Last Wednesday night the leadership team of the Sustain Charlotte Community Corps (SCCC) met for the first time! We had a great discussion at The Broken Spoke (attached to The Great Wagon Road Distilling Co.) on how we will be moving forward with our work in the Grier Heights neighborhood based on the community's identified needs. We are so impressed with the amount of passion and commitment of this group and can't wait to get started! We'll soon be gathering with the entire SCCC volunteer group to review what was discussed at this meeting and ways to get involved moving forward. Stay tuned!Interested in getting involved? Click here! Continue reading

Last Tuesday, over 70 people joined us at our first mixer of the new year! Attendees learned what we're working on in 2016 and got to hear about the sustainability practices of our Bronze Partner, Domtar. Excitement around the raffle grew as the night went on, leading to $300 raised for our Bicycle Program!  Click here to read more on our blog! Our lucky raffle winner, Calvino Cupini, got to take home a bike generously donated by Trips For Kids Charlotte!   Continue reading

From all of us at Sustain Charlotte, we'd like to wish you a Happy New Year! Please take a moment to watch this inspiring video that we've made just for you!  Once you've viewed it, please help us build excitement for the new year by sharing this with your friends and family.  Continue reading

Does the new year have you reflecting on how you made a positive impact in your community in 2015? We are especially proud of the inspiration and training we brought to youth in West Charlotte neighborhoods through our Sustainable Neighborhoods Program this past year. Our impact is highlighted in the words of 17 year-old Imani during a sustainability visioning workshop that we facilitated at Arbor Glen. When we asked the youth to envision their community's future, Imani wrote: Continue reading

Are you curious what we have planned for this coming year? At our recent Board of Directors and staff strategic planning retreat, we began planning for our anticipated growth over the next 12 months! Here's a sample of the impact we intend to have in 2016: Continue reading

Our Walk Your Neighborhood launch made quite an impact! Over 125 residents from Belmont, Plaza Midwood, Commonwealth Morningside, Commonwealth Park, Chantilly, and Elizabeth came out to #WalkCLT on Saturday! Thanks to #thesavageway and our amazing volunteers, pedestrian wayfinding signs are now in place at both ground and eye-level. These signs tell residents how many minutes it will take to walk to eight destinations such as the nearest grocery store, antique shop, park or yoga studio. We are so proud to have such great resident and business support of this initiative, powered by OrthoCarolina, that promotes walking as a form of transportation! Continue reading

Tonight is the night! Join us at The Liberty from 6 -7:30 for our Green Drinks Charlotte + Sustain Charlotte Monthly Mixer! This is a great opportunity to network and meet others interested in local sustainability! At 6:30, you'll get to hear from our Silver Partner, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, who will talk about their sustainability efforts. Click here to RSVP and invite friends! Complimentary appetizers provided by The Liberty.  Continue reading

Our First Annual Biketoberfest was a HUGE success! Thank you to all who came out on Saturday to support our event! Continue reading

This Friday is Creative Loafing's Best of Charlotte Party and we are the beneficiary this year! Don't miss out on this chance to celebrate with the best of Charlotte and show your support for Sustain Charlotte at the same time! Click here to register now!  Continue reading

Yesterday was National Car-Free Day! To celebrate, this week we are encouraging all to live life car-free by taking part in a challenge: every morning this week at 7:00am, we will post the challenge to our Transportation Choices Alliance facebook page. Participate for a chance to win a package of two tickets to Biketoberfest each day! Congratulations to our challenge winners so far: Holly Hassen and Ciara Meeks! Continue reading