Team Norfolk's planetary heroes won Virginia International Tattoo tickets by sharing their earth-saving tips.
Congratulations to the following employees:
- Tirzah Given
- Earth-saving act: "I do a few things to save our planet — I recycle, I do not eat meat, I conserve water and energy, I try and use reusable bags as much as possible, I avoid buying fast fashion and have switched out my light bulbs."
- Olivia Falb
- Earth-saving act: "One way that I have done this month to save our planet is help conduct an Earth Month cleanup. Our efforts collected a total of 381 pounds of waste in just 2 hours!"
- Sara Maley
- Earth-saving act: "My contribution to saving the planet has been to create a small pollinator garden in my backyard and each spring I purchase from Kind Bee Farms their Leaf Cutter Bees. Two years ago I purchased the kit from them which includes the house and tubes and the bees. My first try was a disaster after a squirrel knocked the bees and the house down, but I started over and prevailed... the Leaf Cutter Bees don’t sting and they are adorable and easy to keep and raise. Pollination is the birth of so much in our environment.
- Jessica Walker
- Earth-saving act: "Saving our planet has always been important and intriguing to me. My small way of conserving our planet is I do not kill insects. What many do not realize is insects play a pivotal role in the preservation of our planet. Planet earth would not survive without insects. Insects contribute to the circle of life. A third of food crops is pollinated by insects and most plants. Without plants, many if not most animals would starve, which would lead to a deficit in the meat, dairy industry to which most humans rely on as apart of their daily diet. Therefore, saving insects (not killing them) will preserve our nature, which will provide food for animals and other insects, and lastly the food source for mankind."
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