Earth Day, EVERYDAY!

Absolutely Natural is dedicated to making high quality products that are gentle on you and the environment. All of our products are 100% natural, never tested on animals, biodegradable, reef-friendly and we use recyclable materials whenever possible. Every bit counts and we shouldn't limit Earth Day to one day out of the year. Here are some ways that you and your family can help the environment (in addition to using AN's products):

1) Plant a tree
2) Set up a family recycle plan
3) Volunteer at a local park
4) Buy vegetables locally from farms
5) Use recycled materials to build a bird feeder
6) Hold a garage sale, donate or reuse household items
7) Buy or make earth friendly cleaning products
8) Ride your bike or walk instead of driving
9) Clean up litter at local beaches or parks
10) Grow your own vegetable garden

SHARE WITH US! We'd love to hear your story on how you help contribute to a healthy Earth! Remember to have fun and get your kids involved! Make Earth Day everyday. 
We do :)


Cheers,
Lindsey

What Absolutely Natural's Sea Turtle Awareness Month Means to Us

Several months ago, I mentioned that we had partnered with the Brevard Zoo and started donating a portion of our spa revenues to help build a much needed sea turtle rehab program. We are patrons of the zoo and one of our goals is to help finish the rehab environment in 2012.

More recently we have joined with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society to help with their good work. Headquartered in our home county of Brevard, Florida, the society’s purpose is to educate the public about marine turtles. STPS reaches thousands of people each year through public presentations, exhibits at area events, and by turtle watches during the sea turtle nesting season.

The goal is to help maintain the current sea turtle population and to prevent a potentially irreversible decline in that population and there are several programs important to that end. One of the most crucial is to reduce disturbances and harassment of nesting sea turtles by educating the public about how devastating beach lighting, habitat destruction and nighttime beach activities can be for the turtles.

The Society also has teams for rescuing distressed hatchlings and adult sea turtles and transporting them to proper rehab facilities. This is where Absolutely Natural’s work with the Brevard Zoo could help this process immensely as the closest facility is currently in St Augustine (nearly a 3 hour drive away). STPS also performs monthly beach cleanup working with Keep Brevard Beautiful, Adopt-A-Beach program.

How we're working to make a difference:

• We raised more than $2000 with our initial donations in part through sign ups on our Facebook page. We have brought this incentive back for the entire month of August. Already a fan? Great, let your friends and family know! Each new fan means we'll donate $1 extra dollar towards these great causes. Let's get those numbers up!
  
  
• We are also sponsoring STPS’s Turtle Krawl 5k Run on September 17th in Nance Park in Indialantic, Florida. It is one of their major fundraisers and some of Absolutely Natural’s personnel are going to run in the event while the rest of us will man a booth.
  
  
• For the month of August, we are offering special Sea Turtle Tote Bags for sale, both individually and with kits of our products. We will donate a percentage of the sales of these totes and kits to the Brevard Zoo and the Sea Turtle Preservation Society.
  
  
• We are also putting stickers on our mail order boxes as well as info about sea turtles on all of our new Absolutely Natural spa labels. Thousands of people a month will see the labels on these products that are distributed all over the world.

We are happy and proud to be a small part of this noble cause … to protect this majestic animal and hopefully see their population grow every year.

Best regards

Charley

Our Amazing Fans & Friends

It is a rare thing to find a company that can truly inspire people and even more rare to have such accessibility to these same people. Every day, Charley personally answers the phones along with the rest of his staff. They answer emails, pop onto Facebook and welcome visitors to their Melbourne, Florida location. But what makes this most significant? They listen.

Absolutely Natural is the company they are today, in part, because of the impressive vision, passion and personality of Charley and his staff. But, what inspire them every day are their fans and friends who share their experiences, ideas and accolades. I can still remember one of my first meetings with them. They handed me a full stack of printed testimonials and were able to recite numerous stories by heart. They know life-long clients by name and can tell you details about their families and careers. No joke.

It is this same group of people, their fans and friends, who are now showing their support for such a great cause, raising nearly $900 as of today! In helping sea turtles survive, we help other sea creatures as well. This recent push to have our friends and fans show their support on Facebook has been inspiring to us and we’re so close to reaching our goal and then some.

I wanted to reach out and say thank you for making it all possible. You are a critical part of what makes Absolutely Natural such an amazing company. We are looking forward to more fun projects to come, but for now… thank you and ONWARD!

The Turtles Need Our Help

We are fortunate enough to live, work and play in Brevard County Florida, one of the worlds most important nesting grounds for sea turtles. From the first of May through the early fall, sea turtles climb the beach to the dunes where they build nests to lay their hundreds of eggs.

The hatchlings emerge (usually in the summer) and frantically head toward the water. It is an amazing phenomenon to watch and my kids and I saw it right before our eyes about 20 years ago on one warm summer night at our beach. I have been a huge fan and supporter of sea turtles ever since. As you may be aware, these majestic creatures are struggling to survive and thrive.

Recently we partnered with the Brevard Zoo and becoming patrons supporting their important work as they build their sea turtle rehab program. In addition, with the start of our newest Absolutely Natural spa line, we have dedicated space on each label to help raise awareness of sea turtles. These bottles are distributed worldwide to resorts fronting the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Of course, our products are reef-friendly and the recent scientific study of our sunblocks proves that our sunscreens biodegrade in as little as 14 days. Incredible when you consider chemical sunscreens can take months and months to biodegrade and are thought to be one of the main causes of our precious coral reefs dying off at an alarming rate.

We invite you to join us in supporting these magnificent turtles. To learn how you can help make a difference in sea turtle survival, visit:

Sea Turtle Conservancy
The Sea Turtle Conservancy, formerly known as the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, is the world's oldest sea turtle research and conservation group. Sea Turtle Conservancy's research programs have yielded much of what is now known about sea turtles and the threats they face, and the organization is applying this knowledge to carry out the world's most successful sea turtle protection and recovery programs.

Sea Turtle Preservation Society
The society's goal is to help maintain the current sea turtle population and to prevent a potentially irreversible decline in that population.

The Narture Conservency
The Nature Conservancy protects Earth's most important natural places — for you and future generations — through great science and smart partnerships.

Florida Wildlife Federation
The "Goal" of the Federation is to be the leader in promoting, through education and political action, the conservation, restoration, sound management, and wise and ethical use of Florida's natural resources, to the end that present and future Floridians may live, work and pursue traditional outdoor activities in an outstanding natural environment.

Florida Marine Turtle Program
FWC helps to protect and conserve marine turtles and their habitat through the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation - Imperiled Species Management Section (ISM), the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) and the the Division of Law Enforcement (LE).