Orange Restoration Labs in Connecticut, takes pride in announcing they now offer ZeroCarbonTM wedding gown preservations. Orange Restoration Labs is a member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists, an international organization of drycleaners who specialize in gown cleaning, restoration, and preservation, and the Association has partnered with Carbonfund.org to offer brides the option of carbon-neutral gown cleaning and preservation. "Brides care about their carbon footprints," notes Sally Lorensen Conant, Ph.D., Orange Restoration Labs president. "Now brides can ensure the beauty of their wedding gowns and safeguard the planet's future, too."
"Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions organization, has calculated the carbon dioxide emissions generated by cleaning and preserving wedding gowns," said Conant, "and brides can make a donation through members of the Association to offset them. Carbonfund.org estimated everything from the bride's trip to and from the cleaner to the cleaning procedures to the wedding chest's manufacture. Then we increased the total still more to be certain the bride's donation will account for the carbon footprint no matter what solvent we use or how far the bride has to travel. The donation included in the price of our ZeroCarbonTM wedding gown preservations assures the bride her preservation will be truly carbon-neutral, and 100 percent of her donation goes to Carbonfund.org." (ZeroCarbonTM is a trademark of Carbonfund.org.)
Eric Carlson, CarbonFund.org president, said, "We are excited to have worked with the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists in conveying our global warming message and integrating our carbon calculations into the Association's gown preservations. We believe ZeroCarbonTM wedding gown preservations are an innovative way for the bride to protect her gown and validate her concern for the plant, too."
Donations to Carbonfund.org support global renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the threat of climate change. All Carbonfund.org projects are independently verified to the highest certification standards. The nonprofit organization provides individual and business offsetting options. Brides who are interested in calculating the entire wedding's carbon footprint can find a carbon calculator at WeddingWire.com, designed to help brides and grooms plan their weddings, as well as at Carbonfund.org.
Conant, a member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists since 1991, also works to reduce carbon emissions by recycling, conserving energy, and in general setting standards in her plant that protect the environment. Brides can learn more about Conant's wedding gown preservations at http://www.GownRestoration.com. Each member of the Association to which Conant belongs honors the preservation guarantee of every other member, which includes taking the gown out of the container and pressing it at no charge when the gown is to be worn again. More than 70 specialty gown manufacturers recommend the Association's preservations, which are also Endorsed by the Association of Bridal Consultants, the organization dedicated to wedding professionals worldwide.
About Orange Restoration Labs
Former museum professional Sally Lorensen Conant, Ph.D, operates the largest gown preservation service in New England and frequently serves as a consultant to museums and historical societies. She has been helping brides with their gowns--before and after the wedding--for nearly twenty years and works with fabrics of all types from early nineteenth-century christening gowns to vintage veils to a dress shirt custom made for Frank Sinatra. Featured in wedding books and magazines, Sally is a member of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Objects and the Textile Society of America. She was the first to earn the designation Master Wedding VendorTM from the Association of Bridal Consultants, and the International Drycleaners Congress recognized her with The Makoto Igarashi Award for restoration. Visit http://www.GownRestoration.com.
About Carbonfund.org
Carbonfund.org is the country's leading nonprofit climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbonfund.org supports education, reduction and offset projects, and outreach activities to reduce our reliance on foreign energy sources. Carbonfund.org has over 400,000 individual supporters and works with over 1,000 corporate and nonprofit partners including Volkswagen, Motorola, JetBlue, Hyundai, and Staples. Visit http://www.Carbonfund.org.
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