Stay current on GAF News. Subscribe to GAF. For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Loma Rica , CA - Going Green has never been so much fun! Come on out Saturday, August 23 and enjoy the day at Green Aware Fair (GAF) in the open air foothills of Yuba County from 11am-4pm. The day will be filled with workshops and demonstrations, local eco-friendly and natural businesses featuring their products and services, raffled items throughout the day and silent auction, and good green and natural family fun. The workshops and demonstrations will be presented in a format allowing you to take home and use what you have learned that day. Learn how to compost and start your own garden, create fresh and raw juices that promote better health, bring new purpose to your life with organization and simplifying techniques, and learn what toxic brew may be stirring in your home and how to prevent it. The Green and Natural Tipster will also be on hand to offer simple changes you can make to stretch your hard earned dollars a little further, which is perfect information for these difficult financial times. There will also be activities for children that include learning about recycling and creating recycled art, making non-toxic playdoh with everyday edible ingredients, and finishing the day with the breaking of the GAF piñata filled with organic and natural candy. Donations of new and gently used shoes will be collected for Soles4Souls along with needed items for the Oroville Rescue Mission. Please call GAF for shelter donation needs. Don’t let someone else tell you how great GAF was, be there! This is a FREE event. For more information visit, www.greenawarefair.com or call (530) 741-9203. Vendor spaces are still available. ### Friday, July 11, 2008 We have added two workshops that include a presentation by The Worm Farm (Composting and Vermicomposting) and Life as Organic (Toxic Brew). Check back for more added later. Sunday, July 6, 2008 Silent auction baskets are now available for you to fill. If you have a green business, then introduce your company with a filled basket of the best your company has to offer. If you do not have a green business and would like to fill a basket, then take a look at some basket ideas. For Immediate Release Friday, June 20, 2008 Green Aware Fair Announces Shoe Drive To Benefit Soles4Souls™ Inc., The Shoe Charity, at Green Aware Fair 2008. Yuba County and surrounding counties are asked to “STEP UP” and "Clean Out their Closets and Recycle their Gently Worn Shoes." Nashville, TN – June 20, 2008 – Wayne Elsey, the Founder and CEO of Soles4Souls™ Inc., is accustomed to seeing 32,000 pairs of shoes come in and out of the charity’s warehouses each week, but the recent natural disasters in Peru, the US Midwest, and Mexico have left a giant void in the Soles4Souls™ buildings. Soles4Souls™ is asking for your 'gently worn' shoes and/or donations to ship the shoes. It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unworn shoes lying around in their closets. The charity can use each and every one of these pairs to make a tangible difference in someone's life. “We can use the shoes taking up space in your closet to change the world one pair at a time,” Elsey said. “We need our partners in North America and specifically in Yuba County and the surrounding counties, to 'STEP UP' and get behind our call for action. It’s one of the most simple yet profound gifts you can make, because it will greatly improve someone’s life in the most difficult of times,” he said. In addition, people and companies interested in donating to the effort can visit the organization’s website, Gives Shoes, and follow the instructions. To also assist with the collection at Green Aware Fair 2008 as well as participate as a vendor and/or sponsor, contact Jennifer Smeltser at (530) 741-9203 or E-mail at info@greenawarefair.com. ### For more information please contact: Jennifer Smeltser, Green Aware Fair, (530) 741-9203, info@greenawarefair.com Chris Carmichael, Soles4Souls, (615) 391-5723 ext 143, chrisc@soles4souls.org Kim Dettwiller, Soles4Souls, (615) 321-4073, kimdet@comcast.net Alexis Laken, Soles4Souls, (646) 964-5566, alexlaken@aol.com ### Thursday, June 19, 2008 GAF is partnering with Soles 4 Souls in the collection of new and gently used shoes and the Oroville Rescue Mission in the collection of personal items for women and children. Monday, June 16, 2008 Several businesses are supporting GAF and offering fair attendees special discounts before and on fair day. Take a look at the merchant discounts they are offering and support these busineses. Friday, June 13, 2008 Raffle round-up is a listing of just a few of the items that will be raffled during the fair. The list is updated every Friday. Check to see what cool picks have been added and make plans to be at GAF so you can win that special green and natural prize. Monday, June 2, 2008 Online Applications for Sponsors and Exhibitors Now Available Applications for sponsors and exhibitors are now available. Register for your exhibitor/vendor space today. Space is limited. Businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to support healthier families and healthier living by becoming a sponsor. Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Online Applications for Sponsors and Exhibitors Applications for sponsors and exhibitors will be available on Monday, June 2. For your convenience and to reduce paper waste, online submissions will be available. Monday, May 12, 2008 Green Aware Fair 2008 You are cordially invited to Green Aware Fair 2008. Green Aware Fair will be held in the open air foothills of Loma Rica, California at La Casa en las Nubes. Hosted by Life as Organic, the day will be filled with organic, natural, and sustainable products and services exhibitors and vendors, eco-friendly education, family entertainment, and green cuisine. Our goals are to: Introduce safer and natural ways of living. Present ways to improve the health of the family and its environment. Promote organic, natural, eco-friendly, and sustainable companies and products.