Achievable steps for a healthy planet
PRESS RELEASE
March 24, 2024
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Project KELP announced today the launch of KELP Sustainable Fund (KSFund) — that will accelerate the growth and initiatives from Project KELP. “Nature, people, and all living things are interconnected. We need to do everything we can to save our only home: Planet Earth.” said Milian Chen, Project KELP’s founder and president. “This seed fund (KSFund) will help Project KELP to grow and bring more sustainable resources, information, workshops, and events about action we can all take everyday!”
The seed fund was made possible with the generous support from friends and family of the founder. Thank you!
Project KELP will continue to raise funding through the following fundraising campaigns:
- Online Sustainable Library (Book recommendations): Nature, environment, and sustainability related books through local, online, and digital stores.
- Sustainable Product Guide: Environmentally friendly products from innovative companies in the sustainability field.
- Donations! (Including sponsorships)
All proceeds through these channels will be used for promoting and supporting the projects by Project KELP.
In addition to the KELP Sustainable Fund, Project KELP is also pleased to announce the grants received by its school project: UHill Sustainable Everyday Club (UHill SEC) also founded by Milian Chen. The VSB Sustainability Grant and VSB Leadership Fund were approved by the Vancouver School Board (VSB) in Vancouver, BC, Canada to support the initiatives that UHill SEC will implement this year.
As the founder and club president of UHill SEC, Milian will use the funding from VSB to bring sustainable resources to University Hill Secondary School, šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown Elementary, and some other schools in the Vancouver School District.
“Education is extremely important in uniting everyone to work together to understand and help restore and improve the health of the planet. Schools are the best place to start!” said Milian Chen.
One of the projects is to create and launch a Sustainable Corner within school libraries. This pilot project will combine current library collections in nature, environment, society, and sustainability along with new book purchases made possible through the VSB Leadership Fund.
Additional participating schools’ information will be announced shortly.
For more information about Project KELP’s plan, please see this post: Project KELP reviews growth in 2023 and looks forward to 2024.
Milian Chen
Founder of Project KELP, a current student at Stanford University and a graduate of University Hill Secondary in Vancouver, who loves animals and cares deeply for the environment. She is also the founder and first president of Sustainable Everyday Club (UHill SEC) at her high school. This curiosity for the natural world began when she was little, leafing through animal encyclopedias and watching all the Sir David Attenborough documentaries. She also writes stories and poetry at other times. Milian is a passionate animal-lover, writer, and most importantly a budding conservationist.
Connect with Milian and Project KELP
Instagram: @project.kelp
About Project KELP
Project KELP (Keep Ecosystem Life Protected) was created in 2022 through the Ocean Wise Youth to Sea program along with the funding from the Government of Canada’s Canada Service Corps. With a vision to introduce everyday sustainability to the public and a mission to show how simple incorporating sustainability into life is, Project KELP shows how we can all do our part to save the planet. If we act now, all generations will be able to see the success of our actions and change can be enacted in the present. With aims that align with and promote the awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we can all be stronger together. For more information, please visit us at projectkelp.com
Instagram: @project.kelp
YouTube: youtube.com/@projectkelp
About UHill Sustainable Everyday Club (UHill SEC)
UHill SEC was a school project initiated by Milian Chen and Project KELP, with the goals to raise and promote everyday sustainability to the school community. As school provides the educational environment for students to learn and grow so can the awareness for the health of our planet. By encouraging students to take actions everyday with sustainability in mind, the world will change to a better present and future.
Instagram: @uhillsec
Press Contacts
Milian Chen
Founder, Project KELP
contact@projectkelp.com
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