I admit, I do not live an extremely green life. I recently learned about a clothing company that is trying to make a difference – Lonesome George.
ABOUT LONESOME GEORGE
Lonesome George & Co. is a sustainable apparel company that started in the Galapagos and commits 10% of sales to create Agents of Change who will have an impact in their community.
It began with a tortoise. After living in Ecuador for 10 + years and visiting the Galapagos Islands on several occasions we came across Lonesome George—its most famous resident and a worldwide conservation icon. As the last surviving Pinta Tortoise, Lonesome George’s cautionary tale of extinction unfolded as a result of human actions and mismanagement of scarce resources. Inspired by his story, we began Lonesome George & Co. to educate tomorrow’s youth and to prevent other Lonesome George situations from happening at a time of frightening and increasing extinction rates. Our triple-bottom-line business model ensures that 10% of every purchase directly funds youth educational programs that teach and empower future generations—to make better choices in our interdependent world. Lonesome George’s spirit and legacy lives on through the clothes we wear and the choices we make.
MY THOUGHTS
I received a women’s Rosie Tshirt in size XL. The shirt, designed by Paul Alex Thorton, is made of 100% Certified Organic Peruvian cotton. The shirt is great quality and is certainly very lovely. The images are printed directly onto the shirt, rather then screenprinted on. I usually wear a L or XL depending on size. I did find that this XL was a bit snug on me, more snug then I like. I would advise considering buying a size up when ordering. I think the goal of encouraging children, and adults as well, to make environmentally friendly choices is a worthy one. It’s also very timely. More and more often in the news you see stories about how trash is piling up and accumulating at such a rapid rate that it will just keep spreading and overtake the people. I think it’s awesome that the company invests 10% of each purchase into education programs to prevent situations like Lonesome George (the last living of his species) from happening for future generations. If we aren’t educated, and if we don’t make better choices and educate our families, what will be left of us and for us, and for our future generations?
MORE INFO
Lonesome George on Facebook
Lonesome George on Twitter
The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
