Volunteers and Supporters Recognized at Conservation Celebration
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On February 21st, 100 people gathered to celebrate Three Rivers’ 2007 accomplishments at the City of
Great food was donated by Lamb’s
Marianne Nelson, a special volunteer recognized that evening said, “Thanks for the recognition. I felt included in the evening and connected to the mission especially the Native American handshake at the end.”
Audience members were asked to write down their wishes for a health planet. Here is what people wrote:
- I wish everyone will pull ivy once a month, and eat organic food.
- I wish to stop the extinction of animal species.
- Education about the importance of sustainable living, renewable energy and community involvement in creating opportunities and assistance for people in poverty.
- I believe in the power of community to transcend our current challenges.
- It is this power that I wish for the earth.
- Extend bike and pedestrian paths on Rosemont and Childs Roads.
- Clean air for all life forms, balanced food chains, clean water for all, achieved through educated thoughtful, considerate human actions.
- That all plastic bags around the world would be eliminated.
- We need to keep trees and green spaces.
- I wish sustainable building, recycling and energy conservation could be common practice, not an ideal that can only be implemented by the wealthy or truly caring people.
- These things should be the standard.
- Pull more ivy, drive less cars.
- I want to be able to see the stars and have my grandchildren see them too – so stop light pollution (along with efforts to preserve the ozone layer).
- Human beings understanding that they are dependent and interdependent with healthy world environment.
- Leave no child indoors.
- An end to all war.
- Clean water and natural systems for all living creatures.
- That we will learn to love ourselves and respect others, that way we will care about our surroundings our clean air and water and our health and quality of life.