For over 100 years, the Calgary Stampede has been hootin’ and hollerin’, and one of its greatest traditions is the Pancake Breakfast. Unfortunately, with hundreds of these festivities throughout town, the annual Stampede ‘trash hangover’ is getting a bit wild.
Now an innovative community collaboration is helping one community association host their annual flapjack festivities without the waste. London Drugs is sponsoring Green Calgary to divert waste from the Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association’s (RRROCA) Stampede breakfast and inspire other community groups to celebrate Stampede with sustainability in mind.
Last year, over 2,000 people attended the RRROCA Stampede Breakfast, leaving garbage bins overflowing.
Green Calgary and Green Events consultant, Lauren Minuk, will be working with RRROCA to divert as much waste as possible, with re-usable plates, water stations, composting, recycling and more.
Come see what a greener breakfast looks like July 6, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the North West Family Church (10307 Eamon Road NW).
“Our commitment extends beyond our stores, to the communities we serve and into the homes of our customers,” says Clint Mahlman, Senior Vice President and COO of London Drugs. “Sponsoring waste reduction at the RRROCA Stampede Breakfast is a natural extension of our in-store waste reduction and recycling programs.”
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