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Monday, May 7th, 2012
Help celebrate Poetry’s centennial! What started in 1912 is still going strong today. The Poetry Foundation, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is offering a free poetry tote when you sign up for a subscription of Poetry.
In addition to publishing a monthly magazine, the Poetry Foundation also sponsors several other programs. If you are in Chicago, stop by their building and check out their extensive poetry library, their exhibition space, or even see what events are coming up.
Can’t make it to Chicago? The Poetry Foundation also offers a mobile app for your smart phone.
Or check out who is going to be competing in Washington DC in the 2012 Poetry Out Loud Finals May 14 & 15. See what high school students from your state will be competing!
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Poetry and totes? April was National Poetry Month, and putting the two together can be easier than you might think.
There have been years and years of poets throughout the centuries (maybe one lived near you! ) expressing themselves through the written word. Some poems have been delicate and beautiful, creating stunning visual imagery. Other poetry is less flowery and more direct.
A good poem can create an important cultural statement that will last a lifetime. A good quality tote bag will last almost as long! Think about your tote bag as a form self expression, and challenge yourself think about your words being visually appealing as well. Check out some of these tote bags from Media Networks and Housing Works that just use the written word to express themselves and their message. And if you are going to be in the New York City area soon, be sure to check out Housing Works’ upcoming events page.
Media Networks designed this bag in a fun and stylish way!
What are your ideas for other forms of creative self expression? Share in the comments below!
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Another nice bag from Copper Leaf Productions. “A great book bag!” was the testimonial from our customer. The bags were gifts for The Berkeley Public Library 19th Annual Authors Dinner. We love how the centerpieces match the bag art!
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Here is our customer Andrew hanging out in NYC with his favorite bag he designed for Gigantic. We love photos from our customers. Thanks Andrew!
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Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Another great picture sent to us from our customer at ThinkImpact:
Thank you again for your assistance last Spring. The bags you helped us design were a big hit on our summer programs in Africa!
I wanted to attach a photo of our bag literally being used “in the field.”
Thanks again!
Jess
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
400 bags packed and ready to go!
One very successful program many of our school and college customers utilize Enviro-Tote bags for is a Textbooks-2-Go event. When students register early for classes a reusable tote bag is filled with the books they will need for their upcoming curriculum. On registration day the students can pick up their materials pre-packed in their very own canvas tote and be on their way.
Recently Berkshire School held an event like this and sent us a photo of the bags ready to go. They used 400 Custom-sized bags with their school seal to pre-pack the textbooks for their students. Enviro-Tote bags are also very strong and made to last. The handles are triple stitched and the bags are never thrown away but reused over and over again- making them a useful promotional item with a very small carbon footprint.
Tags: bags, canvas bags, carbon footprint, cloth bags, colleges, custom size, promotional bags, promotional item, reusable bags, reusable tote bags, schools, textbooks, tote bags, totes
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: the Curtis
Funky, cool and playful, the Curtis – a Doubletree by Hilton is a unique boutique hotel located in the heart of downtown Denver. A member of Hilton Hotels Worldwide and part of the award-winning Hilton HHonors® guest reward program, the 336-room hotel is as pop culture as they come, with interactive video art and themed floors. Owned and managed by Sage Hospitality Resources, the Curtis has everything that a veteran traveler would expect of an upscale hotel and more, with the luxurious Sweet Dreams® by Doubletree sleep experience and flat screen TVs in all guest rooms, high-speed Internet access available throughout the hotel, extensive meeting space and in-room board games to keep travelers inspired. Also within the hotel are Sage Restaurant Group’s The Corner Office Restaurant + Martini Bar and Oceanaire’s steak and seafood restaurant. For more information, call (800) 525-6651 or visit www.thecurtis.com.
Tags: bags, canvas bags, custom size, customer appreciation, promotional bags, promotional item, reusable tote bags, stay happy, tote bags, value tote
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Thursday, September 29th, 2011
This year has been a popular one for Wedding Bags. Many customers are finding that tote bags make a wonderful favor for the big day. Here is one of many nice testimonials we’ve received from customers who have given out tote bags on their special day:
“So nice of you to check in! They were a hit! Everyone loved them. People said the bags made them feel so welcome and set the tone for an amazing wedding weekend. I use my bag all the time!
You and your company were such a pleasure to work with. Thank you again!
Best,
Jill”
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Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: Wartburg State University
“Our bags were purchased as a result of a survey conducted by our student senate on sustainability. Students indicated through the survey that they would participate more in recycling if they had a container to carry the items from their rooms to the recycling stations outside the halls.
We decided as a team a bag would be easier for staff to manage, could be laundered and was less likely to be used for garbage, not to mention lower priced. Our Student Senate was willing to pay for the project, so they were the decision makers for the final product. Our sustainability department asked Senate to consider the Enviro-Tote bags because they were made in the USA of recycled materials; it seemed like a full circle. They were thrilled with the idea and on board from the beginning.
The Enviro-Tote staff are great to work with and the bags are a great quality. The design staff was wonderfully patient with us amateur designers and helped us format our design to be ready to print. We received rapid response to questions and had great service all the way through the process, even after we signed the contract.
When the bags were delivered to our College we were thrilled, they looked amazing. Unfortunately we now had to hand out over 500 bags and due to other circumstances we lost our labor pool and students were already starting to move back in. Thankfully our student orientation staff chose to help. 32 students arrived on campus early to train to orient the first year students and part of their training included a service project as a team building experience. With their support we stormed the residence halls and finished the job in 3 1/2 hours leaving a hook and bag in every room on campus. Without their support this would have cost our college over $1,200 in labor and taken over a week.
Our students have been happy with the bags and appreciate the effort the college is making to be more sustainable. They have even noticed that the bags are recycled which seems to get some students thinking about seeing recycled items for other parts of their life.”
Photos by Julie Drewes
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: 2 Lucky Lads
Liam (age 10) and Declan (age 8) Miller are American boys currently living in Tokyo, Japan because their father works at the US Embassy in Tokyo. The Miller family moved to Japan in August 2010 from New Delhi, India. The boys have lived and traveled in many different countries and have come to understand how lucky we are to be Americans. They started a small charity called “2 Lucky Lads” in January 2011 and began planning their tote bag project. They decided to use their original poetry for the bag design. Unfortunately, in March of this year, a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear emergency hit Japan. The boys were evacuated from Tokyo for a month but returned to Japan ready to help. The boys decided to focus their fundraising on the needs of Japanese kids in the north who were affected by the tsunami’s devastation. 100% of money raised will be donated to Save the Children – Japan.
“Liam and Declan hope to sell bags outside of Japan in the near future. If you’d like to help Japan now, please consider donating to Save the Children-Japan or the International Red Cross.”
Tags: bags, canvas bags, grocery bags, help Japan, promotional bags, reusable bags, reusable tote bags, shopping bags, tote bags, totes
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: Bushwick Farmers’ Market
Bushwick Farmers’ Market is a project of EcoStation:NY, a nonprofit group working in Brooklyn, New York, promoting environmental awareness through a need shared by us all: food! In addition to the market, EcoStation also engages in “urban ag,” and is currently working with Bushwick Green Team on developing a small farm, where student volunteers from three high schools are learning about where “real food” comes from. EcoStation wishes to thank NYC Council Member Diana Reyna for supporting the market – and making these awesome tote bags possible!
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez with Bushwick Farmers’ Market staff and supporters.
Runners Up:
There were too many good tote bags to choose from this month so we are posting them all! The first one is Squam Art Workshops:
The other runner up is the Corrales Community Library:
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Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: One Kings Lane
One Kings Lane is an elegant, curated, members-only online sales site that offers top-brand and designer furniture, décor, gifts, and lifestyle products, as well as antiques and one-of a-kind pieces, at up to 70% off suggested retail prices.
Membership is free. Please join us at onekingslane.com and come discover incredible savings everyday.
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
Each month Tote Talk will post a favorite bag choice and some background information about it. This month’s winner is: Madhava Natural Sweeteners
Based in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado, Madhava Natural Sweeteners has been providing 100% pure Rocky Mountain Honey for nearly four decades. Since 2002, they have offered the nation’s leading brand of organic Agave Nectar.
At Madhava, they are dedicated to providing natural and healthy alternatives to highly processed, refined sugars and artificial sweeteners.
The Madhava tote bag is a Market Tote made from Bottle Bag™ material (material made from recycled plastic bottles) with purple stitching and handles.
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