Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Thrilling update from Footprint to Wings Rezwan Razani via ckmail2.com Oct 23 (10 days ago) to me Dear Peter, A massive thank you for being a subscriber to Footprint to Wings! Chances are you are one of the bold people on our planet who doesn’t avoid wicked problems. You love to roll up your sleeves and dive into the solutions. At the very least, you're curious if there ARE real, honest-to-goodness solutions. But you are open to exploring, and that is marvelous! We are honored to have you with us on this journey. Where are we going? In case you missed it: There's a Video! Today, we're delighted to share with you the daring video that kicks it off: Turning the Race to Zero Carbon into a National Pastime. The first in our five part introductory video series. Please watch, Like and Share! Hashtags? Use #RacetoZeroCarbon or #R20C to coordinate! Thank you! 5 & 10K Recap: The first ever Race to Zero Carbon & Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic took place at Duke Island Park in New Jersey on May 21, 2016. The event was a resounding success. A whopping thank you to everyone who came and made it happen! In addition to being a fun 5&10K run, the event was the symbolic kick off of the actual, doom-defying 50 state race to zero carbon. Proclamations were made! Did you miss it? Feel free to invite your town's Mayor to make a proclamation in time for the roll call at the next event! Let every town, city, county and state in America (and the world) proclaim. Because to be in the race, you have to declare you're in the race. Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic: After the 5&10K, runners ambled over to the Oak Grove Pavilion for refreshments and prizes, and to walk through the Zero Carbon Coaching Clinic, featuring innovative materials from the Zero Carbon Playbook. Inspired by our offerings, one participant (Thank you Matt! We wouldn't have known about it without you!) said, HEY! You guys rock! You should apply to 100&Change, that historic competition for a one hundred million dollar ($100,000,000) grant by the MacArthur Foundation. So we did! Please check out and Like our application video. Show MacArthur you support this initiative! And check out the other applicant's videos. Like & Share them too! Who knew there were so many awesome ideas out there. So many problems to solve and so many passionate people working on them. Solve on! Speaking of action: Historic grant competitions are awesome, but we can't wait for Big Philanthropy. If this is work you support, please become a dues paying team member today! Be the Philanthropist who makes it happen. And get ready for more. We will be sending you a steady stream of tools and tactics to get to zero carbon. HEADS UP! Giving Tuesday is next month and we've got a multipurpose useful zero carbon challenge campaign planned. Til then, Stay tuned for our Giving Tuesday announcement! Stay tuned for the next video in the series: The Rules of the Race to Zero Carbon. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @Footprint2Wings. Join the conversation! Thanks again for being part of this adventure. To zero carbon and beyond, From Rezwan Razani & the rest of the Footprint to Wings Team! FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE? SIGN UP! Join our merry band of carbon free coaches. Get exclusive content, private Q&As, giveaways, and more. No spam, ever. Just great stuff. We are Footprint to Wings Inc, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Connect on Twitter @Footprint2wings | On Facebook #RaceToZeroCarbon #R20C You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletter online or perhaps our paths crossed in this wild world and I was under the impression you were interested. No recollection of getting on this list? Looking for the exit? You may Unsubscribe at any time. You've got the power!