{"id":177,"date":"2021-09-19T18:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2021-11-07T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T12:13:21","slug":"our-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/our-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR VISION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are all about<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>KINDNESS, ENVIRONMENTALISM &amp; COMMUNITY SERVICE<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a journey &#8211; we hope you will join us!<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERE ARE SOME OF THE IDEAS &amp; PLANS WE HAVE SO FAR<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OUR PLAYERS will&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>all sign our player pledge<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>commit to volunteering for local organizations<\/li>\n<li>wear jerseys utilizing recycled plastic bottles<\/li>\n<li>use re-usable water bottles<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate fair play, integrity and etiquette at our games<\/li>\n<li>dedicate themselves to learning more about environmental issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OUR ORGANIZATION will&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use wind-powered green webhosting<\/li>\n<li>do its banking with a bank committed to environmental sustainability<\/li>\n<li>develop an online environmental education resource hub on our website<\/li>\n<li>utilize a Green Seal certified printing service<\/li>\n<li>use earth-friendly detergent for in-house laundry<\/li>\n<li>use green vendors whenever possible<\/li>\n<li>prioritize green partnerships &amp; sponsorships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HERE ARE SOME MORE IDEAS WE HAVE FOR THE FUTURE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OUR ORGANIZATION &amp; PLAYERS hope to &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>acquire a biodiesel, electric, or alternative fuels bus for team travel<\/li>\n<li>share environmental advocacy resources and petitions<\/li>\n<li>participate in environmental education community events<\/li>\n<li>collaborate with other environmental organizations on events and fundraisers<\/li>\n<li>incorporate zero-waste and other green practices in our own events<\/li>\n<li>promote the #kickplastic movement<\/li>\n<li>investigate carbon-offset programs to ameliorate our own carbon-footprint<\/li>\n<li>host team field trips to nature-oriented destinations like the aquarium<\/li>\n<li>create eco-reading lists and launch a book club<\/li>\n<li>give away sustainably-made, stickers with environmental messages<\/li>\n<li>compost our food waste<\/li>\n<li>host a rain barrel locally<\/li>\n<li>make vegan food options available, and promote Meatless Mondays<\/li>\n<li>PROMOTE KINDNESS by\n<ul>\n<li>adopting a Lowcountry blessing box<\/li>\n<li>volunteering at trash pick-ups and adopting a roadside<\/li>\n<li>participating in soccer events that serve kids, people with disabilities, seniors, folks in rehab, etc<\/li>\n<li>planting trees<\/li>\n<li>hosting a collection bin for used soccer gear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/contact\/\">PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, RESOURCES OR CONNECTIONS WITH US!<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are all about KINDNESS, ENVIRONMENTALISM &amp; COMMUNITY SERVICE This is a journey &#8211; we hope you will join us!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/our-vision\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OUR VISION<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-177","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/eco-united\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}