http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org Just another Carrotmob weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:47:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good afternoon interested "carrotmobbers"! You may have thought I dropped off the face of the earth after our October 24th event, which I kind of did.  A brief hiatus was necessary, after being so crazy, busy planning for our first ever Carrotmob Minneapolis event. For those of you who attended this first ever Carrotmob Minneapolis event, ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/hello-interested-carrotmobbers/ Coffee, it's a daily routine for me! Why should this week be any different? This week I visited a number of local coffee shops close to Guse Hardware and invited neighbors to join us on October 24th to shop for environmentally-friendly items, listen to music, join in activities for the ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/natalies-coffee-shop-campaign-for-carrotmob-minneapolis/ Carrotmob Minneapolis Schedule of events 8:00am – 6:00pm: SHOPPING, SHOPPING...AND MORE SHOPPING AT GUSE HARDWARE!!! Guse Hardware 4602 Bryant Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419 Guse Hardware has made a commitment of 100% of gross revenues from October 24, 2009, to go toward energy-efficieny improvements in their shop. Way to go Guse Hardware!!! 8:00am GUSE HARDWARE ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/whats-happening-at-guse-hardware-on-october-24th/ Guse Hardware is leading the revolution in Minneapolis on October 24 and going all the way, dedicating 100% of the revenues to making energy improvements! This awesome local business is not only joining the green scene with Carrotmob but also opening a 'Green Grocer' next door serving local fresh bread ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/100-guse-hardware-represent/ Good morning Carrotmob Minneapolis! Bidding to be the winning hardware store is now closed here in Minneapolis.  Monday, October 5th at 3:00pm marked the deadline for local hardware stores to submit a bid to win our business on Saturday, October 24th. We've had multiple bids.  This week we will be selecting and ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/winning-hardware-store-to-be-announced-this-week/ What Up MPLS? Large carrots, a drumming session, bonfire, and sidewalk chalk; what do these have in common... They're all what Carrotmob has been up to this past week.  Thanks to all of you awesome Minneapolitans who got dirty getting the message out! You all have been rockin it on ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/bid-is-in/ Good afternoon fellow Carrotmobbers, Operation Carrotwave is going strong. Our group has traveled to 4 hardware stores and has 2 left to go today. We've been sidewalk chalking and gathering information on environmentally-friendly items in the stores. At all the stores we visited today, there was an absence of programs ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/operation-carrotwave-is-going-strong/ Hello Mobbers! Get prepared, this Saturday, Sep. 26, Operation Carrotwave will unleash carrots on Minneapolis! We will be rockin' some guerrilla marketing and using sidewalk chalk to put the message where you walk. We will also be visiting all of our hardware stores with a scavenger hunt to find out more ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/join-us-this-saturday-at-operation-carrotwave/ South Minneapolis hardware stores here we come! Carrotmob Minneapolis has made the decision to "mob" a hardware store on Saturday, October 24th. The bidding process begins today and bids are due by 3:00pm on Monday, October 5th. Call to action for the hardware stores: 1. Complete the Carrotmob "Business Partner ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/hardware-stores-start-your-bidding/ Hello Carrotmobbers around the world! In Minneapolis, Minnesota, we are off to a running start and I wanted to share some of our progress with interested Carrotmobbers.  Our efforts are focused on planning for our  first event on Saturday, October 24, 2009 to CARROTMOB MINNEAPOLIS! We are now one of the official ... http://minneapolis.carrotmob.org/blog/what-are-the-carrotmobbers-in-minneapolis-working-on/