November 29 - Adopt A Tub of Cubs!

Welcome to Cyber Monday!  Cyber Monday is the first Monday following Thanksgiving - it is reported to be the biggest online shopping day!  Wouldn't it be great if you could do some online shopping and help out a worthy cause?  Great News... YOU CAN! 

Check out the World Wildlife Fund Gift Center on Facebook.  For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries with close to 5 million members.   World Wildlife Fund has a GREAT gift idea for the all the animal lovers you know!    You can  "adopt" a species by making a donation to WWF.  You can chose from 100 species and several different adoption levels ranging from $25. to $250.




The Top 5 Adoptions:

1. Tiger

2. Polar Bear
3. Panda
4. Blue-footed Booby
5. Gray Wolf

Here is my personal favorite -  Adopt a Tub of Cubs!    

With this gift you will receive:

• An FSC certified wooden bucket filled with one of each of the following: Tiger cub, Snow Leopard cub, Cheetah cub
• 5" x 7" formal adoption certificate
• 5" x 7" full-color photo
• Species spotlight card, full of fascinating information about your cubs
• FREE priority shipping
• Personalized acknowledgment letter to your gift recipient. See sample letter.

If you provide an email address for the gift recipient, they will also receive the following Bonus Online Premiums:

• Printable, personalized adoption certificate for the species adopted
• Computer desktop Images of the adopted animal
• Instant messenger icons of the adopted animal

Your donation will be used in general support of WWF's efforts around the world. 82 cents of every donated dollar goes toward conservation. WWF has been recognized by Charity Navigator, and meets the BBB Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability.


So, consider making a difference by adopting a species! 

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Resource:  World Wildlife Fund

April 30 (Day 61) National Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872, it's celebrated on the last Friday in April.

The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from Michigan. Throughout his long and productive career, Morton worked to improve agricultural techniques in his adopted state and throughout the United States when he served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. But his most important legacy is Arbor Day.

Morton felt that Nebraska's landscape and economy would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees. He set an example himself planting orchards, shade trees and wind breaks on his own farm and he urged his neighbours to follow suit. Morton's real opportunity, though, arrived when he became a member of Nebraska's state board of agriculture. He proposed that a special day be set aside dedicated to tree planting and increasing awareness of the importance of trees. Nebraska's first Arbor Day was an amazing success. More than one million trees were planted. A second Arbor Day took place in 1884 and the young state made it an annual legal holiday in 1885, using April 22nd to coincide with Morton's birthday.

In the years following that first Arbor Day, Morton's idea spread beyond Nebraska with Kansas, Tennessee, Minnesota and Ohio all proclaiming their own Arbor Days. Today all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day although the dates may vary in keeping with the local climate. (State Arbor Days) At the federal level, in 1970, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day. Arbor Day is also now celebrated in other countries including Australia. Variations are celebrated as 'Greening Week' of Japan, 'The New Year's Days of Trees' in Israel, 'The Tree-loving Week' of Korea, 'The Reforestation Week' of Yugoslavia, 'The Students' Afforestation Day' of Iceland and 'The National Festival of Tree Planting' in India. Julius Sterling Morton would be proud. Sometimes one good idea can make a real difference.



How can I become involved? Check out the Arbor Day Foundation website.

Click here to find out how you can help.

There are organizations throughout the country that utilize volunteers to help with tree planting projects.  Click here to find the organization(s) in your state.
 
 
Sources: www.arbor-day.net/

April 22 (Day 53) Happy 40th Birthday -- Earth Day!

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.    ~Native American Proverb

PICK 5 for the environment and make a difference.  Show your love to Mother Earth by choosing at least

5 actions you’ll commit to. Use less water and electricity, commute without polluting, reuse and recycle, and more.  Pick 5 for the environment is the EPA's global initiative to encourage better stewardship and more earth friendly practices from all of us.  Leaving this planet better off than how we found it takes little steps from all of us. 

It's simple... just pick 1 of the 6 catagories listed on the site, and within each catagory there are several actions you can commit to.  Pick 5 of the actions that are important to you and that you will commit to following in 2010.  A very easy way to make a difference! 

Click here to be taken to the website. 

Click here to find an Earth Day event in your area.

Source:  EPA