CFUW ORILLIA
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The Orillia chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) has launched their 2021-22 Advocacy Campaign with a challenge to their members asking them to reduce single-use plastics in their everyday lives.
Many know the club for the successful annual Homes Tour that provides scholarships for local students or for the interesting and informative speakers at monthly meetings.
However, advocacy concerning current issues is also an important endeavour for the club and this year, highlighting single use plastics, reducing their use, and finding alternatives is of primary importance. Although plastics are handy, they are also polluting our lands and waterways, piling up in waste sites, and harming wildlife.
CFUW Orillia is challenging their members to make changes, even one step at a time by finding alternatives to plastics that are discarded and where possible replacing items with products that are more environmentally friendly. The club members will be issued a new challenge every month and will track their progress.
In May, at the annual banquet celebration, lucky winners will receive prizes from Bubbles by Beverley and The Refillery District, local businesses that are supporting the initiative.
The goal is that the challenge will result in a permanent awareness of protecting our precious environment and leaving a cleaner and more sustainable planet for generations to come.
CFUW Orillia invites everyone to join us in this effort. Let’s make a difference!
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