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Our mission is to
develop programs that will allow our employees and customers
to work together toward building a more sustainable
environment for our local community. Our first initiative was the Treecycle program.
In 2009 & 2010, Native Sun was honored as one of Jacksonville Magazine's "Top 25 Companies That Care" for our dedication to giving back to the local community. We couldn't have done it without you!
We normally work with local charities, but we hope
you'll agree that helping our local waters recover from
the BP Oil Spill helps us all.
THE FACTS: There are only seven species of sea turtles worldwide, and five of them live in the Gulf. As of June 23, over 400 turtles have died due to the Oil Spill.
Audubon Nature Institute needs your support to ensure they can rescue, rehabilitate and successfully release stranded and injured animals, mainly endangered sea turtles and marine mammals along Louisiana’s coast.
The rescue and rehabilitation of each sea turtle is estimated at $5,000 for equipment, supplies, medication and veterinary staff time—and it is unknown how long they will need to be cared for before they can return to the wild.
Click here for details on the Audubon's Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program.
Here's how it works . . . .
1. Every time you purchase a Native Sun Treecycle reusable
grocery bag, we will donate 5¢ to Greenscape
of Jacksonville, a local nonprofit organization
planting trees in our community.
2. Every time you use your Treecycle bag
or ANY reusable grocery bag in-store, you will earn
5¢ per bag off your total purchase OR the chance
to donate your 5¢ discount to Greenscape
of Jacksonville. It’s your choice! How would you like to use your refund?
Each month, Native Sun's GreenApples program selects
a local charity in need and helps to raise awareness and collect funds through employee and customer programs.
If you know of a Jacksonville charity that you would like Native Sun's GreenApples program to support, send an email to greenapples@nativesunjax.com telling us why.
Please remember, that only 12 charities can be selected each year. If we are not able to accomodate your needs this year, hopefully we can work together in the next!
Native Sun is always looking for ways to make your shopping experience “greener,” whether it’s switching to juice cups made from biodegradable non-GMO corn or stocking only biodegradable produce bags in our 100% organic produce department.
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