Once we read the below newsletter from Earth Day Canada we knew it was something that we had to share with all ECO Edge enthusiasts. Take your time and enjoy this colorful spring release!

Join us this spring and make change a habit! For Earth Day® 2012, Earth Day Canada is issuing action-based challenges urging all Canadians (kids, classrooms, groups, businesses, individuals and families) to make positive changes to their daily habits! For youth, adults and families Lifestyle choices are typically based on convenience, complacency and habit, but they come with a price. Earth Day Canada’s Take It Up for Earth Day campaign can help you make better decisions about what food and drink you consume and resources you use. The following four actions will help improve your health and the health of the environment Get outside and move Drink more tap water Cook and eat more plant-based foods Detox your personal care routine.   For kids, classrooms and schools We haven’t forgotten about the kids! Through the kid-friendly campaign, Act for the Planet, Earth Day Canada’s EcoKids program is offering kids a chance to get involved on their own terms. Kids will have all month long to do something good for the planet (and remind their parents to do their part too!) Actions include Creating window decals to prevent bird crashes Making planters to clean inside air Bringing their own water bottle Making something new out of something old.     Feel ready? Visit earthday.ca, register your commitment(s) and Learn about the environmental benefits of each action Get step-by-step guides that kids, teachers/group leaders can use Access individual and group tips and activities to help achieve your commitments Join conversations on our social media channels Get chances to win great prizes and rewards. Join us this spring and make change a habit! For more information, please contact[email protected].

For more information please visit http://www.earthday.ca/pub/

LOCAL WINNIPEG COMMUNITY School SETS Nutrition Policy

• Healthy eating helps children grow, develop and do well in school.
• A healthy diet helps children to be more settled, attentive and ready to learn.
• Healthy eating helps prevent child and adolescent health problems such as obesity, diabetes and dental problems.
• Eating breakfast, at home or school, improves children’s memory, concentration levels, problem solving skills and creative thinking.
• Research demonstrates a relationship between nutrition, and children’s physical, emotional and intellectual readiness to learn.
• The school’s role in health promotion and disease prevention is significant.
• A significant number of children do not receive enough essential nutrients to support growth and good health.
• Short-term effects of malnutrition are tiredness, irritability, inattentiveness, and increased susceptibility to colds, flu, and infections.
• Long-term effects include underachievement in school, poor self-esteem and continuing poor health.

• Fundraising in the school will consider the sale of nutritious foods.
• Vending machines in the school will have 70% product chosen from the “Choose most often” list. (Guidelines for Foods Available in K-12 Schools in Manitoba [2006]).
• The canteen will make healthy and nutritious choices available for purchase.
• Our school will offer milk, fruit juice and water for sale to students and staff. Soft drinks will not be sold to students through vending machines.
• Our continuing education will incorporate principles from Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating and the Manitoba Physical Education/Health Education

• Healthy foods will be considered when planning celebration days or special events.
• School and community members will be encouraged to bring foods belonging to one or more of the four food groups of Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating for class parties, recess snacks and lunches.
• At least one school wide activity will be encouraged during Nutrition Month in March of each year.
• Students will be encouraged to participate in the planning and preparation of school based nutrition programs such as the Healthy Foods Committee, the LAR lunch program and snack program.
• School staff will be encouraged not to compromise student’s healthy food choices when implementing incentive and reward programs.

Today, schools have access to hundreds of different products and services available for fundraising purposes, many if which include food products. Many of these products are low in nutritional value; yet, many of these are long-standing proven fundraisers that raise a large portion of critical funds for our schools. Here lies the dilemma. What are schools to do? We believe the answer is to create a balance of food fundraising programs that are high in nutritional value and non-food related fundraising programs that offer value to your community.

This is what we all know:

• Healthy Kids Learn Better: Research clearly demonstrates that good nutrition is linked to better behavior and academic performance.
• Provides Consistent Messages: Fundraising with healthy foods and valuable non-food items demonstrates a schools commitment to promoting healthy behaviors.
• Promotes a Healthy School Environment: Students who act the part will play the part. If they receive consistent, reliable health information then likely they will pursue and act on it.
  

In 2012 consider checking out and utilizing ECO Edge products by visiting our website below.

Start spreading the news and share this information with your colleagues, friends & family TODAY!

Happy New Year from The  ECO  Edge!
May 2012 bring you much joy, happiness and many blessings!

ECO Edge RESEALABLE Fruit Snacks are NOW AVAILABLE for fundraising across Canada! They are nut & gluten FREE, have no preservatives, no artificial flavors or colors, no added sugars and are "Health Check'd" by the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Here are the fundraising details:

• 4 DIFFERENT FLAVOURS (MIX-n-MATCH your order!):
  • FUNBITES Strawberry Watermelon
  • MINIBITES Mixed Berry
  • MINIBITES Raspberry Orange
  • MINIBITES Strawberry
• ORDERING:By the case. Each case contains 12 – 170 gram packages.
• NO MINIMUM: The more you order the more you earn!
• PROFIT: Earn up to $2 per 170 gram package!
  • You sell each case for $54 (or $4.50 per 170 gram package). Choose your quantity and learn about the profit you can make TODAY! For a quick profit calculator, click here to visit our website.

DID YOU KNOW...you can make 50% - 60% profit per sale on the NEW Family Activity Organizer (FAO)?

*an order of 32 FAO minimum is necessary to qualify for this offer.

This incredible offer is available until December 25, 2011 so do not miss out!

The FAO makes a great and affordable Christmas gift for parents, close friends and anyone you know that is in need of a useful and valuable organizer.

To inquire about using the FAO for fundraising, feel free to contact your closest ECO Edge representative here or visit our website here for more information.

To order for fundraising, feel free to contact your closest ECO Edge representative here or do it yourself by setting up an online account here. If you already have an account with The ECO Edge simply log-in here.

To inquire for home use, visit our website here. To order for your home, set up an online account here and place your order TODAY!

At The ECO Edge we believe that The Fundraising Partnership & Experience is Everything!

The ECO Edge is proud to introduce for fundraising and to consume in your organization and home...

ECO Edge Fruit Snacks are DELICIOUS and are 100% REAL Fruit. They are nut & gluten FREE, have no preservatives, no artificial flavours or colors, no added sugars and are "Health Check'd" by the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Available for fundraising and to use as a snack in your organization & home are 4 different flavours each presented in a 170 gram RE-SEALABLE package (in their respective order above): FUNBITES Strawberry Watermelon, MINIBITES Mixed Berry, Raspberry Orange & Strawberry. Order is by the case (contains 12 – 170 gram packages) and feel free to MIX-n-MATCH your flavours!

• Promote Healthy Family Snacks & 100% Fruit Fundraising!
• Full Online & Customizable Support Material
• Utilize our Online Fundraising Campaign
• PAY 30 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR PRODUCT!
• End Consumer Pays Retail Price ($4.50 per 170g ECO Edge Fruit Snack package), NO MORE!

More information is available on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theecoedge and in early December 2011 we will have all ECO Edge Fruit Snack information posted on our website.

Earn $2.50 Profit per Sale, Sell for $5.00!

X-TRECO is NEW world-wide patented technology that cleans any surface 100% spot and streak free with just water...no more chemical cleaners are necessary!

Guess what? Working with the numbers above, each student only has to sell 4 X-TRECO! If you have more than 400 students, you know the sky is the limit! It’s been done many times by schools across Canada and you can also do it TODAY! Set your own goals, whether they are less than suggested or more, in the end you will be glad you took on an X-TRECO fundraiser!

Note: X-TRECO makes a great stocking stuffer (believe it or not Christmas is right around the corner) and makes a great giveaway.

At The ECO Edge, we believe that The Fundraising Partnership & Experience is Everything!

Join us today for an experience that will not only benefit your fund pool but also your surrounding environment and those around you by offering eco-friendly products. Remember that whenever you order with The ECO Edge you are assisting us with continually employing people with special needs who fold X-TRECO and package our products!

At The ECO Edge, we believe that The Fundraising Partnership & Experience is Everything!

For more information do not hesitate to contact us or view support in your area.

I have used X-TRECO and have given them to my mom, mother-in-law, and friend. Everyone thinks they are amazing. NO STREAKS! Yeah, who doesn’t love that! They launder very well and no windex or any other chemicals are needed, just water. My mother-in-law wants 4 more and so do I! Love it!

Kathleen D. | Parent, School PAC | Winnipeg, MB

This family activity organizer is the best I've seen yet!! From a calendar page, to a chore chart page, to a contact/babysitter's page...you have thought of it all! I love knowing my life is an organized one :)

Additional testimonials can be viewed here.

The ECO Edge currently has 2 products that will earn the profits you need while providing your school community with useful eco alternative products similar to those they already use! Below is a chart that will assist you in figuring how much you could earn fundraising with ECO Edge products. Don’t forget, when you book your ECO Edge fundraiser today for a future date you earn FREE product (FREE product = 100% profit)! 

	X-TRECO Sell: $5.00 | Profit: $2.50 each			Family Activity Organizer Sell: $15.00 | Profit: $7.50 each
# of Participants	# of X-TRECO each Participant Sells	# of X-TRECO Sold	Total Profit*	# of FAO’s each Participant Sells	# of FAO’s Sold	Total Profit*
10	5	50	$125	2	20	$150
25	5	125	$312.50	2	50	$375
50	5	250	$625	2	100	$750
100	5	500	$1250	2	200	$1500
150	5	750	$1875	2	300	$2250
200	5	1000	$2500	2	400	$3000
250	5	1250	$3125	2	500	$3750
300	5	1500	$3750	2	600	$4500
350	5	1750	$4375	2	700	$5250
400	5	2000	$5000	2	800	$6000
*Total profit does not include shipping & taxes

Consider The ECO Edge for your 2011/2012 fundraising for not just the profits, but also for the following:

• Unprecedented service – 100% behind your fundraisers success!
• Employ people with special needs – they fold X-TRECO and package our products!
• The Environment –our products are eco-friendly!
• You, Your Family & Community – by using eco-friendly everyday products you are responding to a world that needs your care!

Dear Parents and Teachers,

To assist children in staying organized and prepared consider these helpful tips for both parents and teachers: 

1. Prepare for the day ahead.
   Before your children go to bed encourage them to pack schoolwork and books in their school bag and pick out the next day’s clothes. This cuts down on morning confusion and allows children to prepare quickly for the day ahead. 
    
2. Organize homework assignments.
   Encourage students to start with assignments that are not long or difficult, but avoid saving the longest or hardest assignments for last. 
    
3. Encourage the use of a master family organizer.
   The Family Activity Organizer assists households in listing the family’s commitments, schedules for extracurricular activities, days off from school, and major events at home and at school. Help your child develop organizational skills by reminding him/her about filling in their activities on the Family Activity Organizer.

		Made out of 100% recycled paper Start date September 1, 2011 and runs for 16 months till December 31, 2012 Includes a Green Acts Chart, Chore Chart and Babysitter’s Assistant Guide + so much more... Printed and ready for delivery NOW! View our online support documents here.
The Family Activity Organizer (FAO) – NEW! Know the who, where, when, how & what!		Interested in using the FAO as a fundraiser? You Sell each for $15 | You Profit each $7.50 (min. 32)

4. Designate a study space.
   Parents: encourage your children to create a consistent study space where they can keep school supplies and materials close by and that is quiet and free from distractions.
    
5. Set a designated study time.
   Students should know that a certain time every day is reserved for studying and doing homework. The best time is usually not right after school — most children benefit to unwind first. Even if there is no homework, the reserved time should be used to review the day’s lessons, read for pleasure, or work on an upcoming project. 
    
6. Create a household schedule.
   Parents should establish and stick to a regular dinnertime and a regular bedtime for their children. This will help them fall into a pattern at home. Children with a regular bedtime go to school well-rested.

The ECO Edge 

Want to learn more about The ECO Edge while you sit back and relax?

We have just recently published a NEW fundraising video for you to view at your leisure.

Click on the following link http://www.youtube.com/user/ECOEdge11?feature=mhsn to view the fundraising video alongside the X-TRECO video at anytime.

Enjoy,

It is with great enthusiasm that The ECO Edge, formerly known as The X-treme ECO Fundraising Company, can announce the official launch of our new website. Why did we do such a thing? To offer you MORE and to make it easier to navigate!

• You continue to make 50% profit!
• No more door to door selling!
• Friends and family throughout your community can support your online fundraiser!
• Monitor the status of your fundraiser throughout your fundraising campaign!
• Receive a detailed order report when you receive your product for easy distribution!

It doesn't get much easier then fundraising with our Online Fundraising Campaign. Fundraise with X-TRECO today and stay in tune as new products are coming your way!

Learn more about how you can fundraise with The ECO Edge today @ our NEW website: www.theecoedge.com

Have any comments or questions? Contact Us

• new world-wide patented cloth
• cleans any surface 100% spot and streak FREE with just water!
• guarantees up to 50% or more profit for fundraising
• keep those in your community safe and healthy
• employs those with special needs who package X-TRECO!

For more information visit:

The ECO Edge Company