Condo Company Recognizes Earth Hour!
What happens when the lights go waaay down low? Hmm...
Find out this Saturday, March 29, at 8 p.m. (your local time) by joining people around the world in Earth Hour, a 60-minute effort designed to make a positive impact on the environment.
Turn off your lights and all non-essential electric devices for just one hour. Don't forget all the electronic items that might be charging or in sleep mode, like computer monitors, computer speakers, video game controllers, cable boxes, etc. Turn 'em off or just unplug them, because even these low-drain items add up to an enormous amount of wasted electricity when considering the millions of similar devices around the country and the world.
Global climate change is real, and even though research and opinions differ as to the ultimate cause, there's no denying that taking certain steps (during Earth Hour and into the future) can help the environment. That's something worth doing, regardless of theories or politics.
So get involved, have some fun, and save some energy. You'll be joining participants in 25 major cities around the world, including Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix and San Fransico here in the U.S. And of course, your friends at OwnACondo.com will also be taking part. Â
Read this Chicago Tribune article about what's planned in the Windy City, and check in here for the official Earth Hour website.
There’s more than Owning a Condo
Can by can, box by box, food donations have been marching through the door here at OwnACondo.com's Oak Brook headquarters, a real estate brokerage focused on selling condos.
Fueled primarily by our sales associates and office staff, but open to anyone who'd like to contribute, the food is being collected as part of a drive by MORe, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors. As described in a Dec. 17, 2007 posting on this blog, MORe has been conducting the drive for many years around the holiday season. Last year the organization handed over more than 3,000 pounds to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, all from collections made by local real estate offices in MORe's west and south suburban coverage territory.
That's OwnACondo.com's office manager Victoria Ramirez, pictured, organizing some of the non-perishable food items collected so far. The drive continues until January 15, 2008. We'd love to see you at our offices with any donation you'd care to make. Non-food items such as toothpaste, deodorant, diapers, etc. are also needed. Just come to Suite 209 at 2001 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, any day between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. until January 15. If your arms are loaded, just let us know so we can hold the doors for you!
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