METU – Green Store is open for business!
O ur st ud e nt s fro m Eco n o mic s a nd Fi n a nci al M a th e ma ti cs d ep art me n t s H ül ya D a varc ıo ğl u , G ül ca n G ül c üler ,
Hil al E s i n Co ş k u n, B er at T ek ca n a nd Ayç a B a yra m wi ll p art icip at e i n th i s p ro j ect rep r e se nt i n g MET U. I n
th i s co nt es t, o ur st ud e n t s wi l l se ll v ar io u s p ro d uc t s o f U ni le ve r b ra nd i n t h eir s ho p ca ll ed T he Gree n Sto r e
wh ic h i s e n tir el y d es i g n ed b y t he m.
T he mat eria l s u s ed fo r d es i g ni n g t h e MET U – Gree n Sto r e i s care fu ll y cho se n fro m a mo n g ma teri al s wh i c h
ar e e nt ire l y e co - fr ie nd l y a nd e n vir o n me nt al l y s u st ai nab le. T h e Gree n St o re, wh o s e d es i g n a nd wo rk ma n s h ip
is e nt ire l y d o ne b y t he s t ud e n t s t h e ms el v es , i s lo cated i n t he Ga ll i u m B lo ck i n MET U – T ec h no p o li s, d ire c tl y
b es id e t he St arb uc k s a n d o p e n fo r b u s i ne s s o n 2 1 s t o f Marc h, 2 0 1 6 fo r al l M ET U. W i t h t h e he lp o f t h i s
p r o j ect, o u r st ud e nt s wi ll p r o vid e he lp fo r ME T U Sc ho lar s hip a nd Ai d in g O ffi ce b y s e ll i n g t he se var io u s
p r o d uc t s p ro vid ed b y U ni le v er . B y u ti li zi n g t h e “b u y o ne, d o na te o ne ” co n cep t , t he sp ar e p ro d uc t s wi ll b e
d o na ted to i n st it u tio n s s uc h a s Ço c u k E si r g e me K ur u mu , r e st ho u s es fo r t he el d erl y a nd MET U d o r mito r ie s.
I n ad d it io n, wi t h t he h el p o f var io u s p r o mo t io n s, o ur st ud e nt s wi l l tr y to t ur n a tt e nt io n to ward s e n vi ro n me n tal
co n sc io u s ne s s. Sap li n g s wi l l b e p la nt ed t hat ha v e b ee n b o u g ht wi t h mo n e y tr a ns fer. T hro u g h t he h elp o f t h i s
p r act ice , o ur c us to me r s wi l l g et t he c ha n ce fo r a tree to b e p la nt ed fo r t h e ir o wn , a nd t h e y wi l l act ua ll y a ffe ct
th e l i ve s o f ma n y o t h er i nd i v id ual s. T h e y wi l l a lso re ce i ve “lea vi n g - o ut p e nc il s ” a nd “lea v i n g -o u t
b o o k ma r ks ”. I n ad d i tio n to a ll o f t ha t, o ur c u sto me rs wi l l ha ve t he ab i li t y to d o n ate b o o ks a nd ed u cat io na l
eq u ip me n t t h ro u g h o ur s to r e fo r s c ho o l s t h at are i n re mo te v il la g es.
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