{"id":4291,"date":"2018-04-23T08:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2018-04-23T08:58:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:58:47","slug":"happy-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/happy-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Earth Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4291 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/happy-earth-day\/kammfamr_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/KAMMFAMR_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/KAMMFAMR_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/KAMMFAMR_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/happy-earth-day\/antgknpt_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ANTGKNPT_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ANTGKNPT_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ANTGKNPT_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/happy-earth-day\/vpswa2st_md\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/VPSWA2ST_MD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/VPSWA2ST_MD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/VPSWA2ST_MD.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This weekend we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/category\/106\/love-your-mother-quilt-challenge-digital-panels?fn=nl_20180421194458\">celebrating our Mother Earth<\/a>, and raising awareness about what is happening to our planet. eQuilter is making several donations this weekend to conservation and environmental organizations, in addition to the 2 on our list of charities. (Ocean Conservancy and Rainforest Action Network)<\/p>\n<p>With these donations, this brings our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/about\/charity?fn=nl_20180421194458\">environmental donations to a total of $175,000 out of our overall total of $1.5 million.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/travel?fn=nl_20180421194458\">I lead a tour to Churchill<\/a> every couple years, to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157637716321864\">raise awareness about the plight of the Polar Bears<\/a>. My most recent quilt is called Polar Bear Eclipsed, and tells the story of the toxins that are circulating through the Arctic, which are causing genetic damage to the bears and further affecting their ability to survive. I stay in touch with Arctic researchers to learn more about what is happening there.<\/p>\n<p>We know that many of you are working on your challenge quilts for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/contest?fn=nl_20180421194458\">Love Your Mother<\/a> contest and juried exhibit. The deadline is May 15 and we truly thank all of you who are contributing to this important project, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/luanarubin\/albums\/72157648661514462\">speak up for how we feel about our precious Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please join me in supporting your favorite environmental and conservation causes this Earth Day. If you want to check out various organizations, you can go to charitynavigator.org for ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Big News: Internationally-known quilt artist Lea McComas is going to be teaching 2 workshops here in July&#8230;watch for all the details on Wednesday in the Midweek Creative Nudge email newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/equilterentry.com\/\">The Registration Page<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/news\/contest?fn=nl_20180421194458\">Love Your Mother<\/a> Contest and Exhibit is LIVE, but you have until the May 15 deadline to make a quilt and try for the top prize of a newly introduced model BERNINA 570 QE machine. The juried exhibit will premier in Houston!<\/p>\n<p>sharing your Passion for Fabric&#8230;<br \/>\nLuana and Paul<\/p>\n<strong>Share Post:<\/strong><br><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4291&#038;t=Happy%20Earth%20Day%21&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4291&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Happy%20Earth%20Day%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4291&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox\" data-provider=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4291&#038;media=&#038;description=Happy%20Earth%20Day%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"pinterest\" title=\"Pin it with Pinterest\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/pinterest.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.equilter.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F4291&#038;title=Happy%20Earth%20Day%21\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend we are celebrating our Mother Earth, and raising awareness about what is happening to our planet. eQuilter is making several donations this weekend to conservation and environmental organizations, in addition to the 2 on our list of charities. &hellip; 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