Amazing Year - Newsletter from EWG

Dear Reader,

This year's EWG Holiday Gift Bag is the best yet. Donate $125 now, and get an array of good-for-you products you'll use every day. The theme for this year's bag: tools for a healthy diet.

My family loves the scrumptious recipes in The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet, by Earthbound Farm's co-founder Myra Goodman. The insulated, wide-mouth Klean Kanteen is perfect for bringing coffee or soup to work. And the reusable Chico shopping bag is so compact, I bring it everywhere. My New Year's resolution: Refuse single-use plastic bags!

We're capping an amazing year.

Our 2010 Sunscreen Safety Guide helped consumers make healthy choices and was covered by over 5,000 online outlets. We fought back against a USDA-funded disinformation campaign about EWG's research on pesticides in produce. 100,000 EWG supporters opposed industrial chemicals that aren't proven safe. After years of advocacy, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 was finally introduced in Congress.

You depend on EWG, but your support is crucial to keep our work going. Order your gift bag today.

Click here to order the best EWG Holiday Gift Bag yet. A tax-deductible donation of $125 or more gets you a fantastic set of healthy products AND your gift will be matched by a generous donor.

By purchasing a gift bag today, you will help EWG meet our 2010 budget and ensure that we have the money to continue our research in 2011. That is why a generous donor has agreed to match your gift dollar for dollar.

Don't miss this opportunity to double the impact you have on our efforts to empower consumers and change markets. You'll also enjoy this special gift bag full of products that are good for you, your family and the environment.

• The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet, a beautiful and inspiring cookbook by the co-founder of Earthbound Farm with simple information on how to protect the planet one meal at a time.
• A Klean Kanteen insulated, wide-mouth bottle -- eco-friendly and BPA free, you can use it as a mug and a thermos.
• A handy Chico bag sporting the winning design voted on by EWG supporters like you.
• Two ECOBAGS reusable produce bags to help you avoid using plastic bags while shopping for fruits and veggies.
• A delicious and certified organic Seeds of Change chocolate bar.
• 100 percent certified organic Seeds of Change seeds.
• Exclusive shopping notepad featuring EWG's Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen to make avoiding pesticides easier.
• Handy Shopper's Guide Bag-tags with tips on ingredients to avoid in personal care products and our Shopper's Guide to Pesticides.
• More than $20 in savings coupons from great companies like Organic Valley, Seventh Generation, Stonyfield Farm, The Soft Landing and Amy's Kitchen.

You count on EWG to give you the information you need to make smart choices about the products you use. That's why we do the tough research and public awareness campaigns needed to help you make informed decisions.

But keeping up with this research and outreach depends on your support -- especially when it's almost time to close the books for 2010. By purchasing the gift bag now, you ensure that we have the resources we need to keep doing the kind of research you depend on. Don't wait -- there is a limited supply of bags.

Click here to order the best EWG Holiday Gift Bag yet. A tax-deductible donation of $125 or more gets you a fantastic set of healthy products AND your gift will be matched by a generous donor.

For me, this work is very personal. It's about protecting the health of my family and families like yours. And since I know you share my commitment to EWG, I hope you will give generously to help us continue our vital work -- and enjoy our 2010 Holiday Gift Bag with my thanks!

Sincerely,

Ken Cook
President, Environmental Working Group