The conscientious folks at GlassDharma, makers of environmentally-friendly, reusable glass straws, want you to help make a difference, and they're willing to make it worth your while.
Contest entries are due no later than this coming Saturday, April 30. All participants who meet the contest criteria will receive a free glass straw and the grand prize winner will get a $100 gift certificate for GlassDharma products.
"Beautiful Bends" glass straw (L); "Decorative Dots" glass straw (R). Photos courtesy of GlassDharma.
Basic steps for entering the contest from the GlassDharma blog:
1) Write and send a letter to a restaurant -- (up to 5 different restaurants for up to 5 free straws).
2) Copy your letter (please include full contact information of the restaurant) into a comment on this page at the GlassDharma blog.
3) Send an email to earthday@glassdharma.com with a copy of your letter and please include the contact info of the restaurant AND your personal contact info so that a free GlassDharma Glass Straw can be mailed to you.
Note: *Contact information for entrants and restaurants must include, full name, mailing address and email address.
"Decorative Dots" glass straws closeup. Photo courtesy or GlassDharma.
Please note: For a full description of the contest rules and prizes, please visit the GlassDharma contest blog post here. The post includes the other entries in the comments section to help you get started. Or you can visit this GlassDharma blog post that offers suggestions to restaurants for implementing re-usables.
The contest has already generated over 360 letters to restaurants. Add to that number and have your voice heard (and earn a lovely glass straw in the process.
Have you heard of any cool and innovative enviro-friendly products lately? If so, I'd love to hear about them.
"Shorty" smoothies (12mm) glass straw. Photo courtesy of GlassDharma.
