I'm doing something today I should have done A MONTH AGO, and I feel terrible it slipped through the cracks, but my schedule has been crazy-impossible . . . so I'll make it short.
A dear writing friend from Santa Barbara, Lori Robinson, leads Safari's in Africa when she's not writing. Last year, she read a piece in class called "THE BAG LADIES," where she describes a current plight in Africa. It seems they have the same problem there, that we have in the United States, too many plastic bags.
Her story showed that plastic bags are littering this majestic landscape by the thousands, hanging from trees, intertwined in bushes, covering the terrain like confetti. Worse yet, the MAGNIFICENT ANIMALS that inhabit this country are dying because they end up eating these bags and are choking to death!!
Lori's passion for this country and its' animals have led her to do something about this travesty . . . proving ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
She came up the idea to exchange ONE CLOTH TOTE for every 25 plastic bags returned. Last year, she collected these totes from friends and neighbors locally, and the program was a huge success. Some of these women in Africa walked 10 miles with the plastic bags they gathered to collect a free tote. Lori shows this in the attached video . . .
I know this is a busy time of year with the holidays upon us, but I'm asking if you can gather any extra totes you may have laying around, and send them to the address below . . . EVEN ONE TOTE would make a difference. The problem: Lori needs these by EARLY DECEMBER, which is just around the corner. Think of it as HELPING THOSE IN NEED . . . those magnificent animals that live in this far away country, few of us will ever travel to and see face-to-face.
I graciously thank you in advance for sharing your time and money to do something EXTRA SPECIAL this year, by helping to protect these beautiful animals that share our planet . . .
Needed by early December. They can be sent to:
Where's Your Bag?
c/o SBCK
714 Bond Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Below is the email and video I received from Lori the end of October . . . I'm sorry for the rush. (Lori is the blond speaking).
FYI, I am again collecting canvas totes (ones that you no longer want) for Africa.
I hope you will help by spreading the word, sending out this email to your network, donating totes and/ or money (for shipping), and commiting to using totes for your own shopping needs.
A short video was made about the project in Africa. To view it please go to:
Lots of love,
Lori
I love when people recycle for a reason. I only wish I was in the country to participate. Thanks for sharing this with all of us, Mom. xo
ReplyDeleteI wish you were here too!! But now I can look forward to a trip to Australia. :)
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