<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">A reminder that the first of these two events takes place tomorrow, Saturday on the Lower East Side.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Let's explore ways to help NYC reach zero food waste by 2030. </div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">I'll be presenting between 12 – 12:30.</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Hope to see some of you there,</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; ">Jacquie Ottman</div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><br></div><div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; ">-- </span></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Author, <i>The New Rules of Green Marketing</i></span></font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Founder, WeHateToWaste.com</span></font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Certified Zero Waste Business Associate<br>O: 212 879 4160</span></font></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><font face="Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">C: 917 750 2867<br><br></span></font></div></div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:151643664d5ad0fbd7f2" alt="Zero Food Waste Popup Graphic.png" style="max-width:100%"><br><div><strong style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">The Zero Food Waste Popup</strong><span style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">is the resulting prototype of the</span><span style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"> </span><a href="http://madeinles.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=31515f39998febf48c99fb3e8&id=3f6de669df&e=3ee5bc0375" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;color:rgb(51,102,153)" target="_blank">Do Tank</a><span style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">, a project led by miLES in collaboration with OpenIDEO and the NYU School of Engineering. Leveraging the Human Centered Design process and the experimental spirit of popup entrepreneurship, the Do Tank gives concerned citizens the resources, space and community they need to help pilot and realize ideas sparked by impact driven challenges.</span></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px">For the inaugural challenge around food waste reduction, the Zero Food Waste Popup delves deeper with this question: how might we educate city dwellers on the impact of food waste so that they may make informed decisions on waste management? Through the multi-day event, participants are invited to explore the impact of food waste and how to help reach the city’s goal of zero waste by 2030.</p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><strong>The popup kicks off on December 12 at 103 Allen St </strong>with community-led programming including LES Ecology Center, We Hate To Waste, GrowNYC and concludes with a party on the 16th.<br><br><strong>For more information, visit:</strong><br><a href="http://madeinles.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=31515f39998febf48c99fb3e8&id=3ebbe6b428&e=3ee5bc0375" style="color:rgb(51,102,153)" target="_blank">zerofoodwastepopup.com</a><br><br><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>RSVP for the party with Makeshift magazine on Dec 16:</strong></span><br><a href="http://madeinles.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=31515f39998febf48c99fb3e8&id=978876b902&e=3ee5bc0375" style="color:rgb(51,102,153)" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><i>For anyone interested in being added as a programming or food/beverage partner, email <a href="mailto:lateisha@gmail.com" target="_blank">lateisha@gmail.com</a></i></p><p style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><i>___</i></p><p style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><i>Images courtesy of Josh Treuhaft, @thetreuhaft</i></p><p style="color:rgb(80,80,80);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><i><br></i></p></div></div></span></body></html>