Celebrate Green

Although Celebrate Green! is printed on 100% recycled FSC certified paper, about 20 million trees are cut down annually for virgin paper used for the production of books sold in the U.S. That's why we've teamed up with Eco-Libris.

Once upon a time, a mom and her daughter were talking. (Moms and daughters tend to do a lot of that.) Daughter Corey had come up with an idea. She wanted to make Halloween healthier and more Earth friendly, so she founded Green Halloween. Mother Lynn thought this was brilliant (and not just because Corey is her daughter, although that may have figured into it a tiny bit), but wondered, why stop there? Why not apply the same principles to every holiday and celebration?

The two decided to meld their passion for celebrations that are good for people and the Earth and find ways to spread the word. A book, they decided, would create the perfect platform and might even land them on Oprah. Now hold on a minute, don't get your shorts in a knot over that statement. Lynn and Corey are not seeking fame and fortune, at least not for themselves. They want to change the world. They want to build up a not-for-profit company that can give away millions to causes they believe in. They want to support people who take seriously the threat to humanity caused by our squandering the limited resources we share. They want a better world for their grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren. You get the idea.

Maybe they'll have to become famous to get there, but seeing their names in the tabloids and being chased by paparazzi is not their idea of fun. (Well, maybe just once.) As for the money, they do hope to make back their investment in printing the book (see two paragraphs down for the explosion that rocked their world), building the website and associated costs that have made a not-insignificant dent in savings for Lynn's old age which she is fast approaching. Also, they are committed to giving money from the first printing to Treeswing and Healthy Child Healthy World, two of their favorite non-profits.