My Future, My Climate

"Children are one third of our population and all of our future." - Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981

I love kids. Kids have such an interesting take on the world. I was giving tours this past weekend where I work and one little boy said, "Oh, I hope I work here one day!" That is not a typical response when you work in the waste industry.

I came across the "My Future, My Climate" contest from the World Wildlife Fund. Kids between the ages 6-14 were asked to create a postcard that shows their solution to climate change on the front and a message to the Prime Minister on the back. You can vote for your favourites at http://wwf.ca/earthhour/toolkits/postcardvoting.cfm I was so moved by some of the entries that I just had to share them with you.

One of my favourites came from a girl in the 12-14 category. She wrote, "Our National anthem says "We'll stand on guard for thee". Today, we need to guard Canada not only from foreign armies, but from ourselves!" I just think that is incredibly insightful and so smart. Check out the cards and be sure to vote! I am so excited these kids are our future!