An Easy Way for People to Support a Full Spectrum of Environmental Programs
Earth Share of Missouri (SEMo) has raised more than $518,000for a wide range of positive environmental programs as of December 2002. More than $130,000 has already been pledged for 2003. These funds were donated by individuals in all sorts of workplaces, from employees in the State of Missouri Federal agencies, City of St. Louis, City of Kansas City, Bass Pro Shops, American Airlines, BNIM Architects, Worldspan, UnitedHealth Group and many others. We wish to thank these employers and their generous employees for supporting a variety of programs that are working to care for the world around all of us.
To date, ESMo has raised more than $13,860 for The Ozark Chapter’s account at the Sierra Club Foundation. The first payments were made in late 1996, and have steadily increased to more than $4,000 in 2002.
Founded by 13 local environmental organizations in 1993 as the Missouri Environmental Fund, the federation’s name was changed to Earth Share of Missouri in September 2001. The federation now represents 29 regional plus 43 national and international organizations in Missouri-based workplace giving campaigns. In addition to The Sierra Club Foundation, the organization now represents familiar names such as The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, Missouri Botanical Garden and the World Bird Sanctuary. The federation enables employees to make a single donation that will benefit the full spectrum of environmental causes, addressing issues from protecting the Mississippi and Amazon rivers to Missouri prairies and Brazilian rainforests.
For more information on Earth Share of Missouri, its member organizations or how you can set up or improve a payroll deduction campaign at your workplace, call Jerry Klamon at (314) 771-6668 or (866) 663-2784 toll free in Missouri. Or e-mail info@earthsharemo.org or visit www.earthsharemo.org.