Save The Rainforest

I spent part of Friday afternoon at my niece Megan's school participating in a "Save the Rainforest Walk-A-Thon". We walked about a mile and raised a ton of money to save Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. To further spread awareness and have fun while doing it, Patrick and I hosted a "Save the Rainforest" party on Saturday, in Megan's honor. The following is what Megan read aloud to all the guests:

Rainforest Facts

- The rainforest acts as the earth’s lungs, cleaning the air.
- More than half of all plants and animals come from the rainforest.
- Most of our medicine comes from the rainforest.

Things we can do to help preserve the rainforest

1. Please use wood that grows back quickly for your furniture and floors
like bamboo.
2. Please try to use reusable dishes whenever you can. If you have to use
disposable, use recycled paper products like Marcal and Chinet.
3. Please try to buy local food that is in season. Farmers in the
rainforest don’t get paid fair prices and the pesticides they use hurt
the land and animals, including fish.
4. The coffee you usually drink was grown on plantations where trees were
chopped down to make room for the crops. Shade grown coffee is grown
under the trees so the wildlife isn’t hurt. Shade grown coffee tastes
better too!!!!