1% for the Planet

http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

1% For The Planet is a growing global movement of 1443 companies that donate 1% of their gross sales to a network of more than 2481 environmental organizations worldwide. Their Mission: 1% for the Planet exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet.

All of us at Loll are excited to be able to contribute to environmental groups working every day to keep our planet blue and green. Again, for our forth year as a member of 1%, we are abiding to the movement of thinking globally and acting locally with our donations. Thanks goes out to the groups listed below for their earnest environmental efforts, but also to our customers who in the most significant way enable us to make our donations possible. Thank you!

2011 Beneficiaries [previous years: 2010 | 2009 | 2008]:

Friends of the BWCAW:
http://www.friends-bwca.org

Leading the effort to protect and restore the BWCAW from adverse environmental threats is the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. The Friends’ mission is to protect, preserve and restore the wilderness character of the BWCAW and the Quetico-Superior Ecosystem. The organization formed in 1976 to protect this vulnerable area and two years later shepherded legislation through Congress that brought full protection to the Boundary Waters. Today, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based organization of 4,000 members is a sentry against further harm in the BWCAW and the Quetico-Superior Ecosystem.

MN Waters:
http://www.minnesotawaters.org

Minnesota Waters envisions an engaged citizenry working to protect and restore Minnesota’s irreplaceable natural assets - our clean and healthy lakes and streams - for current and future generations. The mission of Minnesota Waters is to promote responsible stewardship of our water resources by engaging citizens, local and state policymakers, and other partners in the protection and restoration of Minnesota’s lakes and rivers.

Windustry:
http://www.windustry.org

Windustry promotes progressive renewable energy solutions and empowers communities to develop and own wind energy as an environmentally sustainable asset. Through member supported outreach, education and advocacy we work to remove the barriers to broad community ownership of wind energy.

Sugarloaf Cove
http://www.sugarloafnorthshore.org/

Sugarloaf Cove is your own quiet spot on Lake Superior…on Highway 61, 73 miles north of Duluth and 6 miles south of Schroeder, Minnesota. For 30 years, Sugarloaf Cove was home to Consolidated Paper's log rafting operations. Now it is a place to learn about the natural and human history of the North Shore, with a State Scientific and Natural Area at its core. Sugarloaf is a membership funded organization. Visit next time you drive up the North Shore along Lake Superior, Highway 61, Mile Post 73.3!

The Trupmeter Swan Society
http://www.trumpeterswansociety.org/

The Trumpeter Swan Society (TTSS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to assuring the vitality and welfare of wild Trumpeter Swan populations.

Early settlers nearly destroyed this magnificent species, but many people have worked hard to save the last remnants and start them on the path to recovery. It is now up to us all to help nurture that recovery and help ensure that Trumpeter Swans will be secure in our modern world. TTSS is a means for those who cherish these swans to work together and support their continued restoration.

Since our founding in 1968, TTSS has provided the vision, knowledge, and advocacy to move restoration efforts forward and improve management of Trumpeter Swans across North America. Our 500+ members in the U.S. and Canada include interested private citizens, waterfowl propagators, businesses, and many of the professional waterfowl biologists and managers who have guided Trumpeter Swan management in recent decades.

Will Steger Foundation
http://www.willstegerfoundation.org

Founded by the passionate and renowned polar explorer Will Steger, The Will Steger Foundation is dedicated to creating programs that foster international cooperation and leadership through environmental education and policy. As eyewitness to the reality of global warming, and as an explorer taking on daunting challenges, the Will Steger Foundation inspires people to embrace the transition to a low-carbon economy: exploring the path forward and leading the way through exciting education, citizen engagement and international cooperation. We are educating, inspiring and empowering people of all ages to engage in climate change solutions.

Sustainable Twin Ports
http://www.sustainabletwinports.org

Sustainable Twin Ports is dedicated to furthering economic, environmental & social sustainability in the Twin Ports and western Lake Superior region through education, networking and action. Community - Environment – Economy – We believe everyone in the twin ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI value the health of all three. Sustainable Twin Ports has decided to move from belief to action by teaching our neighbors, businesses and public entities how to take meaningful steps toward sustainability. We all make hundreds of decisions every day, all day long. While most of us consider the economic side, few stop long enough to consider the effects of those decisions on the Environment, or on other People By working together, we can create transformational change toward a healthier community, a healthier environment and a healthier bottom line.