., Janke Book Store or Funky Findz).

·Come to make tribute gifts in your employees' names or an honor gift in a loved one's name via a non-profit organization (e.g., Doctors Without Borders or The Neighbor's Place).

·Come to shop at businesses that have "greener" gift ideas with items that are consumable or made via environmentally friendly practices (e.g., Mustard Seed Natural Health Store or Terradea Salon & Spa).

·Come to find lasting, meaningful, non-material gifts for hard-to-buy-for family & friends from humanitarian organizations (e.g., Smile Train or Heifer International).

Come to support businesses who promote local & organic agriculture (e.g., NewGrass Farms or Downtown Grocery).

The event is free & open to the public. This year the Market has expanded & will take place at not just one, but two locations: First Universalist Unitarian Church & First Presbyterian Church of Wausau-conveniently located across the street from one another, at 504 & 406 Grant St.

Also featured will be a Zero-Waste Wrapping Station, where donated grocery bags, ribbons, gift bags, etc., can be re-used by shoppers to wrap their purchases on-site.

At the Alternative Holiday Market,
You don't just make a purchase...You make a difference.

Please direct all questions to:

Sally Schmidt, Alternative Holiday Market Committee Co-chair
Simple & Sustainable Living Network (SSLN) of Central Wisconsin
First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau, 504 Grant St., Wausau, WI 54403 715-842-3697

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Building Communities Webinar Educational Series:Focus on Sustainability

Marathon County UW-Extension is hosting a web-based series covering Community Sustainability. People define sustainability differently depending upon context; this series explores sustainability as it relates simultaneously tothe social, economic and environmental aspects of our communities. Each webinar session will connect participants with presenters via audio and internet, and allow discussion with other participants from around thestate and country. Cost is $5 per session or $35 for the full series of nine. All sessions will be held at 212 River Dr, Wausau. Sessions are scheduled monthly on Tuesdays. View the details here!