Happy Tuesday,

Most years it seems we have an April snowfall, and this year is no exception. Most of us have already switched over to summer tires on our cars, so driving in the higher elevations is pretty difficult where the snow is actually accumulating. The snow is clumpy and wet here on the valley floor in Waitsfield, but it’s actually quite powdery up in the mountains. Thankfully, I didn’t get around to all the gardening I’d meant to do over the weekend.

Small Dog does not measure its success purely on profitability. We consider our contributions to people and to our planet just as important as making money. These multiple bottom lines make Small Dog Electronics what it is, and we take our social mission very seriously.

We’ve recycled more electronics by weight than we’ve sold, and we’re pretty sure Small Dog is the only company that can honestly make that claim; we’ve donated tens of thousands of dollars to charity already this year by matching customer donations to our pet charities; and for the month of May we will be encouraging donations to Vermont’s only food bank by offering $5 off to any customer who brings in a donation of nonperishable food to our South Burlington store.

Vermont Foodbank serves 50% more people than it did ten years ago, and the economic downturn really brings into focus the need to help our neighbors. Please consider donating to your own local foodbank on a regular basis.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Tech Tails. As always, keep in touch.

Matt
matt@smalldog.com