Metro Vancouver "Create Memories, Not Garbage" Campaign

Our modest Christmas tree.  We are trying not to create too much trash and literally throw our money in the garbage.

I am very pleased with Metro Vancouver's campaign Create Memories, Not Garbage.  For the last couple of weeks, every morning at the SkyTrain station I see an ad that portraits  John , a motorcycle gang rider kinda looking fella with a smile on his face and a halo over his head, who is treating Barb to the opera.  Bravissimo!, the ad reads because  he's creating memories, NOT garbage. This is one of the various ads giving people guilt-free, gift giving ideas.

The city has a point.  I mean how many of us really remember all the gifts we have gotten during Christmas?  What we remember is the memories, not the knickknacks.  Metro Vancouver is giving people some real nice gift giving ideas like dancing lessons, bungee jumping and cooking classes.  Not to mention the added benefits of creating jobs and keeping the money in the community. 
This is the first time I see a campaign like this one in a big city.  I wish Houston, the city I used to call home before,  had a campaign like this going on.  Metro Vancouver was spreading the same Christmas message last year to vancouverites.  I wonder if all major cities in Canada are doing the same.

You can check out MV website here for gift ideas that will turn you into a green angel.

Watch this before buying toys this Christmas

Thinking of buying a tree?