Planting the Seed – The First Earth Day

“. . . on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was held, one of the most
remarkable happenings in the history of democracy. . . ” 
-American Heritage Magazine, October 1993

Once upon a time politicians basically ignored the state of our environment.  In the midst of the Vietnam War senator Gaylord Nelson and others were worrying about many other things, but one issue that stuck out for the senator was the lack of concern for the environment.  He decided it was his personal mission to make environmental awareness a political agenda.  He decided to talk to the President which spurred Kennedy’s five-day, eleven-state conservation tour. For many reasons the tour did not succeed in making politicians look into environmental care, but it did strike a cord with the people.  The senator did not give up and announced at a conference that there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on behalf of the environment in the spring of 1970.  The word took off (which before texting and instant messaging was a lot harder to accomplish) and thanks to the passion and hard work of everyday people a nationwide agenda was formed.  The very first earth day was nothing short of astounding- just look at this picture!

Senator Nelson quoted:

“Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself.”

We Support Our Planet, Not Just Earth Day, But Every Day!

A single day to make an effort to conserve our environment? Not enough! This amazing planet of ours deserves more!  Our earth sustains us, so why should we not return the favor?  We should be concerned about the earth’s future and there are many amazing organizations for inspiring ideas on how you can contribute in your own ways. Check out these favorites!

Earth Day Take Action

–Help reach a goal of 3 million acts of Green (you will not believe how many they have already!)

Project Greenify 

-A list of the 10 top verified environmentally friendly non-profit organizations (so you know they are legit!)

The Canopy Project 

–Support the goal to plant 7.8 billion trees worldwide by 2020 (one for every person projected to be on earth!)

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We at Perfect Supplements value people and the planet before profits. Our mission is to promote optimum health for all living things, including our planet. In conjunction with The Canopy Project we will plant a tree for every single order placed in the entire month of April with a goal of 1500 trees.  Click Here to Place an Order and Plant a Tree.  With YOUR help we hope to plant a forest!   

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