March 2008

• SPP wants you to take action on Living Wage!
• Corporate Volunteer Awards of Excellence
• Hyping Health
• Links of the Month

SPP wants you to take action on Living Wage!

Show Your Support for a Living Wage! Attend the Standing Policy Committee for Finance and Corporate Services meetings on March 12th and April 9th and write your Alderman to include Living Wage in the Sustainable Environmental & Ethical Procurement Policy that the City is considering implementing. For more information and a template letter you can use, go to: Vibrant Communities Calgary.

Corporate Volunteer Awards of Excellence

The Wild Rose Foundation is inviting non-profit organizations to nominate businesses who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to community building. For more information, go to: Wild Rose Foundation.

Hyping Health

CBC's Marketplace explores whether the Health Check logo helps promote health or just helps sell foods. To view the video, visit: CBC Marketplace.

Links of the Month

• Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship (www.business.ualberta.ca/ccse) is an information repository on the most current developments in social entrepreneurship all across Canada and around the world.
• FlyGreen (www.flygreen.ca) is Canada's first 'Climate Friendly Travel' site for climate conscious travellers.

If you have good links to share, pass them along!

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