Green Festival in Chicago for KivaB4B.org

My co-worker and I, Shirelle James arrived in the Windy City on Friday May 16th for the Green Festival to raise awareness about the KivaB4B.org initiative.  The Festival was being held at the beautiful Navy Pier overlooking Chicago's skyline.  It showcases more than 350 diverse local and national green businesses displaying and selling eco-friendly, fair trade and sustainable products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After setting up the KivaB4B booth with much success, we decided to get a good nights rest to prepare for our long day on Saturday. 

 

 

On Saturday, Shirelle & I manned the booth from 10 O'clock in the morning until 7 at night.  We had a blast!  We talked to so many people who knew so much about Kiva.org, but not enough about KivaB4B.org.  Once we explained to them more about KivaB4B.org, let's just say they were ecstatic, and couldn't believe a bank was behind this cause. Shirelle and I signed up dozens of people to the KivaB4B blog page, and had many sign up for the KivaB4B Advanta credit card.  Many people were impressed with the KivaB4B initiative, and wanted to be a part of it.  They were impressed with Advanta for not only being socially responsible, but because they knew they could double the impact of a grant by simply using the KivaB4B card.