Roots and Shoots
Dons Net Café is extremely proud to be involved with Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots program, which we have been a part of for 5 years now. Service Learning leader Kathy Kelly from SBCSLI (Santa Barbara County Service Learning Initiative) sent us to Peace Day to hear Jane Goodall speak; Kathy thought this would be beneficial for us because other programs, Eco-cell and VITA. Jane Goodall came to our booth, endorsed our efforts and actually signed our Eco-cell box! We have heard that Dr. Goodall does not do signatures so we feel very privileged and are sure she fell in love with our chimpanzee on the cover. Now, we have met with her twice, been to Peace Day four times, and were able to meet Pierce Brosnan who bought one of every product we sell and walked away wearing a Do Ubuntu bracelet which made us especially proud.
This year Roots and Shoots sponsored our very own invention, the Cousteau Bins. The Cousteau Bins were named for Jean-Michel Cousteau and introduced at our Grand Opening event in 2009; they are the answer for people who still have a problem putting plastic in the right bin. We cut out a piece of plywood and put a hole in the middle, next we had an artist decorate it with a environmental theme. We put it on top a blue recycling bin and people got it! Now our recycling bin donated by Marborg is full of platic bottles and cans that can be cashed in. Ethonomics is alive and thriving at the Dons Net Cafe. Thank you Dr. Jane, we cannot wait to hear your chimpanzee call again. Pierce Brosnan was pretty amazing as well.