Karen’s Training Log

Scruffy Walks Through the 20th Century

Following along with Scruffy as he takes a walk through the 20th century. I had made a calendar using these images for my husband a few years ago. Next Friday marks the one year anniversary of Scruffy’s passing.

Fishawack huge success !

Despite the 88 F temperature, the festival was very well attended. I had a spot in between a vendor who sold jewelry and a vendor who sold hand quilted pillow covers. Cathy came out and kept me company. She brought along a number of new wool hats to sell.

OK, back in February it seemed like a really good idea to knit hats to raise money for the walk. And some sold during the Millburn and Summit street fairs where the weather was chilly. With temps in the high 80’s and everyone doing their best to keep cool, wool hats were not a “hot item”.

Earrings and bracelets sold very well, as did the knit cell phone covers. I recently found a pattern in a book and made 3 to gauge popularity. 2 of the 3 sold !

One of the learnings from previous craft fairs was the need to accept credit cards. A friend suggested using the Avon donation coupons. The buyer simply fills out the coupon with the information and I send it in to Avon. Smart ! This lead to an additional $100 in sales today.

Be green while you train

Did you know ?

• Plastic water bottles produced for U.S. consumption take 1.5 million barrels of oil per year. That much energy could power 250,000 homes or fuel 100,000 cars for a year, according to the resolution.

• In roughly the last 10 years, the amount of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles going into landfills skyrocketed from 1,175 million to 3,900 million pounds.

• Of the 30 billion plastic water bottles sold in the United States in 2005, only 12 percent were recycled.

Imagine if you added in all the bottles from soda, energy drinks, sports drinks, etc ! The numbers becomes staggering.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-06-07-bottled-water_N.htm

There are alternatives to use when training including

• Plastic
• Aluminum
• Stainless steel

Learn more about the different types of bottles at:

http://www.wfaa.com/projectgreen/greenarticles/stories/
green080605_ph_waterbottles.1e6cb14.html

Fishawack Festival June 14

Next Saturday I will have a table at the Chatham Fishawack Festival. The craft vendors are located on So. Passaic Avenue, Fairmount Avenue & Post Office Plaza so if you are in the area, stop by and say hello. The festival includes an art show, car show, food vendors and a 5 K race. There will be musical entertainment throughout the day. Learn more: Fishawack Festival