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Greetings etc. Magazine’s Eco-Edition Showcases Verysupercool’s Greeting Cards Made Greener with Carbonfund.org

(CSRwire) AUSTIN, TX - May 7, 2008 - In partnership with Carbonfund.org, Verysupercool announced today the success of its green greeting cards, which were featured in the March/April edition of Greeting etc., a prominent stationery trade magazine. In Greeting etc’s comprehensive Eco-Friendly issue to date, Verysupercool was one of only two featured greeting card companies that use exclusively 100% post-consumer waste paper. In addition to being made from recycled materials, Verysupercool’s greeting cards are now even greener through the offset of carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org.

By joining Carbonfund.org’s Small CarbonFree(TM) Business program, Verysupercool is offsetting the CO2 emitted from the energy it takes to run the business and ship greeting cards across the nation.

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Verysupercool, as seen in the January 2006 issue of Austin Business Journal

GREETINGS, AUSTINITES!

Some very supercool things are happening for an Austin greeting card company.

The Trends 2006 issue of Greetings etc., a trade magazine for the greeting card industry, has named Verysupercool the best new product.

Verysupercool, whose greeting cards feature dog portraits, was founded by animal lovers Sue Rostvold and Allan Little.

“We are delighted that Greetings etc. has recognized our cards in their all-important Trends 2006 issue. It’s a fantastic endorsement of the beauty and quality of our cards,” Rostvold says.

“When we create our cards, we are very passionate about capturing the very essence of the dog and matching that image with a thought-provoking quote.”

Greetings etc. chose Verysupercool as the best new product just months after the Austin company launched it’s line of cards. Rostvold attributed the win to the fact that there aren’t any other greeting cards on the market similar to Verysupercool’s.

Verysupercool also has a strong commitment to the environment, she says. The company’s greeting cards and envelopes are printed on 100 percent post-consumer paper.

In Austin, the cards are available at Breed & Co., Casa de Luz, Eco-Wise, Farm to Market Grocery, Moxie and the Compound, Sparks, Westlake Animal Hospital, Wheatsville Co-op and Whole Foods Market.

by Chantal Outon

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