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Date of the Event: September 21
Date of the Event: September 21
What's The Gist?
What's The Gist?
The Grace Welcome Center thrives to make the world a better place by switching from one type of material to another. One of the main ways the Grace Welcome Center helps the environment is by using reusable dishes when giving out food to cut down the environmental waste and by finding new ways to cut down on carbon use and other things that affect the Earth's climate.
The Grace Welcome Center thrives to make the world a better place by switching from one type of material to another. One of the main ways the Grace Welcome Center helps the environment is by using reusable dishes when giving out food to cut down the environmental waste and by finding new ways to cut down on carbon use and other things that affect the Earth's climate.
Pastor Barker, Denise Russell, and Leif Peterson show off their reusable plates in an effort of cutting down on the usage of plastic.
Reusable dishes saving the earth rather than filling landfills.
What are the details?
What are the details?
Grace Lutheran Church has participated in actively recycling waste, and trying to keep its carbon footprint low.
The Grace Lutheran Church thrives to make the world a better place by reducing the carbon in the world and by reducing the use of plastic and some non-degradable items.
Pastor Barker said he seeks to be a problem solver, keeping his focus on areas that can be a better place and overall helping others when they are down on their luck.
Pastor Barker seeks to make a change in the world in which he can solve problems within the community and go beyond helping locals.
“One hundred percent clean energy as soon as possible will lead to so much better health, jobs, and justice for our communities, and that’s where my focus is. And because I live with the technology each day, I know with moral courage and fortitude and good government policy, that this is possible right now.”
Many changes were made in Pastor Barker's daily routine to keep the environment in good shape, some that were harder than others but it was for a good reason that can lead to many changes later on.
“He believes the issue of climate change will be an existential issue by the middle of the century and unless damage to the earth is reversed, our world will be vastly different from the way it appears today,” said Joe Dubaniewicz.
Joe Dubaniewicz is very passionate when it comes to climate change and making the world a better place, he joined many organizations and led some of them to create change in the community.
Who was involved? How were they were involved?
Who was involved? How were they were involved?
Pastor Barker: Spoke up and influenced others to make a change and proceeded to get help from organizations to provide a better platform to spread awareness.
Joe Dubaniewicz: Helped out with his organization which also helped the Grace Welcome Center.
Denise Russell: Helped get the plates and helped create the Grace Welcome Center.
Leif Peterson: Provided money for plates and helped shape the Grace
Why is this event/moment important to the Uptown Community and greater Kenosha?
Why is this event/moment important to the Uptown Community and greater Kenosha?
This event helped the Uptown community by reducing plastic which can eventually help the environment. This helped The Grace Welcome Center by reducing the waste of plastic and helping save money for more food and fresh veggies.
This event helped the Uptown community by reducing plastic which can eventually help the environment. This helped The Grace Welcome Center by reducing the waste of plastic and helping save money for more food and fresh veggies.
Sources:
Sources:
'Caring for God's creation'_ Taking steps against climate change _ Life _ kenoshanews.com.pdf'Caring for God's creation': Taking steps against climate change
(Kenosha News Sept 21st, 2018)
(Kenosha News Sept 21st, 2018)
Author of Web Page
Author of Web Page
Dean Counterman 7th Grade and Daniela Flores 8th Grade at Harborside Academy (May 2022)
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