69.6%
AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS OWN AT LEAST ONE DOG OR CAT. 153,835,000 NATION WIDE.
83,956
VETERINARIAN AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PET GROOMERS.
COMMON GROUNDS?
3,500,000
HOMELESS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT NATION-WIDE. 1,500,000 ARE CHILDREN.
HOW DO WE HELP?
Using traditional methods to create textiles from donated pet fur, our company spins together a common thread between the environment, the community, and the home.
REAL PEOPLE.
Pete is a 27 year old graduate student studying criminal justice. He lives in a one bedroom condo with his dog Corona. His dog is his companion but he has developed an allergy to dog hair. He gets by as long as he has his dog groomed weekly and brushing the dog daily. After combing the dog the hair must be stored in a garbage can outside of his home because it has a tendency of flying out of the trash and back into the air. When he isn’t studying, he volunteers at a local soup kitchen. He also does pro bono work for the car association giving free legal advice.
Chuck is a 52 year old automotive mechanic. He lives 45 minutes outside of Portland Oregon with his two border collie, Troy and Brit. He works 60+ hours a week with Sundays off only because the government requires the dealership to be closed Sundays. When he’s not working he’s out with the twins, his dogs, at the Pilot Butte State Park. He drives a Subaru Outback and is very earth conscious. Before he became a mechanic he studied at the Central Oregon Community College where he was involved with as many extracurricular programs as he possibly could. His favorite was one that volunteered at a homeless shelter. He always said when he graduated he’d have more time to give back. Unfortunately, since he is the only ASE certified technician his boss needs him as much as possible. He just wants to help.
Susan is a 44 year old mother of two. She works part time for a local flower shop. Outside of work her time is scattered between driving the kids to school and soccer practice. She tries to distill good morals in her kids but finds that sometimes she just doesn’t have time to do all that she would like. Along with her husband Patrick and their golden retriever Roger, they live in a friendly suburb of Denver. Patrick also works more than he would like but wants to support his family the best he can. The house, as you can imagine with two busy parents and two energetic kids and playful Roger, is often a mess. The worst part is everything they own is covered in dog fur. The kids comb the dog as a chore twice a week, which was part of the deal for getting a dog.
COME TOGETHER.
We uses 100% donated pet fur to produce our products. Our end
results are blankets that are donated to community homeless shelters.
FUR CLEAN CYCLE WASTE FREE EVERLASTING WHOLE HEARTED
FINDING OURSELVES.
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CONSCIOUS
HOW IT WORKS.
BRUSH. BAG. BUILD. BLANKET.
BRUSH.
Pets are brushed by the pet owners and groomers as they normally would do. No additional work is required.
BAG.
Fur is then placed into our allergen free bags.
Bags can be obtained through our web site at Furever.com as well as at local pet stores, groomers, and adoption facilities. Each location also has a drop-off point for full bags although bags are pre-
postaged and are ready to be dropped in the mail as well. Bags come in two sizes, economy bags
come in sets of three for a small $5 donation, where as industrial bags for groomers come in sets of 25 and 50.
BUILD.
This process begins with cleansing in an all natural, environmentally safe product. The fur is then prepared and spun into a durable yarn. This process is done using traditional spinning methods.
BLANKET.
Our final goal is to produce blankets to supply our local homeless shelters using otherwise wasted materials.
FURever also provides custom production services for community members to obtain personalized
items constructed from their pets fur. Item include sweaters, hats and gloves, as well as more intricate items such as chairs and table which closely resemble wicker. We also accept the donation of retired FURever blankets which we disassemble and reproduce, completing the cycle of our stainability.
ON THE INSIDE.
Intake
Fur is emptied from bags into one large receptacle.
Cleansing
Carding
This stage of cleansing is to
of preparing the fibers for
keep our facility clean and
spinning. Whether done with
uncontaminated. Cleansing
a hand carder or on a drum
process uses eco-friendly prod-
carder, the process lines up
ucts only.
all the fibers in the correct
Fur is cleaned and sanitized.
“Carding� is simply the process
direction to create a wellbalanced and even yarn. Debris, dander and mats are also removed during this process.
Intake
Cleansing
Carding
Spinning
Cleansing
Winding
technique of twisting fibers
dander and enzymes in a pet’s
wound and created into our
together to create a strand. It
skin, not the actual hair itself.
final product. Homeless shelter
can be dome on one’s thigh,
Washing the fiber, yarn or
volunteers come to us to obtain
with a drop spindle, treadle
finished product will remove this.
the blankets for their facilities.
spinning wheel or electric
Though each natural fiber has
We do offer a local delivery
spinning wheel. Regardless of
it’s own scent, your keepsake
service.
the instrument used, the results
will not smell like “wet dog” and
remain the same.
your keepsake will not affect
Spinning is the age-old
Allergies are caused by oils,
Yarn is then re-skeined or ball
people with allergies Fibers are then hung to dry.
Spinning
Cleansing
Winding
GETTING INVOLVED.
Home
These small household size bags are made by Cereplast. Cereplast’s renewable plastics are an economically and ecologically sound substitute for petroleum-based products. All Cereplast resins replace a significant percentage of petroleum-based additives with starches made out of corn, wheat, tapioca and potatoes. They are obtained at our drop off points(depicted in left image) three in a package for a small donation of $5. They are pre-postaged and can simply be dropped in the mail once full.
Groomers
These larger bags are also made of Cereplast plastics and are designed for commercial locations which obtain large quantities of fur. Locations such as Groomers can obtain these free of charge by simply placing one of our drop-off points at their location. Ordering more is as simple as calling or visiting our web site at www.Furever.com and selecting the get involved link.
The Renewable Plastic
GREEN TOUCH.
Constantly striving to set the example of how a sustainable company should operate, We at Furever take pride in producing waste-free products from otherwise wasted materials. We have taken measures to ensure that we not only avoid hurting the environment but that the we do our parts to leave what we touch cleaner and more pure than before we arrived.
This includes using eco-friendly cleaning agents and filter them out and purify the water for reuse within our production process. We also seek out locations for our buildings that are in brown field status. What this means is the land has been contaminated from prior misuse and we take the steps to clean the premises before we move in. In-turn leaving the premises cleaner than when we arrived.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
We begin by finding locations that are ranked as brown field status. What this means is that the prior residents have contaminated the land and it is no longer fit for construction. Common contaminators are auto repair facilities and gas stations. We begin by first purifying the premises and planting grass trees to purify the air. We then construct out facilities out of foundationless structures, leaving the ground intact, and by using recycled materials. We believe in self sustaining energy production which varies by region, as well obtaining 90% of our light through natural sun light.
LOOK FOR US.
Watch for us on the road in our electric mini-trucks. These are a line of utility trucks that run completely on electric energy.
What does this mean? No pollution and no gas.
What else does this mean? This means we can come to you. We use these trucks to pickup the donations from the community drop-off points as well as giving us the ability to drop-off our blankets at local homeless shelters.
Nancy Crawell
303 Big Bark Ln. Denver CO, 80204 Nancy@FURever.com 303-555-6087 Business Card Front
BRUSH. BAG. BUILD. BLANKET. Business Card Back
303-555-6087 | Nancy@FURever.com
Nancy Crawell 303 Big Bark Ln. Denver CO, 80204
303-555-6087 | Nancy@FURever.com
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Sean Savitt 1332 Tennyson Street Denver Colorado, 80204
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Special Thanks to: Cereplast Natural Plastic;Alternative Plastic. <http://cereplast.com>. “Facts About Homelessness.” National Coalition for the Homeless. <http://www.nationalhomeless.org>. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. <http://www.bls.gov/>. “U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics |.” The Humane Society of the United States. <http://www.hsus.org>. “Utility Vehicles.” Home Page. <http://hawaiisunrunner.com>. WoofSpun;Detta’s Spindle. <http://www.dettasspindle.com>. Helvetica 1957 Max Miedinger Designer: ©2009 Sean Savitt