Address:
100 IKEA Dr.
Paramus, NJ 07652
Paramus, NJ 07652
Product Recycling Fund
The price of this item includes a contribution to a Product recycling fund to ensure that waste electrical and electronic equipment is collected and recycled in a responsible manner.
IKEA Paramus Charity and Environmental Efforts
Now through December 24, 2009
$1 is a Fortune!
Give the gift that gives this holiday season: IKEA soft toys!
For every soft toy you buy between November 1 - December 24, 2009, IKEA will give $1 to UNICEF and Save the Children to support children around the world.
Join the choir at Click here to learn more about the Soft Toy Campaign.
For every soft toy you buy between November 1 - December 24, 2009, IKEA will give $1 to UNICEF and Save the Children to support children around the world.
Join the choir at Click here to learn more about the Soft Toy Campaign.
2009 UNICEF Holiday Cards
Help kids in need this holiday season!
When you purchase UNICEF greeting cards at IKEA Paramus this holiday, 100% of the proceeds, plus an additional $1 per pack will go to UNICEF to benefit their program to help children around the world. Last year IKEA raised $365,000 from the sale of UNICEF cards in our stores. Please help us reach and beat our goal this year!
Proceeds from the sale of one box can....
- Immunize 13 children against polio
- Buy 594 vitamin A capsules, used to prevent and treat vitamin A deficiency in children and adults, as well as complication from measles
-Buy 99 packages of oral hydration salts, which when mixed with safe water, can combat dehydration and diarrhea in children
- Provide 11 children with a pencil and exercise book -Buy 7 HIV/AIDS diagnostic test kits suitable for children 18 months and older
-Buy 99 5ml auto-disable syringes, so 99 children can be safely immunized
-Buy 495 water purification tablets, each treating 4-5 liters of water, enabling children to drink and wash safely.
Your purchase of UNICEF cards can make a life-changing difference for children across the globe - send cards that say you care this holiday season! UNICEF Cards are assorted designs/messages, $10-12/box
Proceeds from the sale of one box can....
- Immunize 13 children against polio
- Buy 594 vitamin A capsules, used to prevent and treat vitamin A deficiency in children and adults, as well as complication from measles
-Buy 99 packages of oral hydration salts, which when mixed with safe water, can combat dehydration and diarrhea in children
- Provide 11 children with a pencil and exercise book -Buy 7 HIV/AIDS diagnostic test kits suitable for children 18 months and older
-Buy 99 5ml auto-disable syringes, so 99 children can be safely immunized
-Buy 495 water purification tablets, each treating 4-5 liters of water, enabling children to drink and wash safely.
Your purchase of UNICEF cards can make a life-changing difference for children across the globe - send cards that say you care this holiday season! UNICEF Cards are assorted designs/messages, $10-12/box
Spotlight on Children
Help bring a little light in the dark for those in need.
For each SUNNAN solar cell powered lamp you buy, we'll donate one to UNICEF. These environmentally friendly lamps will go to children in developing countries, so they can read, write and study after sunset, even if their homes have no electricity.
In addition to doing something great for kids- you'll be helping the environment and your pocket book. These lamps come with two rechargeable AA 1.2V batteries for solar cell driven products, so all you have to do it give it sun. No plug in required. No cost on your electric bill. No CO2 emissions. Now that is what you call a BRIGHT idea!
For each SUNNAN solar cell powered lamp you buy, we'll donate one to UNICEF. These environmentally friendly lamps will go to children in developing countries, so they can read, write and study after sunset, even if their homes have no electricity.
In addition to doing something great for kids- you'll be helping the environment and your pocket book. These lamps come with two rechargeable AA 1.2V batteries for solar cell driven products, so all you have to do it give it sun. No plug in required. No cost on your electric bill. No CO2 emissions. Now that is what you call a BRIGHT idea!
IKEA Paramus' Event to Benefit Locks of Love Was a Huge Success!
We would like to thank all of the people that participated in our hair donation event on 2/14 to benefit Locks of Love. Locks of Love which began operation in 1998, provides the prostheses to children under 18, every 18 months for a total of up to 8 hairpieces. Locks of Love hairpieces require between 6-10 ponytails and take approximately 4-6 month to manufacture. They meet a unique need for children by using donated human hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. The prostheses they provide help to restore self-esteem and confidence, enabling these children to face the world and their peers.
Here's a couple of fun facts from our event:
~Total hair donation: 505.75" of hair (exceeded goal of 500 inches)
~Total number of donors: 34
~Youngest donor: 6
~Longest hair donation: 25 inches - recipient of $50 IKEA gift card
We would also like to thank the Parisian Beauty Academy (Hackensack, NJ) for their integral role in our event...cutting the hair and giving each donor a new hairstyle. They handled the constant flow of donors with such professionalism. We also hope the donors enjoyed their bottle of Kristian Regale and a complimentarty meal for two in our IKEA restaurant.
Due to the success, we will be making this an annual event.
Here's a couple of fun facts from our event:
~Total hair donation: 505.75" of hair (exceeded goal of 500 inches)
~Total number of donors: 34
~Youngest donor: 6
~Longest hair donation: 25 inches - recipient of $50 IKEA gift card
We would also like to thank the Parisian Beauty Academy (Hackensack, NJ) for their integral role in our event...cutting the hair and giving each donor a new hairstyle. They handled the constant flow of donors with such professionalism. We also hope the donors enjoyed their bottle of Kristian Regale and a complimentarty meal for two in our IKEA restaurant.
Due to the success, we will be making this an annual event.
Going Bagless at IKEA
Blue + Yellow = Green
As of October 1, 2008, IKEA no longer offers plastic bags. The offering will only be our iconic IKEA blue bag for only $.59 or use an alternative reusable bag from home.
It's a dialogue we hear everyday. Can we? Do we? Will we really change our behavior to be environmentally responsible? IKEA believed we could and would. With the introduction of its leadership ‘Bag the Plastic Bag’ program in March 2007, IKEA set a goal of reducing its U.S. stores’ plastic bag consumption by 50%; from 70 million to 35 million plastic bags in the first year. The call was to go reusable with the iconic IKEA blue bag for $.59 or use an alternative reusable bag.
And IKEA also said if that was not an acceptable solution, IKEA plastic bags could be purchased for five-cents, with all proceeds going to American Forests (the nation’s oldest non-profit citizens conservation organization) to plant trees to restore forests and help reduce CO2 emissions.
Now it’s over a year since the program began and IKEA is overwhelmed with the stunning results; more than 92% of their customers said no more plastic bags! Expectations were exceeded and IKEA learned their customers welcome the opportunity to find new ways to be environmentally responsible.
And according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year. Each year, Americans throw away some 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags, and less than one percent of them are recycled.
It's a dialogue we hear everyday. Can we? Do we? Will we really change our behavior to be environmentally responsible? IKEA believed we could and would. With the introduction of its leadership ‘Bag the Plastic Bag’ program in March 2007, IKEA set a goal of reducing its U.S. stores’ plastic bag consumption by 50%; from 70 million to 35 million plastic bags in the first year. The call was to go reusable with the iconic IKEA blue bag for $.59 or use an alternative reusable bag.
And IKEA also said if that was not an acceptable solution, IKEA plastic bags could be purchased for five-cents, with all proceeds going to American Forests (the nation’s oldest non-profit citizens conservation organization) to plant trees to restore forests and help reduce CO2 emissions.
Now it’s over a year since the program began and IKEA is overwhelmed with the stunning results; more than 92% of their customers said no more plastic bags! Expectations were exceeded and IKEA learned their customers welcome the opportunity to find new ways to be environmentally responsible.
And according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year. Each year, Americans throw away some 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags, and less than one percent of them are recycled.
Community Support
Guidelines for Community Support
At IKEA Paramus, we dedicate our social responsibility efforts to support organizations that help improve the environment in which children develop in our local communities, so children achieve their fullest potential through supporting their learning and development.
IKEA Paramus focuses on the following priorities:
• Organizations whose primary focus is children.
• Programs where we can utilize IKEA expertise and products.
• Local community initiatives where the IKEA store is located.
• Programs that promote diversity, and include as many people/children as possible.
How to Apply:
If your organization fits within the guidelines outlined above, please send your proposal to:
IKEA / Attn: Community Relations / 100 IKEA Dr. /Paramus, NJ 07652
Proposal must include contact details—including e-mail address, 5013c charity status letter, tax-id, scope of the organization applying and details about the initiative to support. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
IKEA Paramus focuses on the following priorities:
• Organizations whose primary focus is children.
• Programs where we can utilize IKEA expertise and products.
• Local community initiatives where the IKEA store is located.
• Programs that promote diversity, and include as many people/children as possible.
How to Apply:
If your organization fits within the guidelines outlined above, please send your proposal to:
IKEA / Attn: Community Relations / 100 IKEA Dr. /Paramus, NJ 07652
Proposal must include contact details—including e-mail address, 5013c charity status letter, tax-id, scope of the organization applying and details about the initiative to support. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
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