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We are getting ready to ramp up another Carrotmob event here in Kansas City, and are looking for capable people who care about giving back to the community.  If you are interested in making this a reality, please leave a comment on this post.

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A like-minded organization here in KC is putting on an benefit concert here in a week and a half, and CarrotmobKC totally advocates you participating.  They value both sustainability and consumer choice, so yeah, they’re a perfect match for us.  How does consumer choice play a part in a benefit concert you ask?  Upon entering, you get tokens.  When you give these tokens to one of the 14 charities present, they get your cover charge!  You then proceed to rock out to quality local bands all night.  Can’t beat that.

Crosstown Station
April 18th, 8pm - 1am
$5-$10
Bands: Pet Comfort, Abracadabras, Namelessnumberheadman, Alan Voss Trio and DJ Chadillac

Website: http://www.rockoutreachout.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=69746122280

Since CarrotmobKC has no money of its own, we are thinking about producing some t-shirts as a fundraiser.  Here’s the design we’re running with.

Before we print them though, how many of you are interested in buying one?  We’re shooting for a price of $15-17.  Let us know in the comments your level of interest.

This week, Metzler Remodeling and Hathmore Technologies met with Ed at World of Spirits to go over their list of recommendations for energy improvements and to determine the next steps. There are several items Ed will complete himself while Metzler and Hathmore are going to get bids on the bigger improvements.  Most of the improvments will be focused around highly efficient lighting, cooler insulation, and cooler fine-tuning.  The goal is to make the biggest impact-per-dollar possible on World of Spirit’s carbon footprint.  The recommendations are tailored specifically to how we can use our $1,683.  If you want to peruse the official document, here are Metzler & Hathmore’s Improvement Recommendations.

Stats:

• 325 Patrons
• $7,015 Gross revenues
• $1,683 Towards Green-ifying WoS
• Avg Tuesday night gross: $1,500

In other words, we nearly quadrupled their average total for them.  Furthermore, the amount raised for energy improvements was MORE than their average gross.  Quite a feat, KC!  We will be announcing within the week how that $1,683 will be getting spent.  Its looking like lighting and refrigerator improvements thus far.

And in equally exciting news, Ed (WoS owner) had purchased 800lbs of food for purchase that Harvesters expressed need for.  You wonderful people bought 200lbs of that and donated it.  At the end of the night, Ed went ahead and donated THE REMAINING 600 LBS TO HARVESTERS.  Way to go Ed!

Big thanks go out to Ed for being such an awesome and conscientious businessman to host the first mob event.  And while we’re at it, big thanks to all of you who came out and to the whole organizing team.

There will most definitely be another mob event here in KC, but probably not for a few months.  We unpaid voluneers are taking a break for the holidays.

Also, if you want to see Miguel (from last night) play again, he’s at the Black Dog Coffeehouse this Saturday at 8 PM.  Check him out, he’s very talented :)

Last minute map :

1722 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111

Also, be ready for the weather, UmbrellaToday.com says:

If you are following us on Twitter, you’ll probably get a couple tweets during the event :)

Tomorrow marks the first Carrotmob in Kansas City.

Tuesday, October 21st from 5 to 10 p.m. at World of Spirits, 1722 W. 39th St., KC, MO (39th & Bell).

The Carrotmob organizers have done their job in putting this together. This Kansas City mob has the highest commitment of the mob’s money to put toward environmental improvements than ANY Carrotmob in history! (Of course, there have only been three - the original in San Francisco, London, and Helsinki. Oh, and you know how Kansas City is often tossed around in the likes of these cities.) The only question now is, “Do the people of Kansas City care enough about reducing global warming to show up?”

I mean sure San Francisco and Portland are always on top of green city rankings while we come in 35th or 84th or whatever. Now is our chance to show the world that, despite our lack of green city infrastructure, we the people of Kansas City are not only willing to spend our money at businesses that are committed to reducing our carbon footprint, but we show up en masse!

So here is the run down.

We love that many of you plan to attend despite the weather predictions (and for ‘the glass is half full’ people it will be the warmest day of any of the following 7 days.) Please get some cash from a friend that can’t make it and pick stuff up for them. And please bring a friend!

We know that some people just can’t make it - after all this is a one time shot at a chance for 24% of your dollar to go toward reducing our carbon footprint and not everyone can make it. Please, give a friend some cash to pick stuff up for you. After all it doesn’t matter how many people show up, what matters is that a lot of money is spent.

If you haven’t heard yet: the most needed items for Harvesters will be available for purchase and we’ll have a food donation drop, making your dollar 124% all for good!

Everyone wants to reduce global warming and we have put into place a very easy and effortless way for you to help - buy stuff you are already gong to buy at a place that will contribute 24% to energy efficiency improvements.

We have a full line-up of entertainment for the parking lot of World of Spirits–

5 PM - Victor Dougherty (Dog Tree)
6 PM - Stan Slaughter (The Eco-Troubadour)
7 PM - Aaron Hale - http://www.myspace.com/aaronhaleandtheboydetectives
8 PM - Jimmy Sullivan aka “The Young Club” - old school jazz trumpet
9 PM - Miguel Caraballo (Blues to Bach) - http://www.myspace.com/miguelthesoloproject

Stick around before and after you purchase, enjoy the crowd and the music :)

The Pitch has put up a great spread about our event this Tuesday.  Kudos to Andrew Bargeron for the awesome illustration.  INK KC has also put up a great writeup on it.  Looks like this mob is gaining critical mass!