Sprouts & Hospice of Palm Beach County Create Partnership
Posted by Sprouts Staff
We are proud to announce our new partnership with Hospice of Palm Beach County.
As part of Sprouts mission to give back to the community by partnering with leading nonprofit and charitable organizations, we have teamed up with Hospice of Palm Beach County, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that provides hospice care for over 1,200 patients daily throughout Palm Beach County.
Sprouts has created a special webpage for Hospice of Palm Beach County featuring an array of beautiful eco-friendly Plantable Seed Paper Note Cards and Memorial Cards. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Sprouts products on this page will be donated to Hospice of Palm Beach County.
“We are honored to support an organization that provides such exceptional care to our community,” said Sharon Quercioli of Sprouts. “By doing our part we are helping them provide services to families at their time of greatest need.”
Click here to learn more about this special partnership between Sprouts and Hospice of Palm Beach County.
For more information on Hospice of Palm Beach County and its services, please visit their website.
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Sprouts! Showcasing Prize-Winning Artwork of Local Students at ArtiGras 2010
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Eco-Conscious Company’s Plantable Seed Paper Products Grow Flowers When Planted
Sprouts!, Inc., an innovative West Palm Beach-based company that uses 100% recycled, handmade paper embedded with flower seeds to create a diverse array of environmentally friendly products, is playing an active role in this year’s ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival by printing beautiful note cards featuring the prize-winning artwork of local students.
“We are thrilled to be involved in this year’s Festival and especially proud of our work with the youth artists,” says Sharon Quercioli, Sprouts owner and founder.
The company’s note cards, featuring prize winning student artwork, will be available for sale in the Sprouts booth, located in the Youth Art Gallery. A portion of the proceeds from each box of cards will go to support the ArtisGras Art Education Fund.
“Sprouts is committed to supporting our youth and to educating the community about waste reduction and conservation through our products and environmental education efforts,” added Quercioli.
Sprouts products reflect the beauty and simplicity of a green message.
“Instead of ending up in the landfills, our products can be planted in the earth and produce flowers that create oxygen and provide food for small organisms, all the while beautifying the world,” Quercioli continued.
Founded six years ago by Sharon Quercioli, a lifelong entrepreneur with over twenty years in the recycle industry, Sprouts products include greeting cards, bookmarks, Blooming BoxesTM and a host of custom marketing pieces - all of which grow flowers when planted. Sprouts products can be purchased directly from the company’s Web site (www.sproutem.com) or custom printed to accommodate various volumes, sizes and print specifications. Next time you need to send a greeting card or your company plans to send out a mailing or distribute handouts, consider using one of Sprouts “Green Greetings” or “Blooming Boxes.” It’s a fun, easy and environmentally responsible way to help tackle a growing problem.
If you would like to support the ArtiGras Art Education Fund but can not attend the event, Sprouts is offering the ArtiGras Youth Art Collection 2010 & 2009 on its website: http://www.sproutem.com/category/ArtiGras-2010-Note-Cards
For additional information about ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival please visit: http://artigras.org
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Is your charity or organization interested in starting a Green Fundraising campaign?
Sprouts offers unique and Eco-Friendly Fundraising Programs!
Contact us at info@sproutem.com or (561) 840-8089 for information
Good Time Had By All at the Taste of the Palm Beaches
Posted by Sprouts Staff
Over 1,000 people thronged to the 6th Annual Taste of the Palm Beaches in The Gardens’ fashionable PGA Commons shopping district on November 11 as patrons enjoyed delicious samplings from dozens of the area’s top chefs and spirits distributors. The festive event also featured live music, ice carving, bartendering contests and much more. The sumptuous feast’s grand finale was found at Gilded Spa and Salon’s Chocolate Chamber and Bubble Lounge, where an array of mouthwatering desserts and sparkling champagnes awaited discriminating palates.
- Sharon Quercioli, Glenn Swift and Tim Byrd “The Byrdman” with his wife Donna Byrd
Many local supporters turned out for the event including Sprouts owner Sharon Quercioli and 24Seven Digital Media Editor in Chief Glenn Swift, who enjoyed the momentous occasion sampling various international cuisine and fine spirits while sharing the evening with friends. Adding a touch of flair to the event were some local celebrities, including well-known broadcast journalist Tim Byrd “The Byrdman.” Overall, it was a spectacular and most successful evening.
- Olimpia Zuccarelli, Glenn Swift and Sharon Quercioli
Also enjoying the good times was Zuccarelli’s PBG owner, Olimpia Zuccarelli, who recently added a first-class pizzeria to her highly respected family-style restaurant in PGA Commons.
A Great Evening for a Worthy Cause
Besides providing a great time for all, the event’s proceeds went to a noteworthy cause, Big Heart Brigade (www.bigheartbrigade.com), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide holiday meals and seasonal support to South Floridians in need.
To find out more about Taste of the Palm Beaches, please visit: http://www.tasteofthepalmbeaches.com
For more information on the Big Heart Brigade, please visit: http://www.bigheartbrigade.com
Living Green is not a Dream
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The First Annual Living Green Fair was held at John U Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach, FL on November 14th and 15th. The fair went a long way to show the people of South Florida living green is not a dream. Many companies attended the weekend event showcasing everything from consumer products to industrial and commercial industry green alternatives.
Sharon, Steve, and Debbie at the Sprouts Booth
Sprouts, a proud event sponsor, provided eco-friendly Plantable Seed Paper Bookmarks for the goodie bags handed out to fair attendees. Sprouts would like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see us. Our Sprouts Team was hopping at the Living Green Fair with attendees flocking around our booth. We definitely created a buzz and had an amazing time talking to the people about our plantable seed paper products including greeting cards, bookmarks, and boxes. We made many friends at the event and look forward to growing new business.
Sprouts donated an event booth to Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc., a non-profit organization that sends “we care” packages and letters of encouragement to our deployed men and women in the armed forces. “The Living Green Fair provided a platform for Forgotten Soldiers to raise funds and awareness for their worthy cause,” said Sharon Quercioli, Sprouts president. Fair attendees generously contribute funds while children took the opportunity to write a letter to encourage our soldiers.
If you would like to help out Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc. you can purchase a box of specially made Forgotten Soldiers note cards. Please click on the link: http://www.sproutem.com/forgottensoldiers
Sharon and Lynelle (Founder of Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc.)
To find out more about Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc. please visit: http://www.forgottensoldiers.org/
Another point of particular interest at the Living Green Fair was the Wyland mural. Wyland, a renowned environmental artist, created an impressive ocean scene mural enlisting the help of many youngsters of all ages. Wyland is the founder of the Wyland Foundation, an organization which strives to teach children and families the importance of preserving the ocean and waterways. The Wyland Foundation teaches these values through public art programs, classroom science education, and live events with a goal of giving children the tools they need to be creative, positive, and solution oriented.
To find out more about the Wyland Foundation please visit: http://www.wylandfoundation.org/
“The Living Green Fair was a great success and a lot of fun for both sponsors and attendees,” said Quercioli. If you didn’t get a chance to come out and visit the Sprouts Team at this event, don’t worry…we will be taking part in many more events through out South Florida. For those of you who did come out to see us, THANK YOU! We can wait to see you all at our next event.
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Partners with Sprouts to Raise Funds and Awareness
Posted by Sprouts Staff
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc., whose goal is to continually encourage the men and women fighting abroad for our great nation by sending monthly “we care” packages and letters of encouragement to deployed soldiers, has partnered with Sprouts to raise funds necessary for operations.
For some of these men and women the packages and letters written are their only contact back to the United States. Being so far from home can be quite lonely for them, missing all the things they love about our great nation. Sending these letters and packages gives them back a little piece of home. It lets our troops know someone out-there cares about them. Sprouts cares about our men and women in the armed forces that’s why we’re partnering with Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc.
Sprouts is working with Forgotten Soldiers to create a line of custom designed note cards featuring the Forgotten Soldiers logo and Supporting Our Troops images and phrases. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go directly to Forgotten Soldiers, enabling them to encourage and inspire our armed forces serving overseas.
If you would like to help our men and women in the armed forces continue to receive these charitable gifts of love and support, you can purchase a box of our Forgotten Soldiers Note Cards. The proceeds will help with many of the costs needed to keep the Forgotten Soldiers Outreach program going including shipping of the packages to our troops.
The cards can be purchased by clicking on the link:
http://www.sproutem.com/forgottensoldiers
If you would like to learn more about Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Inc. please visit:
http://www.forgottensoldiers.org
Canstruction: Sculpture to Fight Against Hunger
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Did you ever think about cans of food as works of art? Most of us are familiar with Warhol’s soup can masterpieces, but did you ever think about cans as being used as as sculptural materials? In cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Columbia, artists, architects, engineers, design professionals, and students are creating structural master pieces using can goods! These temporary sculptural works are part of on going exhibitions collectively referred to as Canstruction.
The Canstruction Exhibition Contest was first initiated by the Denver, Seattle, and New York chapters of the Society for Design Administration (SDA). As a foundation of the SDA and though its promotion, there are over one hundred thirty individual competitions being held throughout the 2009-2010 cycle. The sculptures take anywhere from eight to twelve weeks to create, using thousands of cans. These sculptural wonders depict a wide variety of iconographic images ranging from a giant octopus, hotdog, lighthouse, and just about anything one can imagine. The results of competition are displayed for public viewing in cities where the contest is taking place. At the close of the exhibition all the food is donated to local food banks for distribution among emergency feeding programs.
The Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta is currently hosting its Second Annual Canstruction Exhibition sponsored by The Kitchen Strand. The Kitchen Strand is a premiere South Florida kitchen and bath design firm located in Hope Sound. Thursday, November 5th is the conclusion of the exhibit when the award ceremony will take place. Winners of the contest will be entered into the 2009 National Canstruction Competition. At the end of the evening on November 5th, the exhibition will be dismantled with all cans collected being given to local Palm Beach County food banks to be distributed.
The Lighthouse Center for the Arts is located at Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 1.5 miles west of US Highway 1.
The Gallery is open Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.
For more information about the exhibit at The Lighthouse Center for the Arts please visit: www.lighthousearts.org
For more information about Canstruction please visit: www.canstruction.org
The Vanishing Honeybee! Article in 24Seven
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The November issue of 24Seven Magazine - Palm Beach North made its debut this morning across the web. 24Seven is a digital online magazine that uses groundbreaking technology which allows you to turn the pages, download, search, print, and zoom content. It features news articles and content spotlighting Health and Wellness, Going Green, Charity/Non-Profit, and other topics covering the events and happenings effecting the community of Palm Beach County.
24Seven Magazine
In this addition of the digital magazine Sprouts is a proud contributor of content in the Going Green section. Our own Dawn Dodenhoff supplied an article about the plight of the vanishing honeybee. The article goes into detail as to why the honeybees are important and causes to their disappearance. Sprouts is big supporter in trying to save the honeybees with our Bee Kind campaign. We’ve created a special eco-friendly plantable seed paper which blooms into beautiful wildflowers when planted. These wild flowers attract honeybees and other pollinators which are vital to the sustainability of crops which make up a large portion of our food supply.
Please click on the link and go to the table of contents to view the article. It’s found by clicking the Going Green section: http://epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=6d062196800748d1aa923d91d29eed6e
To help save these important pollinators you can purchase a box of our eco-friendly plantable greeting cards. Please click on the link to purchase: http://www.sproutem.com/category/Variety-Packs
Grassy Waters Gala and Golf Classic: A Night and Day to Remember
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On Friday October 8th and Saturday October 9th, Grassy Waters Preserve held their 12th Annual Gala and Golf Classic event featuring the theme of Hidden Treasures. Hidden Treasures truly was an appropriate title because the preserve offers so many natural treasures unique to South Florida. The affair had a fantastic turn out with many supporters and vendors include some of our own Sprouts team on Friday night: Sharon, Glenn, Nikki, Sean, Laura, Mike, Diane, and Theresa.
Sharon and Glenn with Pirates!
The occasion was an affair to remember with incredible food, dancing, auctions, and pirates! Friday night was an evening of fun and relaxation with friends and business associates. The Gala also included a silent auction and a live auction as well. The items auctioned off were generous donations from local businesses and supporters. During the auction there were tables where some local businesses sold their wares in support of Grassy Waters Preserve; among them was Sprouts. Sprouts had a beautiful table where attendees could purchase plantable seed paper cards in support of Grassy Waters Preserve with a portion of the proceeds being donated back to the preserve.
Our Table at the Gala
Sharon and Nikki looking beautiful at the Gala
Saturday morning was friendly competition spread across two golf courses found in Ibis Golf and Country Club. Participates were divided up into foursomes to play the course for awards for those coming in first, second, and third. Among them were Sharon and her team of Bryan Beasley, Michael Mulach, and Richard Alker. To their surprise, they managed to pull off a first place victory on the Tradition Golf Course.
This year’s Gala and Golf Classic featured a new aspect to the event, the First Annual Grassy Waters Preserve Environmental Pathfinder Award. The winner of this newly created award went to Palm Beach Commissioner Jeff Koons. The award was presented to him for his service and dedication to making the community aware of the importance of nature and taking care of our environment. Commissioner Koons has been an instrumental force in aiding Grassy Waters Preserve in obtaining many of the amenities found there today.
The Grassy Waters Cards
Although the event is over, you can still help to support Grassy Waters Preserve and help in saving Florida’s most valuable water resources! Sprouts is still offering the special note cards created specifically for Grassy Waters Preserve. The cards feature beautiful images of the scenery found at the preserve. Please click on the link to place your order and help support keeping this important part of our environment protected and thriving.
http://www.sproutem.com/category/Grassy-Waters-Preserve
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To Find out more about Jeff Koons please visit:
http://www.pbcgov.com/countycommissioners/district2/biography.htm
Helping Others on Halloween
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Fall; it’s the time when the weather gets cooler and people come home to visit family and friends. Loved ones will gather around a dining table with plenty of food to go around. Sadly, a lot of families don’t have the luxury of enjoying a nice dinner with family and friends, let alone any meal at all. This is a disheartening thought, but there is something we can do to help.
This Halloween, instead of collecting candy from neighbors and friends try collecting non-perishable food. When you are out taking your kids around from block to block ask if the residents can spare any non-perishables. If your plans do not include kids, get dressed up and go around with a few friends and collect canned goods and other dry food items. People are already expecting trick-or-treaters and in most cases they have a spare can of food lying around they can give.
This also makes a great party game if you are throwing a Halloween Party. Gather your guests together and split them up into teams (no less than two for safety reasons), and give them a time frame of 15 to 30 minutes. Whoever comes back with the most food items wins! To have an incentive you could offer some sort of small gift (such as Sprouts plantable greeting cards).
- Sprouts Fall Cards
Click the link to order: http://www.sproutem.com/category/Fall
Here are a few tips on collecting canned and other food items this Halloween. Make sure you have a few friends with you. This is for both safety and you can carry more food this way. Also, make sure you use canvas bags, backpacks, or even a rolling suitcase to carry the items. Most people tend to give canned goods and too many will break plastic and paper bags (plus reusable bags are better for the environment). If you have access to a wheelbarrow, use it! It will mean few trips to the car or house to unload the goods. And last of all have fun; it’s Halloween!
Don’t know what to do with the food after you’ve collected it? Most local grocery stores like Publix and Winn-Dixie usual start collecting for food drives starting around October through December. Also try places like your local YMCA and community churches usually have a collection going too. If you still cannot find a place to donate the food try the internet to find local drop off locations.
Click the link to find out about Feeding America: http://feedingamerica.org
Here are some specific locations in South Florida:
Palm Beach Warehouse 426 Claremore Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561)659-5070
Broward Warehouse 2970 NW 27th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 (954)486-7226
Administrative Office and Main Warehouse 5850 NW 32nd Avenue Miami, FL 33142 (305)633-9861
Reclamation Center 1363 NW 155th Drive Miami, FL 33169 (305)474-8805
Grassy Waters Preserve Hosts 12th Annual Golf and Gala Classic
Posted by Sprouts Staff
Grassy Waters Preserve Non-Profit is dedicated to the promotion of environmental education and recreation programs at the 20-square mile wetland nature preserve and water supply for the City of West Palm Beach. The organization is charged with the pursuit of funding in the forms of grants from public, private, and foundation sources in addition to fund-raising activities.
On October 9th and 10th, Grassy Waters Preserve is hosting their 12th Annual Golf and Gala Classic to raise money for the preserve’s environmental education and recreation programs and promote the preserve to local communities.
The Grassy Waters Preserve 12th Annual Golf and Gala Classic consists of several luxurious proceedings. Friday the 9th will be a night of decadent hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, a live auction, a silent auction, a preview of the Audubon Centennial Edition, gourmet dining, and dancing. On Saturday the 10th, the day starts with an early morning breakfast and then the tee-off at the beautiful IBIS golf courses. The event finishes off later that afternoon with a delectable luncheon and award ceremony.
Participants will receive gift bags filled with various treasures and keepsakes celebrating the event, including a commemorative bookmark donated by Sprouts. These beautifully designed bookmarks were created on Sprouts Plantable Seed Paper which is 100 % recycled. The bookmarks can be planted to assist in beautifying our surroundings by germinating into lovely wildflowers.
In order to help raise funds for the event, Sprouts also created beautiful note cards from pictures taken at the preserve. Featured among the note cards is the 1st place winner of Grassy Waters 2009 Photography Contest, Melinda Moore. Her photograph titled “Marsh Meditation” is one among five other cards highlighted in the set of six note cards. For every box of cards purchased a donation will be made by Sprouts to Grassy Waters Preserve.
Please help to support this great cause by ordering a box or two of the Grassy Waters Preserve note cards; featuring images of the beautiful preserve.
Please follow the link to purchase note cards:
http://www.sproutem.com/category/Grassy-Waters-Preserve
Events such as the Golf and Gala Classic and donations from businesses like Sprouts are what help to fund Grassy Waters Preserve and keep it alive. This gives them the financial aid they need in their efforts of preserving the wetlands: which fuel the water supply for both Florida’s natural wildlife and the people living in Palm Beach County.
For more information about Grassy Waters Preserve and to find out more about the 12th Annual Golf and Gala Classic please visit:
http://www.grassywaterspreserve.com/
