Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
In just three weeks....
At The Green Monkey store, we have just three weeks left before we close on Sunday, September 18 for the NC State Fair. Our customers have made our first full year in our new inside location our best year ever! Many of you have been shopping with us since we began under a tent outside in 2007!
From the beginning, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt there was a need and desire to have a store where customers could shop for items that expressed their diversity, tolerance and that all families matter! I remember some of the reactions I received in the beginning. They ranged from disgust to total shock that we were at the Raleigh Flea Market! Now we get an abundance of “So glad you are here!”, “Gosh, I love your store!” I love this store too! It makes me so happy to hear that so many of you love it!
We have added and subtracted many product lines since the beginning. Two of my favorite products have vanished from our store due to the digital age. We no longer carry any DVDs or books. Unfortunately, new technology has been embraced by most of us that are making those items obsolete. Other product lines that we have brought on board have flourished in our small boutique environment. We are very proud that most of our products are from small companies from our area! Our Real World Products, Be a Friend t-shirts, Art by LeGrant postcards, and Kommon Scents Candles are all small companies based in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. Our Think Happy Stuff products are based in Franklin, TN, our PRIDE jewelry comes from Florida & Rhode Island and the Peacemonger (COEXIST) brand is based out of California. Real World, Be a Friend, Think Happy Stuff and Peacemonger all donate a portion of proceeds from their sales to children, equality and peaceful charities.
This year we embarked on a Spring Festival Tour that began in Raleigh with the 1st Annual OutRaleigh festival. What an extraordinary event! I was honored to be one of the co-chairs of that event! We participated in AIDSWALK & Ride 2011 with a walking team and a booth at the event. Our team raised over $500. We participated in Triad Pride in Greensboro! We ended our Spring Tour on June 23 at the 1st Annual OBX PrideFest in Nags Head, NC! A big shout out to all of my friends that helped us out at the OutRaleigh festival and OBX PrideFest! Without our friends we couldn’t have done it!!!
This fall we will embark on a four city Fall Festival tour! We will kick off this tour at NC PRIDE in Durham NC on Sept 24! Then we travel to Catawba Valley Pride on Oct 1 and Winston Salem Pride on Oct 15. On Oct 8-9, we will be a vendor at the 31st Annual MUMFEST 2011 in New Bern NC!
Drew and I love traveling to different cities and meeting all The Green Monkey fans in other cities and hopefully attracting new fans! Our Facebook has grown to over 675 fans! We have over 200 followers on Twitter! Keep on helping us spread the word.
The Green Monkey store will return to our home at the Raleigh Flea Market on Saturday, November 5th in our Renewed, Refreshed and Remodeled store! Thank you for such a great year and helping me realizes my dream that is The Green Monkey.
From the beginning, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt there was a need and desire to have a store where customers could shop for items that expressed their diversity, tolerance and that all families matter! I remember some of the reactions I received in the beginning. They ranged from disgust to total shock that we were at the Raleigh Flea Market! Now we get an abundance of “So glad you are here!”, “Gosh, I love your store!” I love this store too! It makes me so happy to hear that so many of you love it!
We have added and subtracted many product lines since the beginning. Two of my favorite products have vanished from our store due to the digital age. We no longer carry any DVDs or books. Unfortunately, new technology has been embraced by most of us that are making those items obsolete. Other product lines that we have brought on board have flourished in our small boutique environment. We are very proud that most of our products are from small companies from our area! Our Real World Products, Be a Friend t-shirts, Art by LeGrant postcards, and Kommon Scents Candles are all small companies based in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. Our Think Happy Stuff products are based in Franklin, TN, our PRIDE jewelry comes from Florida & Rhode Island and the Peacemonger (COEXIST) brand is based out of California. Real World, Be a Friend, Think Happy Stuff and Peacemonger all donate a portion of proceeds from their sales to children, equality and peaceful charities.
This year we embarked on a Spring Festival Tour that began in Raleigh with the 1st Annual OutRaleigh festival. What an extraordinary event! I was honored to be one of the co-chairs of that event! We participated in AIDSWALK & Ride 2011 with a walking team and a booth at the event. Our team raised over $500. We participated in Triad Pride in Greensboro! We ended our Spring Tour on June 23 at the 1st Annual OBX PrideFest in Nags Head, NC! A big shout out to all of my friends that helped us out at the OutRaleigh festival and OBX PrideFest! Without our friends we couldn’t have done it!!!
This fall we will embark on a four city Fall Festival tour! We will kick off this tour at NC PRIDE in Durham NC on Sept 24! Then we travel to Catawba Valley Pride on Oct 1 and Winston Salem Pride on Oct 15. On Oct 8-9, we will be a vendor at the 31st Annual MUMFEST 2011 in New Bern NC!
Drew and I love traveling to different cities and meeting all The Green Monkey fans in other cities and hopefully attracting new fans! Our Facebook has grown to over 675 fans! We have over 200 followers on Twitter! Keep on helping us spread the word.
The Green Monkey store will return to our home at the Raleigh Flea Market on Saturday, November 5th in our Renewed, Refreshed and Remodeled store! Thank you for such a great year and helping me realizes my dream that is The Green Monkey.
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