Chucktown Carrotmob makes the biz journal today!

We made the Charleston Regional Business Journal today. We appreciate the recognition and can't wait to see the additional excitement their mention will generate. Green Drinks Charleston is also grateful for the support. We can't wait to make a decision; it is tentatively scheduled to be done by next Wednesday. Stay tuned!

Invited businesses included...

Over the past few days we have delivered "official" Carrotmob invites to the following local groceries, corner stores, and coffee shops:

Kudu Coffee - 4 Vanderhorst Street
Charlie's Market - Radcliffe Street
Caviar & Bananas - 51 George Street
Alchemy Coffee - 11 Magnolia Road (West Ashley)
Broad Street Market and Cafe - 310 Broad Street
Queen Street Grocery - 133 Queen Street
Wentworth Station - 131 Wentworth Street
King Street Station - 356 King Street
Kennedy's Market - 60 Calhoun Street
Bull Street Gourmet - 60 Bull Street
Baked - 160 East Bay Street
Burbage's - 157 Broad Street
Kaminsky's - 78 North Market Street
The Vegetable Bin - 10 Society Street
City Lights - 141 Market Street

There are others to follow in the next few days. If you have a suggestion that we should consider, please let us know. The reason we selected these types of establishments for the launch of Carrotmob included: 1) the average price point for items, 2) easy walking distance around downtown, 3) they are grab and go spots...no need to wait or make reservations, 4) our desire to include local markets and small businesses rather than large chain groceries, and 5) the willingness of business owners to get involved - and their desire to earn local recognition and save money each month.

The press releases are going out!

We are really moving now! Holy City Bike Coop is going to coordinate a bicycle valet for those who choose to bike to the Carrotmob! Very cool. We are also going to implement a bicycling component at our monthly Green Drinks meetings - and those patrons who bike to the gatherings will get a free drink!

So back to Carrotmob - the press releases started their journey through local media today and we are very excited. If you would like a copy, email us and we will send one along until we can get one posted online.

Thanks for your support. More to follow...

Connect with Carrotmob Charleston online

We are organizing our Carrotmob Charleston using the internet and word-of-mouth. That being the case, please connect with us online. You can follow Green Drinks on Twitter and check out the Carrotmob Charleston Event Page.

Next week we are delivering the invitation letters!

On Monday, March 2nd, we are going door-to-door in Downtown Charleston in support of our first Carrotmob.

Our goal is simple: to find those businesses who will reinvest a portion of their one day earnings into making their business more sustainable. We figure that we can come away with at least 30 interested participants who wish to save money. As soon as we have this community interest piqued , we will have a "sealed bid" scenario where a percentage is written on a card and filed with us three weeks in advance. Our panel will review those bids, and the winner will be announced.