National “Green Business Leadership Award” Proudly Provided by Small, Innovative, Rural California Company

Mount Shasta, CA – The national non-profit, Green America, selected the small, innovative, and rural northern California company, Shasta Visions, to provide the coveted award for its high profile eighth annual Green Business Leadership Award. The beautiful Crystal Earth Globe, with inscription on the base, was presented this November at the annual Green Business Conference, held this year in San Francisco. The 250 conference attendees, leaders in green business practices, selected and applauded the award recipient, Dharma Merchant Services and the meaningful award.

"We wanted to give a special award that expressed the mission and message of Green America," said Denise Hamler, director of the Green Business Network, "we thought it appropriate for the award to replicate the beautiful Earth that we all are working so hard to preserve."

“It is an honor to present this award,” says Richard Lucas, creative designer and owner of Shasta Visions, renowned for its unique Crystal Globes and sense of purpose in product development and delivery.  “Our 3-inch diameter Aqua Crystal Globe has extremely detailed natural Earth features and spins on a pyramid base that is well loved and appreciated.”

“After 20 years of creating Globes for gifts, awards, and corporate appreciation ceremonies, we have never been prouder than now,” continued Lucas. “To be selected for this prestigious symbol of acknowledgement is among the highlights of our company’s history. Our mission to build awareness, perspective, and sense of caring through beautiful and meaningful Global products has certainly been served.”  In addition to providing special awards, Shasta Visions inspires sales in museums, gift and online stores, retail catalogs and NGO's throughout the world.

Green America is a Washington DC based national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today’s social and environmental problems.  For more information contact http://www.greenamericatoday.org/

Award-winning Dharma Merchant Services is a merchant service provider offering socially responsible and certified green payment processing. The company creatively enables businesses to accept non-cash payments such as credit and debit cards.  For more information contact the company at www.dharmamerchantservices.com/ <http://www.dharmamerchantservices.com/>

For more information on the spirit and sales of Shasta Vision Globes, contact the company at 800-800-3693, richard@shastavisions.com or online at www.shastavisions.com <http://www.marbles-globes-gifts.com/>

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The Erdman Campbell Award (Click for larger pictures)

Richard Lucas, owner of Shasta Visions, Stuart Brand, receiving the Award & Bob Walter, President of the Joseph Campbell Foundation	Stuart Brand admiring their Awards	Alexander Rose admiring their Awards