This past weekend, individuals from across the Red River Valley
came together to show, share, and spread the word about ways to go
green in your daily routine at Valley Green Expo 2010. The expo was
made up of an array of non-profit organizations, governmental
agencies, businesses, and more.
Aside from an abundance of giveaways, natural and organic food
samples (including unique pickled vegetables courtesy of Red River
Goose Gardens), there were also numerous performers and speakers.
Ranging from local family band, Fiddlin' Friendzy to local
meteorologist, John Wheeler, sharing some of his original
poetry, variety was of no shortage at this year's expo. Most
importantly there was a shared passion for helping the
environment.
Our own Tami Dowers even gave a presentation entitled "Saving
the Environment with SmartPay." In this presentation, Tami talked
about the benefits of going paperless with SmartPay: saving time,
money, and the environment to name a few. Perhaps one of the most
startling stats from the presentation?
"Each year Americans throw away enough office paper
alone to build a 12-foot wall from Los Angeles to New York
City". Source
Just imagine that. A 12-foot wall from one coast to another.
That's a lot of paper; especially considering this stat accounts
for office paper alone. Think of how much money and how many
resources could be saved and conserved by switching to paperless
billing at your business.
Now you may be thinking "But I'm not a business owner so the
choice isn't mine." On the contrary, your voice and
opinion matter. At our booth during the expo, we
encouraged consumers to fill out suggestion cards of businesses or
companies they would like to see switch to a paperless billing and
payment system like SmartPay.
Put simply, the consumer voice matters to businesses. If these
businesses and companies are aware that people like you actually
want a service like SmartPay, your voice could help shift them in a
new direction for billing and payment. Even if you weren't at the
expo to fill out a suggestion card, we are always taking
suggestions. Let us know what business or company you would like to
see using SmartPay. Make your suggestion
here.
And although we can't thank you with a helping of pickled beans
or a performance of blue grass music, we thank you for your
suggestions with sincere appreciation.
Come to think of it… maybe we could round up the web developers
and see just how mean their pickling and music
skills are? We hear our Project Manager, Melanie might have
some tips and hints about pickling!