Awareness

The week is Mental Illness Awareness Week and I wanted to highlight a powerful project that has been getting a lot of attention recently.  Project Semicolon was founded by Amy Bleuel, to help spread awareness surrounding mental illness and suicide…Read More

It’s no secret – New York City is a pretty crowded place.  There’s not exactly a lot of room for construction, so people have had to get a little bit creative in searching for some unoccupied real estate.  Think: ROOFTOPS! …Read More

About 31 percent of the total food supply in the United States goes to waste, but most American consumers are unaware of how much food they’re wasting. In fact, they are likely wasting more food than they think, according to a…Read More

Did you know…. that at the venerable Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City there is a rooftop garden that houses a colony of beehives. The hotel’s culinary teams, who are trained beekeepers, conduct tours of the garden and beehives.…Read More

Many of you may be wondering, “What the heck is Arbor Day?” Arbor Day is a holiday in various countries where trees are celebrated and people are encouraged to get together and plant them. The first Arbor Day took place…Read More

One single tree can produce up to 260 pounds of oxygen per year. The more we use paper products though, that number diminishes. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States alone uses 69 million tons of paper and…Read More

It’s beer season! Just kidding, every season is beer season, but it is National Beer Day! We’ve explored vegan friendly beers, gluten free beer and liquors, but we thought we’d dig a little bit deeper into the world of cold,…Read More

The American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, has been and is the premier humanitarian organization in the United States and throughout the world by its other Red Cross networks. On her visit…Read More

Volunteering and giving back is a worthwhile and rewarding experience for many reasons. Most importantly, volunteering helps those in need. Furthermore, it provides the volunteer with a fulfilling experience that can change his/her outlook and help him/her grow as a…Read More

With today’s technology and the rise of smart phones, being ecologically friendly is becoming easier and easier. Delving into the world of green apps, here is a list of downloads to consider for living a greener lifestyle! Not only will these…Read More