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Naturepedic Shows Award-Winning Baby & Kids Organic Mattresses and Bedding at L.A. Green Festival October 29-30

Contact: Sandra Marquardt, 301-592-0077
smarquardt@onthemarkpr.com

Cleveland, Ohio (October 24, 2011) – Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Naturepedic, the only baby and children’s bed and bedding company in the U.S. certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), is proudly exhibiting at the Green Festival in Los Angeles, CA, October 29-30. The company will display its award-winning certified organic cotton mattresses for babies and children, mattress pads, sheets, pillows and changing pads in booth 669 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. GOTS certification requires the use of organic fibers, and prohibits use of hazardous materials.

“Californians lead the way in searching out the most environmentally-friendly products and Naturepedic offers the most environmentally-friendly baby bed and bedding products in the U.S., so we wanted to be sure to be at this event,” said Barry A. Cik, Naturepedic Technical Director.

Naturepedic uses organic cotton filling grown in Texas, and manufactures all its mattress and bedding products at its facility in Chagrin Falls, just outside Cleveland. Consumers can be assured that the primarily Amish staff is meticulous in providing the utmost in quality.

In addition to organic cotton quilted mattress surfaces, Naturepedic offers waterproofing on their children’s mattresses using food-grade polyethylene (which meets FDA food-contact standards).

Baby Bargains, the best-selling guide to baby products, rated Naturepedic’s Lightweight Mattresses the “#1 Top Pick” of all crib mattresses on the market in its most recent edition. In addition, Naturepedic has won numerous awards for its wide range of high quality products .The mattresses and mattress accessories are available not only online at www.naturepedic.com, but also from mainstream retailers as well as numerous baby boutiques.

Los Angeles is Naturepedic’s third largest hub in terms of sales after New York and Boston, with retailers including Beginnings, Jenny Bec’s, Sid & Me, The Little Seed, Tiny World, Wonderland and others.

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*Visit Naturepedic at booth #669 at Los Angeles Green Festival! To keep up with Naturepedic news, visit https://www.facebook.com/naturepediccribmattress

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CSR Means True Partnerships

“This month I sat down withJohn Perkins, the author of the New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, and many other titles, and former chief economist at a major international consulting firm.

Scott: Tell me about your work with business students around the US, particularly as it relates to Corporate Social Responsibility.

John: We talk about what’s really important for any business leader to understand today. We have moved into a new era where people understand we’ve created a failed system.  When less than 5 percent of the world’s population live in the United States and consume more than 25 percent of the world’s resources, while roughly half the world is either starving or on the verge of starvation — the only way you can define that system is as a failure.”

CSR Means True Partnerships via Scott James – Forbes CSR Blog

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Hip hop activist speaks on asthma, environment

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. cleared the air about pollution and sustainable existence when he spoke recently at the Green Festival.

The two-day event celebrating a decade of providing eco-friendly solutions to everyday life was held at McCormick Place earlier this month.

Yearwood is the president of the Washington, D.C.-based Hip Hop Caucus, and has traveled the country discussing the need for renewable energy and clean air.

May is Asthma Awareness Month, and Yearwood remarked how staggering asthma rates reached the local level.

Hip hop activist speaks on asthma, environment via Keisha Price – Chicago Defender

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Seattle Green Festival Features Rev. Lennox Yearwood on Asthma Epidemic

“Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, will be in Seattle Friday May 20, and Saturday, May 21, keynoting this year’s Green Festival-Seattle. Linking the issues of poverty and pollution, Rev Yearwood will address rising asthma rates and other health disparities from air pollution among youth and communities of color in Seattle.”

Seattle Green Festival Features Rev. Lennox Yearwood on Asthma Epidemic via The Skanner

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The Art Affect presents: Art4TheEarth – an evening of art and music performances by some of the most talented young adults in Seattle!

Seattle nonprofit The Art Affect presents - Art4TheEarth May 7th

Join The Art Affect for an evening of art and music performances by some of the most talented young adults in Seattle!

Saturday, May 7th (6:30-9:30PM)
Solstice Cafe (4116 University Way NE)
FREE + ALL AGES

Featuring: Mike Day / Greg Cypher / Rachel Wong Patrick Smith / Mads Jacobsen / MCDK Sheldon Botler / Mandy Yu / Tsige Tafesse Ryan Applegate / and more…

Show starts at 6:30PM and runs till 9:30PM. Please come through early and stay as long as you can to support the artists!

Admission is FREE and ALL AGES! However, several Japanese students from SCC will be collecting donations for the Japanese Red Cross so please consider donating!

Bonus: The Art Affect will be passing out FREE tickets to the Seattle Green Festival (http://www.greenfestivals.org/sea/updates/)! They usually sell for $10-$15 but everyone who signs in at our event and sticks around for the show gets one for FREE!

Invite your friends! This is going to be one of the best free shows of Spring 2011

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Youth Speaks turns 15

“Channeling the ancient cry of the griot, student poets of Youth Speaks eloquently burst into oratory Thursday to kick off this youth arts organization’s 15th anniversary.”

Youth Speaks turns 15 via Catherine Bigelow – SF Chronicle

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Chicago Has Got It Growing On

Chicago has got it growing on via Natasha Bowens at Grist

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Earth Island Institute Hosts Premier Awards Ceremony Honoring Bold Young Environmental Leaders

San Francisco – October 6, 2010 The Earth Island Institute will host a premier awards ceremony honoring bold young environmental leaders. The Brower Youth Awards will mark the institute’s 11th year of celebrating the tremendous accomplishments of youth eco-activists from all over North America.

The ceremony will take place Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Herbst Theater, located at 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. The opening reception will occur from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and will allow attendees to meet honorees before the show and mingle with the Earth Island community. The awards ceremony will occur from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Youth environmental leaders who will be honored in the ceremony include:

• Freya Chay, 15, of Alaska, who is energizing the Alaskan Legislature to support renewable energy
• Marcus Grignon, 21, of Wisconsin, for encouraging sustainability on the Menominee Reservation
• De’Anthony Jones, 18, of California, for creating a local environmentally focused youth culture
• Ana Elisa Pérez-Quintero, 20, of Puerto Rico, who started an organization dedicated to promoting environmental education
• Varsha Vijay, 22, of Iowa, for equipping Ecuadorians with biodiversity preservation technologies
• Misra Walker, 18, of New York, who lobbied to extend a bus line to the only riverside park in nearby neighborhoods

The Brower Youth Awards ceremony will be emceed by spoken word artist and performer, George Watsky, and will feature films by Rikshaw Films and exciting performances from artists such as DJ Hey Man.

Tickets for the opening reception are priced at $100 which includes organic fare, wine and beer, and preferred seating for the Awards Ceremony. Ticket proceeds benefit the Brower Youth Awards and year-round leadership programming of the New Leaders Initiative. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.eii.org/BYA10VIP.

The awards ceremony is open to the public at NO COST, but RSVPs are necessary. RSVP to attend the awards ceremony at www.broweryouthawards.org/ceremony.  For group/school reservations (10+ attendees) please email bya@earthisland.org.

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