Celebrate Local Proclamation from City of Renton

Proclamation to Celebrate Local, City of Tukwila

Video - KING 5 Evening News: "Shoppers search for locally made gifts"

Our 'Celebrate Local' campaign in action...Local NBC affiliate KING5 reports on holiday shoppers seeking out locally made gifts this holiday season. Our effort to get local and state officials to proclaim November 28, 2008 (the day after Thanksgiving this year) as "Buy Local Day" is mentioned at the end of the story.



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Governor Christine Gregoire proclaims November 28, 2008 "Buy Local Day"

As part of the 2008 Celebrate Local Campaign, Sustainable Seattle has worked with many Puget Sound area civic leaders and community groups on a variety of special projects to be part of the campaign. One of our favorite projects has been working with civic leaders to proclaim the day after Thanksgiving as "Buy Local Day". Below you will find Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire's proclamation on Buy Local Day...

King County Executive Ron Sims proclaims November 28, 2008 "Buy Local Day"

As part of the 2008 Celebrate Local Campaign, Sustainable Seattle has worked with many Puget Sound area civic leaders and community groups on a variety of special projects to be part of the campaign. One of our favorite projects has been working with civic leaders to proclaim the day after Thanksgiving as "Buy Local Day". Below you will find King County Executive Ron Sims' proclamation on Buy Local Day...

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels proclaims November 28, 2008 "Buy Local Day"

As part of the 2008 Celebrate Local Campaign, Sustainable Seattle has worked with many Puget Sound area civic leaders and community groups on a variety of special projects to be part of the campaign. One of our favorite projects has been working with civic leaders to proclaim the day after Thanksgiving as "Buy Local Day". Below you will find Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' proclamation on Buy Local Day...

Take the Celebrate Local Challenge!

Take the online pledge, and tell us how you will Celebrate Local this holiday season.

Every week between Thanksgiving and February 2009, we will randomly select a few action-takers to receive rewards like a Chinook book, Celebrate Local book, tickets to local cultural events, and more.

Local Initiatives Related to Celebrate Local and Similar Campaigns Around the World

Local Initiatives that Complement Celebrate Local: More and more, community groups, business associations, chambers of commerce and others in and around the Sound are launching campaigns that are similar to our Celebrate Local efforts.

Is your community launching an effort to encourage any part of Celebrate Local? Tell us.

Other Celebrate Local-Style Resources Around the World:
>> Kanu Hawaii, Simplify the Holidays
>> Center for a New American Dream, Simplify the Holidays booklet
>> Center for a New American Dream, Living Green Below Your Means

Know of others? Tell us.

'Celebrate Local' this holiday season

Tell us what you are doing to Celebrate Local!
Report your action today on the pledge form- it will take less than 3 minutes, and you will be eligible for rewards, like a Chinook book, a Celebrate Local book, tickets to local cultural events and more. Help us reach a goal of 300 reported actions!

Get tips from our campaign partners- and see comments added to the blog in these categories:
Celebrate our Community: Healthy People and Communities
Celebrate our Local Economy: Think Local First
Celebrate our Local Environment: Green Your Holidays

Across the country, the holidays have come to be a time of extreme excess and contribute to unsustainable practices that are not healthy for our bodies, our bank accounts, our communities or the environment. Here in King County, for example, we throw away 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. This year, re-think your holidays. Let's Celebrate Local...

Celebrate Local is a community initiative supported by Seattle BALLE, Cascade Harvest Coalition, Celebrate Green, Chinook Book/ecometro.com, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Communities Count, King County EcoConsumer, King County Waste Free Holidays, Puget Sound Community Change Card/The Interra Project, Seattle Free School, SoCoCulture, Puget Sound Fresh, SCALLOPS, Seattle Greendrinks, TeachStreet, and Treeswing. The 2008 Celebrate Local initiative begins NOW (November 2008) and continues through February 2, 2009 tying together the many holidays and special events that occur at this time of year.