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Youth Writers: Share Your Story of Earth w/ Us
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In honor of Earth Day, and in celebration of our richly diverse international community of writers, Write the World and Patagonia are asking you to write a personal essay about the planet we call home:
How is the Earth part of you and your story?
Where do you consider yourself at home?
And how has the changing climate changed you?
As we recognize what our planet is losing every day—loss of biodiversity, wisdom, and ways of living together—we invite you to consider how your sense of place serves as an antidote to nature's peril, or as a reminder of the earth's anguish, or both. Your essay should be personal to you and your life, as you explore how the environments you have lived in have shaped your experiences, your family, your perspective, your health, your values, and/or your culture. This writing competition is open to youth writers, age 13-19.5 years.
Learn more at pat.ag/T/WriteTheWorld
Are you the mighty oak OR a weeping willow?! Maybe it's something in-between. Take part in this fun and easy tree astrology for Earth Month!
Celtic Tree Astrology is based on the idea that the time of our births is related to the formation of our personality and behavior. The Celtic Tree Astrology system was developed from the Druid’s knowledge of earth cycles and their profound connection with trees. They believed trees were vessels of infinite wisdom and that our own human personalities could be associated with different species of trees.
🌳 Check your birthday to find out what your "tree personality" is! https://onetreeplanted.org/pages/what-kind-of-tree-are-you
📸: What's Your Sign
The NBA is on a mission to live greener, and we have to applaud them. They're aspiring to reduce their carbon footprint by 50% (by 2030). Whether its significant reduction of plastic bottles or the upcycling of waste into something good, stay tuned in the Helping News for what the NBA has going on.
Now, they'd like 1 minute out of you! Take this free-and-easy carbon quiz to calculate your footprint. Find out how you compare to the average American too!
After all, it's Earth Month! Get started here 👉 https://cares.nba.com/clever-carbon-quiz/
📸: NBA
It's Earth Month and Staples is stepping-up to make recycling easier (and with incentives)! ♻️ If you have chargers, batteries, laptops, phone cases, etc that you want to responsibly get rid of, look to your local Staples store. For all the details on their Earth Month incentives and what you can recycle in-store: https://www.staples.com/stores/recycling
📸: PicsArt
The day was April 22, 1970.....the 1st Earth Day event brought 20 million Americans to the streets to raise awareness about the health of our planet. In 1990, the event went global, and now involves over 1 BILLION people from about 200 countries. (Pictured above: Students in Boston during the 1970 event.)
Consider "Doing a Green Good"......now in FEATURED Opportunities.
📸: Boston University
It's Earth Month and we're spreading the news about 6 (FREE!) ways to plant trees along with the incredible impact being made so far. Oh, and let's not forget, you take part from your phone! 🌳 If walking or running is your thing, turn your footsteps into forests. Treekly partners with Veritree and has planted ..... so far! Learn how to get involved 🔗☝️
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