| BAPS Charities Goes Green for Earth Day
This year BAPS Charities will join the “A Billion Acts of Green®” campaign by reducing carbon emissions, supporting sustainability, and helping register one billion actions in advance of the Earth Summit in Rio in 2012.
The youth volunteers of BAPS Charities gave back to Mother Nature by participating in the Annual Earth Day festivities held on April 22nd, 2011. Tree planting and aluminum can recycling projects were organized from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. With the support of BAPS Charities, a group of children, planted trees to support the cause,” said Jigar Patel, a BAPS Charities volunteer.
In an effort to go beyond the 24-hours dedicated to Earth Day, BAPS community centers are continuously finding new ways to creatively harness cutting edge environmental designs and materials in their activities. Currently many facilities utilize power saving fiber optics, LED lighting and management practices to ensure energy consumption is both optimal and efficient. To help spread the message, exhibitions promoting environment protection and ecological awareness have been designed and displayed regularly throughout the year during events organized by BAPS Charities.
The first Earth Day which in 1970, activated 20 million Americans from around the world, launched what is now credited as a modern day environmental movement. Since the first gathering, Earth Day Network (EDN) has organized more than 1 billion people to participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. In support of EDN’s initiatives and commitment to save our shared planet, BAPS Charities will participate in their global call for action.
Every year, BAPS Charities participates in events like Earth Day to offer individuals and families an opportunity to spend time improving the environment of their community, making it safer and healthier for generations to come. On an international level, BAPS has recycled over 10,000 tons of paper and 7 million aluminum cans, planted 1.5 million trees and conducted 497 rainwater-harvesting projects. These efforts on a global scale highlight the necessity of making every effort to conserve our planet’s resources. BAPS, through its volunteer efforts, strives to build stronger communities throughout the world by inspiring one individual at a time.
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