Portland

If you missed out on Carrotmob at HOTLIPS Pizza yesterday, here’s a brief overview:

WE MADE $6316, AND ALL OF IT IS GOING TO MAKE THE STORE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT!

Consider that on an average Sunday, they make about $2000-2500. Sundays are normally slow, and most of the business comes in the evening. At 3 or 4 in the afternoon, the employees were saying that they had about four times the business they ordinarily have by that time.

This is what HOTLIPS will try to do with the money:
Install a new gasket for the door to the commissary
Seal the envelope between the commissary and the prep kitchen
Install an additional copper loop in the front oven at the Hawthorne location
Install a copper loop for the 33rd and Killingsworth location
Install motion sensors for lights
Install variable speed controls for exhaust and ventilation system

More coming soon…

Believe it or not, Carrotmob Portland is really happening in only 3 days, on June 21. We are still in shock that HOTLIPS on Hawthorne has pledged 100% of their revenue to make their store more energy efficient!

In case you need a reason beyond pizza, energy efficiency, and entertainment to come to HOTLIPS on the 21st, HOTLIPS already does a lot of sustainable and socially-responsible things. They’ve been recycling and composting almost everything for a long time. They buy almost all of their ingredients locally. It seems like just about every other charitable event or cause is sponsored by them.

Also, HOTLIPS Soda will be sold for only $30 a case! That’s $10 less than usual. It’s definitely worth it to get a whole case of local, real fruit soda while helping the environment for a discount.

Check out our coverage in the Oregonian’s PDX Green blog, too, by the way.

We’ve decided on a band line-up. Each will play for about an hour, starting at 1 PM.

1. The Glyptodons
2. The Central Catholic Jazz Band
3. The Angry Orts
4. Hey Lover
5. Ben Ballinger

The event is all ready to go. We’re very excited! Spread the word! The event is at HOTLIPS Pizza on Hawthorne from 11 AM to 7 PM.

Remember: 100% of the revenue from this event goes directly to making the store more energy efficient. (Compare that to the 22% the San Francisco Carrotmob got!) We can make a huge impact simply by buying delicious pizza.

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We’ve finally finished our flier and we want you to put it up whereever you can! It works best in 11″x17″ format, but it will also work in 8.5″x11″ or 13″x19″ or whatever works for you.

Download it! Print it! Post it! Have a party with it!

We also made tiny fliers that you can print out in 8.5″x11″ and cut up into four pieces. It’s more-or-less the same as the big one… but tiny to save paper. Download it and pass it out!

We have a good little press release for you to look at if you’re looking for specific details about the event. Think we should send it to someone? Have questions? Email us!

It will be updated in not too long with the details of the bands and booths who will sign up, hopefully.

See you Father’s Day!