| Greetings from the Irvington Green Initiative! (12-2-08) |
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This Friday evening is the Association of Irvington Merchants' annual Christmas Open House. Don't miss this magical night, where you can ride through our historic streets by horsedrawn carriage, visit with Santa, watch a Christmas movie, and nab great holiday gifts from local vendors! Scroll down to the forwarded message below for details, or click here for a full schedule of events.
Once again, our special holiday section brings you info on local/green shopping. See below for details on the Sleepy Hollow Store, as well as the following:
The Sleepy Hollow Store, 5535 E. Washington St. Phone: 354-8000 This sweet little shop features great deals on used and new books, music, and plenty of locally made crafts as well as D.I.Y. supplies. Bobbie and Joanna say: "Here at The Sleepy Hollow, we're proud to offer local handmade merchandise among other great gift options. Some newer editions are from Flatland Kitchen, offering adorably odd onesies, greeting cards, bookmarks, and a simple silver sticker that reads 'Ride Your Bike'....Check out the variety of great project starters from blank canvas tote bags to soft carve linoleum, blank 12 piece puzzles to Sculpy, Cahier Moleskines to Masonite panels and more. There are even books, like Super Crafty, chocked full of gift ideas that require only some recycled/upcycled materials and a little time, which you'll have saved from not standing in line at the mall."
Sleepy Hollow offers a 10 percent discount during Friday's open house when you bring in a donation for the Marion County Children's Guardian Home. ___ Green Gift-Giving Christmas Party at Greenway Supply, Friday, 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Refreshments served. RSVP: 822-8505. Green Way Supply has put together a "Going Green" Gift Bag that contains things like: Ready Light Solar Flashlight, Kill-A-Watt Electric Consumption Monitor, Reusable Corn Plastic Water Bottle, CFL Daylight Bulbs, 2 Boxes of Biodegradable Trash Bags, Totally Bamboo Cutting Board, OxygenicsGreen Bag Reusable Shopping Bags. Water Aerator, and ___ The Eastside Peace & Justice Forum will show the movie "What Would Jesus Buy?" at the First Baptist Church of Cumberland, 110 S. Meusing, at 7 pm on Fri. Dec. 5. This is a humorous and yet insightful look at American Consumerism starring "Reverend Billy" and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir. For more info, email Larry Lindley at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ___
Saturday is the Hoosier Environmental Council's Policy Forum (9:30-12) and Annual Meeting/Luncheon (12-2) at Holliday Park. Hear about some of the leading environmental issues to be considered in the 2009 Indiana General Assembly; the HEC statewide membership meeting will follow at noon. Both events will be held at the Holliday Park Nature Center in Indianapolis. See the attached flier for details. ___
SOLAR and Green Piece Indy will co-host a shopping night at Global Gifts' downtown location (446 Massachusetts Ave.) on Mon., Dec. 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. Join us for snacks and demonstrations of gifts made with recycled and sustainable materials (demos at 5:45 and 6:45 p.m.). Mention SOLAR when making a purchase anytime on Dec. 8 (at both Global Gifts locations) and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful will receive 10% of the proceeds. ___
Meeting to discuss impact of eliminating IndyGo route 55 There has been discussion of eliminating IndyGo route 55. There will be a meeting with residents on the eastside to discuss this route in more detail with IndyGo CEO Michael Terry and Councilman Ben Hunter at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday December 9. Irvington Office Center (Former IPS #85), 338 S. Arlington Avenue. ___
Mark your calendar now for the City's "3rd Annual Post Holiday Recycling Event", scheduled for Saturday, January 10th, 2009. Volunteers will be collecting live Christmas trees, cardboard, giftboxes (paperboard) and electronics again this year for recycling at four Indy Parks, including Ellenberger! Details will follow in a future IGI Update. In the meantime, if you want to help out, contact Keep Indianapolis Beautiful's Tammy Stevens at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 317-264-7555 x116. ___
New at Edibles: "We received a new shipment of Christmas chocolates, assorted chocolate truffles, and a restocking of our desserts including Tiramisu, Opera cake, chocolate and mousse Charlemagne, Carrot cake, raspberry and chocolate Log cake, plus chocolate Pine cone cake!" Orange-cranberry cheesecakes are in now. Stop in and check it out!
Also, Snips and Edibles are participating in the WRTV Toy drive. Bring in a new toy this week to receive a free ticket for the carriage ride this Friday during the Irvington Merchant Christmas Open house. Drop your new donation of toys off in either Snips or Edibles to receive your free ticket. ___
Finally, I have a freebie for someone who can use it. I recently upgraded the RAM in my laptop and am left with a 512 MB piece that no longer fits but is perfectly good. The technician said anyone who has a laptop purchased within the past year could probably use it. First email, first served; otherwise I will freecycle it.
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