CAR-FREE DAY - -
Simple, Voluntary And Flexible
Please leave your car parked at least one day per month, including the first Sunday.
If you must drive, plan trips carefully, clump errands, carpool and pick another day or partial day to be car-free.
Churchgoers, Sunday shoppers and special event attendees are invited to start their drive-less activities after these trips.
CLOTHING SWAPS - -
A fun, ecological way to get new-to-you clothes and accessories and get rid of unwanted reuseable stuff.
Interested in holding your own swap? LITE has sample invititions and signs plus racks and hangers to lend.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR A SWAP
Before The Swap
1. Clean your closets, drawers and/or storage areas.
2. Wash and sort your discards: Womens, Mens and Kids: Tops, Sweaters, Outerwear, Shorts, Pants, Skirts, Dresses, Lingerie, Costumes, Footwear, Fabric, Books & Miscellaneous . . .
3. Place as many items as possible on hangers - especially professional and dressy clothing.
4. Fold the remainder and pack into boxes and bags.
5. If an item is absolutely worn out, please recycle, reuse as a rag or discard. Please do not bring it to the swap!
Day of the Swap
1. Dress in loose comfortable clothes.
2. Things get lost easily; leave valuables at home!
3. Remember to car pool! It is more fun, ecological and parking is limited.
4. At the swap, put your items out on the racks and tables in the designated areas.
5. Take the items you want, hang or refold your rejects and put them back in the proper place.
6. After the wild free-for-all, the remainders must be packed into boxes and taken to charitable organizations. 7. Got a favorite charity? You are very welcome to take items for them.
8. Please help clean up!
9. If your big items have not been selected, you must take them when you leave.Feel free to use this model for your own party! Invite us!
Take Action:
LITE Drive-Less PledgeWest Sebastopol Advocates For Safe Routes To School!
Catalog Choice - Eliminate unwanted catalogsSonoma County Recycling Guide -- Also found in the ATT Yellow Pages - Under R for Recycling
What is LITE Initiatives?
Our mission is to motivate individuals, groups, businesses, and even whole communities, to live lightly and more efficiently. A Northern California-based activist group initially incorporated as Car-Lite, we have been promoting simple, straightforward practices with significant consequences since 2001.
Utilizing a wide variety of lighthearted activities, we have encouraged thousands of people to drive less, walk and bike more, carpool and take public transit, as well as to consume less, reuse, repair and recycle, buy organic, fresh and local, and to green their homes and businesses. These efforts also help build community and strengthen social networks. Our four programs, Car-Lite, Community Bikes, the Green Mentor and Zero Waste Sonoma County, all reinforce our mission and promote safety, sharing, and the development of DIY - Do It Your Self - skills.
We welcome collaborators - individuals and groups, interested in co-creating meaningful, enjoyable and useful initiatives. Past and present project sponsors include the cities of Santa Rosa and Sebastopol, the Sonoma County Office of Education, Sonoma County Air Quality Resource Team and the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition. Financial benefactors include Bread for the Journey, Whole Foods Market, Sonoma County Community Foundation, Santa Rosa Bicycle Club and the Leroy Tomasi Memorial.
For more info, please click About at the top of the page.
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