In honor of National Polar Bear Day tomorrow (February 27th), several of the animal keeping staff at Lincoln Park Zoo* reached out to the Half Acre Brewing Co. to host a "Polar Beer" fundraiser to raise money for Polar Bear International and Trees for You and Me.
What a great success!
Not gonna lie, stirring up the motivation to go out on a Wednesday night during (yet another) mini-blizzard was not enticing, but the turnout was fantastic given the fabulous cause it was for :)
Even if it is organizing a fundraiser, I challenge you this week to take action to become an Arctic Ambassador and reduce your carbon footprint. Here are 10 easy ways how:
Turn off lights when you leave a room
Unplug any gadgets you’re not using
Turn off your power cord when you leave work on Fridays so
it’s not running through the weekend
Take public transit or carpool when you can. Even better, use your own two feet and walk or ride a bike!
Use a reusable plastic container for water
Plant plants!
Use both sides of your paper when printing. Better yet, go digital when you can!
Adjust your thermostat and lower your heat in the winter.
Even just two degrees can make a big difference. Even if it’s just while you’re
at work during the day. You’re not using it then anyways!
Thanks in advance for being awesome :)
*Please note, this was not actually a Lincoln Park Zoo sponsored event. Just a whole bunch of neat people getting together to inspire change in the world. Ya see, it's that easy. YOU CAN DO IT!
*Please note, this was not actually a Lincoln Park Zoo sponsored event. Just a whole bunch of neat people getting together to inspire change in the world. Ya see, it's that easy. YOU CAN DO IT!
