1% For The Planet
Since 1985, the outdoor apparel and gear company Patagonia has pledged 1% of sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment so 1% For The Planet, a non-profit organization, was created by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies, in 2002 to encourage and inspire other businesses to follow Patagonia's lead.
Their goal and mission is to ensure that our planet and future generations thrive by supporting solutions through annual membership and creating an alliance of businesses who are concerned with the social and environmental impacts of industry and who understand the necessity of protecting the natural environment. In short, they bring dollars and doers together to accelerate smart environmental giving.
Momentum Physical Therapy of New Paltz is proud to be a business member of 1% For The Planet since summer of 2020. The message put forth by 1% For The Planet resonates with Greg because although physical therapy itself is very human centered, it is his belief that having a healthy environment has profound effects on overall health and wellness for communities and societies at large. Many of our ailments can be helped by being more physically active and interacting with our environments on a regular basis. As the old saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This holds true for ourselves and the world around us so it is not difficult to understand that the ripple effects for individuals and communities are truly limitless when making the environment a priority.
Their goal and mission is to ensure that our planet and future generations thrive by supporting solutions through annual membership and creating an alliance of businesses who are concerned with the social and environmental impacts of industry and who understand the necessity of protecting the natural environment. In short, they bring dollars and doers together to accelerate smart environmental giving.
Momentum Physical Therapy of New Paltz is proud to be a business member of 1% For The Planet since summer of 2020. The message put forth by 1% For The Planet resonates with Greg because although physical therapy itself is very human centered, it is his belief that having a healthy environment has profound effects on overall health and wellness for communities and societies at large. Many of our ailments can be helped by being more physically active and interacting with our environments on a regular basis. As the old saying goes, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This holds true for ourselves and the world around us so it is not difficult to understand that the ripple effects for individuals and communities are truly limitless when making the environment a priority.
Currently, Momentum Physical Therapy of New Paltz has directed its financial commitment of at least 1% of revenues to the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation. CELF was founded in 2003 on the principle that education for sustainability is essential for today’s K-12 students. As someone who was lucky enough to have access to quality education from a young age, Greg still believes that education can be a great equalizer and starting point to bridge so many of the gaps that still exist in our nation today so that communities and our environment can thrive.
To learn more about these organizations simply click on the links or logos above and you will be taken directly to their websites. Once there, you can find out how to become involved in some capacity whether through financial means or volunteering for any number of the partners affiliated with 1% For The Planet, including CELF. It would be wonderful to have you join the growing movement!
