Dear Friends,

Don is taking a short holiday in Jamaica this week at Grace’s insistence, and we’re happy to report that he’s relaxing on the beach and feeling irie. We’re holding down the (very, very cold) fort here in Vermont, and we’re thinking warm, sandy thoughts to get us through the week.

I’ve started working on the annual keynote that we present to Apple, and it’s been a nice reminder of all of the goals we have to honor our mission of People, Planet, and Profit, as well as a sobering reminder of all of the irons we have in the fire! (Oooh…fire. That’d be nice.)

We really do strive to incorporate a community and environmental-minded element to what we do; as Don says, it’s not enough to just “pile a bunch of dollar bills on the table and say that you’ve accomplished something.” Each year, we take a look at how we can achieve those goals, and it’s a weekly conversation in our management meeting.

We’d love to hear from you regarding our social responsibility mission and if you have any ideas that we could consider. Email us at hello@smalldog.com with general feedback or questions; if you have a formal request for consideration in our Charitable Giving Program, please visit our website here for directions and details.