Holistic Moms Network

I haven’t been keeping up with my blog recently like I’d like to, partly because I’ve been helping to prepare for the Phoenix area’s first chapter of the Holistic Moms Network.  We’ll be holding our open house at Changing Hands bookstore this Friday, June 13th, which has already overflowed in RSVPs to land us in their main speaker area!  Wish us luck in getting this going and feel free to come join us!  After this open house, I should be back posting again soon! 

 

1% for the Planet

One of my goals for 2008 was to give more, basically.  I enjoy donating and supporting causes, but it always seems a little haphazard.  The planet has always been important to me (environmental science was one of my majors…yes, I guess I’m a treehugger), and it is so much more glaringly obvious that we need to do more and more quickly nowadays.  So, this year I’ve formally committed to donating at least 1% of my sales to “the planet” and joined the organization, 1% For the Planet.

Specifically I will be donating to World Wildlife Fund.

and to the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

 

I chose these two organizations because I believe NRDC is probably the most effective organization at combating global warming and protecting our earth and animals, and WWF was so helpful to me when I conducted my field research in Cameroon (and I love how approachable and friendly WWF feels for getting kids interested in endangered species and the planet!).