For Immediate
Release:
November 28, 2012
Contact:
Rebecca Silver, 646-461-9831, Rebecca.Silver@sierraclub.org
craigslist founder Craig Newmark joins Sierra Club for environmental
Google+ Hangout
on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
to discuss the value of getting the military community outdoors
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Friday,
December 7, craigslist founder Craig Newmark will join Sierra Club Executive Director
Michael Brune and Sierra Club Mission Outdoors Director and Operation Iraqi
Freedom Veteran Stacy Bare in their first Google+ Hangout together to discuss
the relationship between outdoor recreation, conservation and the military
community. Craig’s craigconnects online hub and the Sierra Club’s military outings program share a focus on serving military personnel,
returning veterans and their families.
"Military families and
veterans have sacrificed a lot to defend us all, and continue to do so, so let's do
more to help them enjoy the country they've defended,"
said Craig Newmark.
“Every year on Pearl Harbor Day, we’re
reminded of the sacrifices our service men and women make to protect our
country,” said Michael Brune. “The
Sierra Club Mission Outdoors program is committed to creating opportunities
that promote outdoor recreation, expand the conservation movement and connect
our veterans and their families with our public lands and wild places.”
“Just as in the military we rely on our fire team, squad,
flight, or department to accomplish a goal, we work together with all our
different skills and talents to ensure our military families and veterans are
well cared for when they return home,” said Stacy Bare. “Turning to Google+
Hangouts to facilitate an open dialogue about the healing power of spending
time in nature is one more way we’re able to reach the military community.”
When: December 7, 2012
1 p.m. Pacific / 4 p.m. Eastern
Where: Sierra Club Google+ page
http://gplus.to/SierraClub
Launched in 2011, craigconnects is
a web-based initiative to help people work together for the common good using
the Internet. In addition to veterans’ organizations, the initiative spotlights many
other organizations and agencies working in the areas of community building,
connectivity, journalism integrity, open government, service and volunteering,
and technology for social good. To
learn more, visit http://craigconnects.org/military-families-and-veterans.
Through direct programming, public
education and advocacy, Sierra Club’s Mission Outdoors program combats the
growing divide between America and the outdoors by increasing opportunities for
all to improve their overall well-being by exploring and enjoying the natural
world. Outdoor recreation remains a
critical piece of the conservation movement; over the last few years the Sierra
Club has worked with over 50,000 service members, veterans, and family members
from all over the country to help ease the stresses of service and coming home
by helping them get outside. The Sierra Club works in partnership with many
veteran service organizations, some of whom include Iraq and Afghanistan
Veterans of America (IAVA), Blue Star Families, the AS-YMCA and National
Military Family Association. To learn
more, visit http://www.sierraclub.org/missionoutdoors.