At the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST), we strive not only to be superheroes for the brain injury community, but superheroes to the earth, too.
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated in April throughout the world to bring awareness, advocacy and action for environmental protection. At BEST, Earth Day is every day, from creating a physical space that is environmental friendly to offering opportunities to creatively explore other ways to help.
BEST Executive Director, Gloria Kraegel, echoes these statements.
“In 1970, millions of people protested the damage of what 150 years of industrial development did to our environment. For 2018, the focus is plastic,” says Kraegel. “Because Earth Day is really every day, we, at the BEST office and Our BEST Space, look to reduce waste by using real coffee cups instead of Styrofoam, real glasses instead of plastic cups, recycling glass bottles and all of our paper waste.
This may not sound like much, but it helps. It also demonstrates to others a simple way they, too, can protect our environment and save money.”
Kraegel also believes that educational experiences add even more depth and power to helping our planet.
“At BEST, we offer classes, virtual workshops, and online information about healthy living that is in harmony with the world around us, “explains Kraegel. “Eating whole foods, organic, local and cooking for ourselves so there isn’t added sugar, for example. Addressing the way that we eat goes a long way to contributing not only to our own health, but the health of the world around us.”
Following, are some online resources to explore. Watch this space for more earth-friendly resources, tools and educational opportunities to come.
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Second Life Online Platform: Etopia EcoCommunity
A helpful infographic on simple ways you can help protect the Earth from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
A good article on how a healthy diet can help save the planet.