Green Hopes: September 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Check list for being GREEN.

The more you do, the more you can help the Earth and its creatures.

♣ I explore nature.
» I hiked
» I visited park
♣ I planted some flowers for hummingbirds.
♣ I turned off the lights when I didn’t need them.
♣ I didn’t squish a spider.
♣ I’ve been eating more vegetables.
♣ I planted an “eating tree or bush” in my yard or a pot.
♣ I’m being careful about what I put down the drains.
♣ I’m trying to eat things that are grown locally.
♣ I take my own bags to the store and use them.
♣ I put a bird feeder or bird bath in my yard or on my porch.
♣ I planted some flowers that bees love.
♣ I learned more about the rainforest and why we need to protect them.
♣ I try to wear clothes that are grown organically.
♣ I made a compost pile.
♣ Instead of using the car, I
» walked
» ran
» biked
♣ I don’t litter.
♣ I helped save a bug.
♣ I’ve been kind to all creatures.
♣ I sniped a plastic can holder can holders so an animal won’t get stuck in it.
♣ I followed the three R’s:
» REDUCE – I turned off the water when I brushed my teeth.
» REUSE – I gave some of the stuff I don’t use to someone else.
» RECYCLE – I collected glass, newspaper and plastic and put it in a recycle bin.
♣ I’ve told my friends what I have learned and how they can help.

Share what you’ve learned from this check list.
The more your friends know, the more you can help!
Helping animals helps us all!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Manja the Orangutan

Support Manja the orangutan in Zoo Negara. She has never lived in the forest. Let us help Manja create more awareness on orangutans and the importance of conservation of our forests through a children’s book titled “MANJA the Orangutan” written by Rossiti Aishah Rashidi (my mom) and beautifully illustrated in water colour by Farrah Ashiela Samsuri. You can buy this book at Zoo Negara Malaysia. This book is sponsored by HSBC Malaysia and published by The Malaysian Zoological Society. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Zoo Negara’s Conservation and Education Fund. 13 000 copies of this story book have already been distributed to schools throughout Malaysia for free as part of Zoo Negara's programme to create awarness on Malaysian wildlife and the importance of conservation.

P/S: Raise awareness! Tell everyone you know about orangutans and show them list of things that they can do to help.

-Siti Hani Ahmad Zuraidi-

Introduction

This is my first time on the blog. I am Rossiti Aishah Rashidi, a mother of five wonderful children. Siti Hani is my third child and she is just amazingly loving and caring towards animals. My other children are also animal lovers.

This blog is created in order to understand what “Green Hopes” is about and what does “being green” means.

“Green Hopes” as the word itself translates, an optimistic outlook for the future. Only if we desire enough and work hard enough to care for Mother Earth and all its creatures, only then we can make sure that Mother Earth can provide for her creatures now and forever. We need fresh water, good food and a clean environment to flourish. Our animal friends need their habitats protected so they can have a good home, plenty of water and good food.

Everything we do has an impact on the Earth whether it is the food we eat, how we live and play, the toys we play with, or the clothes we wear. All these come from planet Earth. How they are made and how much of them we use is very important to our environment.

So every day, please act green and continue to make “Green Hopes” alive and well. Let’s take the green steps to lessen our impact on Earth. To take green steps is as simple as following the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. By taking these steps we can protect our planet and all her creatures.

If we love our family, care for our friends, treasure our children and continue to admire nature, we must be guardians of our environment instead of being agents of destruction.

-Rossiti Aishah Rashidi-