Category Archives: Society

Build a Water Well for Free
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Posted on January 27, 2012 by

For the next 15 days, all you need to do is “like” All About Shutters on Facebook and we will donate $5 to charity: water. The donations will specifically go to a current campaign to raise $5,000 to build a water well in an underdeveloped country. This water well will provide clean drinking water for 250 people. So far a generous $2,300 has been donated, leaving $2,700 remaining. All About Shutters will make a donation up to the remaining amount to fund this one water well. To complete the project we will need 540 “likes”. We currently have 48 “likes”. … Continue reading →

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American Made Shutters
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Posted on March 11, 2011 by

A growing number of shutters available are manufactured in facilities outside of the United States of America (USA). Cheap labor and materials have enticed companies to set-up shop off of American soil. Producing shutters outside of the United States of America typically decreases the price of shutters, it also decreases the quality and increased production time.

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Window Treatment Shopping
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Posted on March 7, 2011 by

I can’t believe that I am posting a McDonalds commercial. I eat fast food maybe twice a year, except for an occasional ice cream cone. So, we are not supporting the restaurant, just noting the message.

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Shuttered White House
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Posted on January 26, 2011 by

In President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night he mentioned “shuttered windows”. Unfortunately, the entire text reveals that the phrase was used negatively.

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