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Green Home Sweepstakes

Keeping the whole “Earth Week” and Green Revolution vibe rolling, I thought it was fitting to introduce another lucky giveaway.  HGTV is offering this amazing “Green Home,” with eco-friendly appliances and furnishings, along side a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid.  The sweepstakes is for one Green Home (presented by Sears and Shaw Floors) and a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid.

Sweepstakes participants are limited to one online entry, per valid email address, per eligible person per day until 5:oo p.m. ET on May 9, 2008.  This sweepstakes is limited to United States residents only and its territories, possessions, and commonwealths, except Puerto Rico.  The sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. resident, 21 years or older. Please read all of the Official Rules before entering. 

The Green Home is accordingly located in the environmentally responsible community of Tradition Hilton Head, SC.  Find out more on Tradition Hilton Head, SC.  Not only is this Green Home strategically located in a green community, it is also located on an island.  Having a home on a island means two things.  Your home is close to the beach and you can probably find some good seafood.  Having your island home close to the beach means that there are probably waves nearby.  Hilton Head Island has good waves and they get even better during hurricane season.  So enter the Green Home sweepstakes, grab your shortboard or longboard, and wait for that lucky call from HGTV telling you that you have the luxury of sitting back and relaxing on your own island.  Check out this map of Hilton Head Island. This is the first Green Home offered by HGTV and I am sure there will be more of these homes in the works. 

Click here for more information on the Green Home Sweepstakes

I wish everybody luck and if anybody wins the sweepstakes by entering via my website, I better get an invite to the Green Home for a week long surf session!!

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN

HGTV and GMC do not have any affiliation with the Surf Blog Spot or the Surf Blog Spot owner.  This giveaway is entirely for informational purposes. 

Celebrate Earth Day!  Make Everyday Earth Day!  Go Green!  Go Organic!  Recycle, Reduce, Reuse!  Recycling is Hot!  These are just some of the trendy lines you might hear at your Earth Day celebration.  Today is Earth Day and people in the northern hemisphere will be celebrating awareness and the Earth’s environment.  The history of Earth Day dates back to 1970 and is celebrated every April 22.  I thought a perfect post for this Earth Day would involve an environmentally responsible company that is also dedicated to surf and the Earth. 

I bet most rock climbers and backpackers are familiar with a very popular outdoor gear company from Ventura, CA.  If you are still trying to figure out where Ventura is or the company’s name….that company is Patagonia.  Find out more on Patagonia and their history.   Well, this same climbing inspired company also started a line of surf products.  Patagonia offers an extensive list of gear and accessories for sports like hiking, rock climbing, women’s surfing, men’s surfing, and fly fishing.  If going green is your thing, Patagonia also offers an organic product line.  Search Patagonia for ORGANIC products.

I found some organic boardshorts you might like.  Wear these boardshorts on Earth Day or any other day and you will spread your environmental awareness. Try on the comfortable 100% organic cotton Palaka boardshorts. 

Patagonia Palaka 100% Organic Cotton Boardshorts

These boardshorts are not recommended for a long 4-hour surf session, but recommended more for casual wear or relaxing at the beach.  Patagonia thinks the Palaka boardshorts should be used for around the town, a short surf session, or exploring the Amazon.  The organic cotton is not as durable as the typical nylon boardshorts.  Click here for more details on the Palaka boardshort.

Click here for more Patagonia  products

Dyeing the river green on St. Patrick’s Day

Have a great day and too bad there are not any green waves to surf.