IL POSTO
Fine Italian Cuisine & Dining at it’s best!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with Us!
Open 7 Days a Week for Lunch & Dinner
VALENTINE’S DAY
A SPECIAL MOVIE EVENT
A film documentary that follows 30
seniors in their search to find love.
Come join us and watch this unique
story unfold that proves “It’s never too
late to date”
FILM SCREENING followed by DISCUSSION
14
FEBRUARY
FREE
ENTRY AND DESSERT
11:00AM- 2:00PM
IL- Centro
8711 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214
**LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE.**
To RSVP, please contact The Bay Ridge Center
718-748-0650 ext. 102
PRESENTED BY:
COURIER L 40 IFE, FEB. 8–14, 2019 M BR B G
Love in Brooklyn
Take to cooking a
meal at home for
your valentine.
Eight eco-friendly ways to
celebrate Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is second only to
the holiday season with regard to
gift giving. Although this day devoted
to love and exchanging gifts can
be wasteful, that does not mean those
with a mind toward green and simple
living should ignore the holiday altogether.
In fact, there are plenty of different
ways to celebrate Valentine’s
Day with conservation in mind:
Bee mine: Give a loved one the gift
of a jar of raw honey from a nearby bee
farm with a pun-themed love note that
says “bee mine.”
Smart greetings: When choosing
greeting cards, select those printed on
recycled paper using all-natural inks.
Otherwise, create your own paper or
digital greetings. If making your own
paper greeting, be sure to make it with
a reusable material that can be repurposed
once the holiday has come and
gone.
Purchase an artisan gift: Gifts
don’t have to be mass-produced items
made in factories. Looks for handmade
gifts designed by local artisans
who don’t need fuel to deliver their
creations around the world. Or look
to gifts that help support a cause, such
as crafts made by indigenous people to
support their independent living.
Homemade meal: Take to cooking
a meal at home for your valentine.
Once you settle on his or her favorite
foods, be sure to source out local, organic,
and free-range ingredients.
Give the gift of a massage: Massages
can help relieve stress and pain.
Because massage is a service rather
than a product, there will be no residual
waste. Other service gifts include
manicure and pedicures, spa treatments,
and hair salon services.
Adopt an animal: Work with a local
kennel to adopt a pet or speak with
a favorite conservation group about
fi nancially supporting an animal.
Sweethearts who are animal lovers
may fi nd this to be the ideal gift.
Offer living plants: Cut fl owers
certainly look beautiful, but they may
require many resources for planting,
cutting, and transporting. That’s especially
true for non-native, out-of-season
fl owers. Potted plants can live indefi
nitely as long as they are cared for
properly.
Buy “Fair Trade” chocolate:
Make sure the sweets or other gifts
being purchased are in line with fair
trade policies. Fair Trade Certifi ed
products are made with respect to people
and planet. Rigorous social, environmental,
and economic standards
are employed to promote safe, healthy
working conditions, protect the environment,
enable transparency, and
empower communities to build strong,
thriving businesses.
Valentine’s Day celebrations can
be enjoyed in an eco-friendly way that
can make this special day even more
meaningful to eco-conscious couples.