Sign in Here – Green Streets Day, Friday, September 26th!
Sign in now here – Please take a minute and sign in now (and every month!) if you plan to walk, bike, take public transit, carpool, and/or telecommute this Green Streets Day – Friday, September 26th. (See our main page for who qualifies as a Green Streeter – anyone can do it!)
And read the rest of this entry for the freebies, discounts, and raffle items for those in Greater Portland who:
- Wear Green (shirt, pants, socks, whatever!)
- and Get Around Green (walk, bike, take transit, carpool, telecommute, etc.) on Green Streets Day!
Notes on signing in:
- If you still want to track all your green commuting through the month you can go to the upper right corner of the screen and switch your entry form to “General” – just be sure to place a check on Green Streets Day.
- As in the past, your email address is required for identification. This information is kept absolutely private – Portland Green Streets never shares e-mails with anyone else.
- And don’t forget – if you work in the Portland Downtown District (see Old Port, Arts District and Studio District shaded areas on this map, add your business or organization’s name to participate in the Downtown Gelato Challenge! (See here for more info and where to stop in.)
Signing in enters you in this month’s Green Streets raffle and provides us with great collective green commuting data (which you’ll hear about with the raffle results!)
Discounts Around Town for Green Streets Participants on September 26, 2008!
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (58 Fore St., 207- 828-0814, www.mngrr.org: $3 off adult train ride tickets (normally $10) and $2 off children’s tickets (normally $6)!
- 2 Dine In (Web Orders: www.2dinein.com; Phone Orders: 207-799-DINE (3463): Delivering food from your favorite restaurants directly to your door – 2 Dine In will give a coupon for $5 off a take-out order of $35 or more from any of their restaurant partners – for every Green Streets participant who signs in this month!
- Butterfly Baby (543 Congress Street, 553-9255, www.butterflybabyonline.com): 10% discount on all stock! (FYI, Butterfly Baby has cloth diapers, too – the only ones on the peninsula? – in addition to its other green friendly pre-natal to small child (& parent) products.)
- Clayton’s Cafe (447 U.S. Route One, Yarmouth, 846-1117, www.claytonscafe.com): Free small coffee – our first business to participate in Yarmouth!
- Down-Home Cookin’ (28 Preble Street, 228-2064, menu at www.mainetakeout.com): 10% off all breakfast items – formerly of the Portland Public Market with yummy offerings!
- Fog Cutter Coffee (Three Locations: 519 Warren Ave., Portland, 284 Western Ave., South Portland and 176 Gray Road, Cumberland, 761-4520, www.citybrew-ne.com): Free iced or hot medium coffee!
- Freaky Bean/Maine Roasters Coffee (Five locations: 244C US Route 1, Falmouth; 360 US Route 1, Scarborough; 740 Broadway Ave, South Portland; 855 Main Street, Westbrook; 305 US Route 1, Yarmouth; www.freakybean.com): a free small cup of coffee to participants who bring in their own travel mug!
- Gorham Bike & Ski (1440 Congress Street, 773-1700, www.gorhambike.com): Free sample of Chamois Butter – don’t give chafe a chance!
- GTE Federal Credit Union (63 Marginal Way – building marked with Gorham Savings Bank sign, www.gtefcu.org): Cookies, coffee and juice for all Green Streeters who stop by (definitely stop in even if you aren’t a member)!
- Guitar Grave (441 Congress Street, 775-4414, www.guitargrave.com): Free music CD with purchase. One free DVD with any purchase of $20 or more – & one pair of shoelaces!
- Homegrown Herb & Tea (195 Congress Street, 774-3484, www.homegrownherbandtea.com): 1/2 off any hot or iced tea – a whole host of possibilities every day!
- Hilltop Coffee Shop (99 Congress Street; 780-0025): Free regular coffee for Green Streets participants who bring their own mug (1/2 off for those who don’t)!
- Jen Burrall Designs (76 Washington Ave., 772-1902, www.jenburralldesigns.com): 10% off all merchandise!
- Lobby Cafe (400 Congress Street – in the Post Office building, 671-5776): Free coffee with breakfast or lunch sandwich!
- Longfellow Books (1 Monument Way, 772-4045, www.longfellowbooks.com): 25% off all used books!
- Maine Audubon (20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, 781-2330, www.maineaudubon.org): Four offers that day: 1/2 off a Maine Audubon membership; 20% off any Nature Store purchase for existing Maine Audubon members (including a great new book in stock, “Eco Babies Wear Green”!); Free “green gift” from the Nature Store for all participants; And a Return-Free sticker if participants have traveled by bus!
- Maple’s Organic Desserts (Two Locations: 151 Middle Street, 774-COOL or 796 Forest Avenue, 210-6051, www.maplesorganics.com): $1 off any Maple’s product – coffee, baked goods, ice cream cones, pints, etc.!
- North Star Cafe (225 Congress Street, 699-2994, www.northstarmusiccafe.com): Free small iced or hot coffee or tea!
- O’Naturals (83 Exchange Street, 321-2050, www.onaturals.com): Buy one entree, get one free!
- Others! coffee and gelato cafe (15 Monument Square, 874-7411): Free 8-oz cup of Others! Fair Trade/organic coffee or tea! Or bring your own mug and they’ll fill it – up to 16 ounces for free!
- Panera Bread (343 Gorham Road, South Portland, 780-1212, www.panerabread.com): Free small coffee!
- Portland Dog Wash (981 Forest Ave., 797-7082 , www.portlanddogwash.com): $2 off a self-service dog wash and a free Greenie dog treat!
- Portland Photo Works (142 High St., Suite 220, 228-5829, www.portlandphotoworks.com): 10% off digital printing and select photo prints!
- Rosemont Market (Two locations: 559 Brighton Ave., Portland, 774-8129; 96 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-1234): Buy a delicious homemade pastry and receive a free cup of Coffee by Design coffee!
- Slainte! (24 Preble Street, 828-0900, www.myspace.com/slaintewinebar): $2 pints for all Green Streets participants from 4-9pm – stop by for some great live music that afternoon and evening!
Raffle Items for August 2008:
- Four Polar Express tickets for the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad (two children & two adults) for Friday, December 5, on the 6:30 train!
- A $50 gift certificate to the Maine Running Company!
- One gear pack (water bottle, insulated lunch bag and ball cap) from Healthy Portland!
- One free pint of Others! famous gelato!
- Two free tickets for the Greater Portland METRO Bus!
- A 6 month subscription from Port City Life Magazine!
- Free admission tickets to the Children’s Museum of Maine!
- One free pair of Bridgedale or SmartWool socks from Nomads!
- A fancy water bottle – from WMPG – Greater Portland Community Radio!
- A $10 gift card to O’Naturals!
- Two tickets to The Saturday Show – Antonio Rocha, storyteller and mime – on October 11th from the St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center!
- A $25 gift certificate for deliveries from 2 Dine In!