CBD’s Meaningful Month Challenge: Find New Ways to Make a Meaningful Difference in Your World!

At CBD, our mission is to “Market what’s Meaningful” for our clients.  Those words serve as a guide and help bring focus to our work. But we also know that families, friends and the work we do in our communities are what bring true meaning to our lives. So to honor CBD’s 24^th Anniversary, we’re issuing a challenge — find new ways to bring meaning to your life and community. Here are a few of the things we’ll be doing. We challenge you to join in!

Meaningful Month: The Gist of It
During the month of September, CBDers will participate in activities each week. Our goal is to give back to the community and—of course—do something meaningful.

Week 1:  September 3-7, 2012
Feeding the Hungry
There’s nothing more meaningful than providing good, healthy food to those in need. For our Food Week, CBD will be collecting non-perishable items to donate to local food pantries. We’ll also be sharing top-secret CBD recipes. Be on the lookout for your chance to win all the recipes shared!

Week 2:  September 10-14, 2012
Respecting the Planet
Everyone knows that conservation is important, but not enough of us think about the impact we, personally, can make by adopting a greener lifestyle and respecting our planet. During Sustainability Week, CBD will be starting our very own compost/worm bin in the office. In addition, some CBDers will be participating in the September Adopt a Beach Event sponsored by the Alliance for the Great Lakes as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. We’ll detail how one modest lifestyle change can result in a smaller ecological footprint.

Week 3:  September 17-21, 2012
Clothing for a Cause
As a business, CBD believes everyone should be able to dress for success. CBD’s Clothing Week will highlight all the benefits donating clothes can bring. From Goodwill to Bottomless Closet, we’ll examine how one of your unused items can help someone achieve their professional goals.

Week 4:  September 24-28, 2012
Supporting the Cure
For the last week of Meaningful Month, CBD will be kicking off its creative planning for the Illinois chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a terrific organization for which we do pro-bono work all year long. Make sure to stop by the JDRF site and register for its 2012 Walk to Cure Diabetes, taking place October 14 in Chicago. All funds raised will be dedicated to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Want to Help?
There’s plenty to do! If you’re a Pinterest or Twitter user, we encourage following @cbdmarketing and www.pinterest.com/cbdmarketing. If Facebook is more of your style, like www.facebook.com/cbdmarketing to keep yourself in the loop.

During the entire September month, CBD will be using hashtag #MeaningfulMonth to keep track of everyone’s acts of community kindness.  We challenge you to find meaning wherever you are and hare it socially. Whether you’re buying coffee for a coworker or your company is donating to charity—we want to hear!

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