We’re starting the year off right by donating our bottle-free coolers to the Indiana Brewer’s Guild Winter Fest on January 26th. We’re lucky that our friends at Sun King Brewery recommended us after we worked together on a couple events in 2012, where we had a blast working with like-minded folks like Green Bean Delivery and the crew from ActiveIndy Draught Dash. And of course, we were super excited to have the opportunity to drink beer… ummm serve water!

In April, we’ll be working with our son’s school St Monica to teach the kids how to “take back the tap.” This outreach program designed by foodandwaterwatch.org is a fantastic way to teach children the real cost of bottled water. These interactive lessons will encourage children to think about the resources around them and how they are used and often wasted.

This is just the beginning. Our goal at Bottle Free Indy is to make our city bottle-free—free from the unsustainable model of delivering bottled water and free from the plastic waste of disposable water bottles. As we pack our schedule full of events to help spread the word, we hope you’ll join us. How about you? What is your mission? We would love to hear from you.

Peace and love,

Bottle Free Indy

Give your love life a jolt with organic, fair trade teas and coffees from Indy-based Hubbard and Cravens. Choose from blends like Organic Ethiopian Sidamo or Sobro Organic.

Endangered Species Chocolate is a local, organic chocolate maker that donates 10% of net profits to organizations that support endangered wildlife and habitats. They offer all kinds of  yummy V-day chocolates.

Is your sweetie not-so-traditional? How about a subscription to the Bacon of the Month club from Goose the Market? You can get one of those, along with all kinds of organic, locally-sourced meat treats from both Smoking Goose and Goose the Market.

How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day?

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Uniting people, beautifying the city and improving the environment. Every year KIB assists hundreds of neighborhoods and communities in the Indy area to realize community beautification projects.

Indy Parks and Recreation
Indy Parks is a nationally accredited park system committed to meeting the growing recreational and leisure needs of Indianapolis through quality services, programs and facilities.

ANIMALIA, Inc.
Animalia supports wildlife conservation efforts of threatened and endangered species by raising awareness through education a. They offer a number of volunteer positions for teens (14 and older) and adults looking to help animals.

You can also check with Volunteer Match and SERVEnet to find charities in your neighborhood that need holiday volunteers.