Lite Foot Company Brick and Mortar
My name is Katie Rodgers-Hubbard. One year ago today I launched Lite Foot Company, Georgia's first refillery. I opened Lite Foot after moving to Savannah and not being able to find the products conducive to living a sustainable lifestyle. In the last year I thankfully realized I was not the only person who desired a way to reduce their footprint and have been embraced by the community, both local and online.
I want to provide the community with a way to make an even bigger impact by opening a Brick and Mortar, which will serve as a sustainability hub for the community.
Sustainability Hub
1. Expand our inventory to offer an even bigger selection of every day items plastic-free while also offering consistent times for people to purchase.
2. Offer Clothing Repair. The fashion industry contributes significantly to climate change. By offering this service people can simply mend and reuse their clothes instead of throwing them away. We will additionally be hosting clothing swaps to normalize second-hand wearing and minimize the need for fast fashion.
3. Education will still be a pillar of ours, so we will have space to offer workshops and classes on sustainability issues.
4. We want to partner with other small businesses in helping them to offer take-back programs on their containers. If a business partners with us- their customers can bring their empty containers to us, we will sanitize them and get them back to the original business helping them to create closed-loop systems.
5. Lastly, We want to have a space to offer more items and products package-free by hosting regular package free markets which will help provide other businesses, makers and farmers the freedom and demand to sell their products without packaging and allow the community in savannah a bigger opportunity to live life without plastic.
What We Need
We are raising $15,000 which includes costs associated with opening a brick and mortar, expanded inventory, and getting the necessary sanitization machines and supplies.
The Impact
The purchases made in the first year of the mobile refillery have diverted the following from the landfill.
? 328,323 plastic bags
♻️11,749 rolls of paper towels
?22,700 Menstrual care products
♻️250 rolls of wrapping paper
?60,066 cups, water bottles and straws
♻️1,335 plastic sponges
?2,902 plastic bottles
♻️129,000 cotton swabs
?3.407 general plastic pieces
♻️1,360,000 dryer sheets
By expanding our inventory, accessibility, and providing more services, I forecast that we will over triple those stats in year 2.
Risks & Challenges
While we have been around for a year, this is still a new concept for our community. However, it will continue to be a new and scary concept unless we start to educate and create opportunities for people to learn and grow.
Other Ways You Can Help
Not everyone can contribute, but that doesn't mean you can't help:
- get the word out and make some noise about my campaign.
- Share this campaign on social media, word of mouth, jump out of a cake at a birthday party, whatever you deem appropriate.
And that's all there is to it.
I need your help in making this a reality. I need your help to implement change at this magnitude. If you want to see more change in Savannah. If you want a greater opportunity to reduce your footprint no matter where you live, or if you just want to make Kater, that's me, really happy, please consider donating to this campaign.
Thank you