The Good Stuff: August 2016

FringeNYC: August 12-18

The New York International Fringe Festival is the largest multi-arts festival in the United States. This year's is the 20th anniversary of the festival which occurs between August 12-28th. 200 shows will put on 1,100 performances at $18/a ticket throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The festival offers a variety of shows that include musicals, operas, improv, stand-up, dance, performance art, mulimedia, and shows for children.

To learn more about the the shows available or to purchase tickets, please visit them here.

B with Us: United By Blue

United By Blue just opened their first NYC store located at 245 Elizabeth Street in Lower Manhattan. United by Blue offers a full assortment of sustainable apparel and accessories, as well as exciting collaborations with fellow B Corps like Chico Bag, Yellow Leaf, Found My Animal, and Klean Kanteen. They also host monthly waterway cleanups as well as fun in-store events. Here are a couple events they have going on in August (contact Sean if you would like to participate):

8/16 Waterway Cleanup (5pm-7pm)

@ Valentino Pier & Park in Red Hook, BK

-Games, prizes, and sweet treats from "Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies". Stick around after the cleanup for an outdoor screening of Pitch Perfect compliments of Red Hook Flicks!

8/20 "Dog Days of Summer" Dog Adoption Event (1pm-4pm)

@ United By Blue NYC in Collaboration with Animal Haven shelter and Found My Animal (B Corp)

-Dogs on-site for adoption and reps from Animal Haven taking donations. Found My Animal reps on-site for retail sales.

Put Your Volunteer Hours to Work!

All year-round team members are eligible for one paid work day to volunteer with an organization of their choice. Selecting an organization or an event to devote time to is often a struggle when determining how to best use your time. Catchafire, a fellow B Corp, was created in order to help match volunteers and their skills with organizations looking for specific help. Potential projects and organizations range in desired skills needed. As a prospective volunteer, you are able to create a profile where you can select the causes you would like to spend your time volunteering with, while having specific outcomes in mind.

August's Uncommon Table

Grilled Cheese on 8/11 from 1:00-2:00:

The PD team is hosting this month's lunch that will feature different types of grilled cheese, with vegan and gluten free options available.
Say Cheese when you enter their photobooth and continue smiling as you take a spin on the "Cheese Wheel of Fortune" for prizes.

Nacho Average Snack on 8/25 from 400-4:30:

The Marketing Team is chiping in this month to host a nacho themed snack: Come get a little cheesy at our build-your-own nacho bar, enjoy a refreshing virgin margarita, and enter the homemade salsa contest for a chance to win a $25 gift card to a surprise location.
Salsa contest: Sign up for our Salsa Contest by emailing our Resident Salsa King, Tom: TRomero@uncommmongoods.com (Making salsa is fun and easy. Click here, here, and here for a little inspiration!)

August Anniversaries

A happy work anniversary to our team members who started in August. If each company lunch was grilled cheese and each of our August starts had one grilled cheese per lunch, together they would have consumed approximately 45.6 loaves of bread (assuming that a traditional loaf has 20 slices of bread).

Jennifer Grim: 156 snacks (13 years)
Sha'Ron Burden: 48 snacks (4 years)
Anthony Carella: 48 snacks (4 years)
Matthew Disla: 48 snacks (4 years)
Matthew Monsees: 48 snacks (4 years)
Jason Walters: 36 snacks (3 years)
Kywon Nesbitt: 24 snacks (2 years)
Jhamile Archibald: 12 snacks (1 year)
Ramon Jimenez: 12 snacks (1 year)
Kenneth McCallum: 12 snacks (1 year)
Valeria Neal 12 snacks (1 year)