Global Giving
Solatube Global Marketing, Inc is a strong believer in giving back to the global and local community. In the 3rd quarter of 2007, SGM introduced a new company program allowing a different employee each quarter to donate $500 to a charity they believe in and support. Solatube Global Marketing, Inc.’s Global Giving Program is another way we can help brighten other peoples’ lives through monetary contributions and service.
Global Giving Program 2007
Shakti Rising
Shakti Rising focuses on cultivating leadership among women through our Apprenticeship program as well as our Transformation through Service (volunteer program), donors and funders, and community members. Within this, they bring the element of their values, of which, making daily social and environmental choices is essential as a consumer.
Their on-site organic garden feeds the Apprentices and community members while offering volunteer opportunities. Both, Apprentices and volunteers become educated through composting, learning about chemical-free environments and the health benefits reaped from a self-sustaining garden. Shakti Rising is located in San Diego, CA. More information can be found on their website at www.shaktirising.org
Helen Austin, Accounting Manager at SGM, believes Shakti Rising is a great organization that helps young women become more productive in society. Shakti Rising helps these young women obtain a good education, job skills and planning for their future.
The MIR Project
Make It Right is committed to building 150 houses in the Lower 9th Ward, in New Orleans, LA; ensuring a green, affordable, sustainable, and replicable community to serve as a model for further rebuilding; including the Lower 9th Ward community as an integral part of the process; and a finance plan that ensures that residents who wish to return to the Lower 9th Ward can do so without further financial hardship. More information can be found on their website at www.makeitrightnola.org.
Dana Carlson, Sales and Marketing Manager, believes TheMIR Project is a great way to redevelop the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Katrina. Dana is excited that The MIR Project not only brings affordable homes back to the Lower 9th Ward but that there is an emphasis on constructing affordable, green homes for residents to return to.
Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation takes the stand to educate local communities around the world of the importance of clean water, beach preservation and how to slow the negative effects of pollution and carbon emissions that take a toll on our beaches and sea life. As members of a local beach community it is important to do our share to preserve the natural beauty and ecosystems which surround us.
Linda Sundstrom, Sales and Marketing Coordinator, believes in the importance of keeping our oceans and sea life healthy and clean. Helping others to understand the importance of taking care of our environment today will benefit generations to follow so they may continue to enjoy this natural beauty.
