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Fundraising Goal: $500.00
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I first heard the term "climate anxiety" and "climate migration" after moving away from rampant wildfires in California to a much less-flammable state called Tennessee. It was a climate migration. My husband was coughing up ashes, and my horses had no respite from the smoke. For four years in a row, I couldn't ride or paddle in the summer. We lived our lives with packed "Go Bags", ready to evacuate three kids, horses, dogs, and cats (if we could catch them) at a moment's notice. This caused me great anxiety. No region is without climate issues, but my quality of life was impacted to a degree that no longer justified the high cost of California living.
After feeling powerless, I decided to take action. When I heard about the WWF Panda Paddle from our leader Valerie, I joined the Water Bears team. The truth is we are not powerless. When you love something, you do everything you can to protect it. Now more than ever, our planet needs human allies for protection from pressing threats – and that’s why I’m taking a stand for nature.
From August 4-13, I will join nature lovers from all across the country as we paddle separately but together on our favorite bodies of water as part of the World Wildlife Fund's Panda Paddle Virtual Event.
Will you donate to WWF today? You might wonder what a few dollars can do against a wildfire, hurricane, or flood. Conservation is the most important part of this event, and every dollar you provide helps address our planet’s interconnected challenges, including helping communities conserve the natural resources they rely on, protecting and restoring species and their habits, and transforming markets and policies toward sustainability.
There are many causes to support, and I get that, but this is foundational. Without a planet beneath our feet, water to drink, and clean air to breathe, many human causes no longer matter. What are we here for if not to leave the world a better place than we found it? Thank you for helping me protect the natural world and all it gives us.
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