Highly Skilled At Helping
Join the efforts in standing up to plastic to help the environment! Lindsey Fella-Berry, CEO of Helping Ninjas, and Laya Berry, a 7-year-old Helping Ninja, share startling facts about how plastic impacts the environment negatively, such as:
Source: How to pack an eco-friendly lunch
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#RecycleRangers @myCCSCafe excited about helping our #environment! Way to go CWE! Excellent recycling efforts & exemplary leadership! #GreenIdeas 💚♻️#ThinkGreen @myccs pic.twitter.com/ZeGGPLNbTe
— CCS Green Team (@Ccsgreenteam) September 7, 2018
How do I participate?How do I sign up?
BOOKS FOR YOUTH GAMES RSVP
Session 2 (September 29th 2:00pm)
What if I can’t make the Books For Youth Games?
You can still help!
Donate new or gently used books!
Stop by one of the followiing Ninja Zone locations!
https://www.colts.com/community/literacy/books-for-youth
Books For Youth is an organization that makes backpacks for youth who are in Indiana Foster Care. Indiana State Department, Indianapolis Colts and CSI Cargo Services are working together to pack each bag with 25 books. So far, Books for Youth has collected enough books to give out approximately 8,000 backpacks to foster chidren Indiana.
To learn about Books For Youth and it’s sponsor, CSI Cargo Services:
Colts Community – Books For Youth
Why is the books for youth organization important? There are approximately 29,000 youth in the foster care program. Since 2016 only 1,500 have been adopted. The youth that are placed in Indiana Foster Care do not always have the opportuntity to read books outside of school. So, in order to solve this problem Books For Youth is giving to school backpacks with 25 books so that these children can have the benefits that reading can bring to kids.
We need to support this cause; imagine having being in foster care, and not being able to have books? I believe that what foster care kids are going through, or have been through, not having a book to read, should not be one amongst the list of hardships. And, this can be addressed, simply simply donating a book.
Helping Ninjas is helping the Books For Youth program by providing collection bins, pick up and delivery for others to join the efforts, by donating new or gently used books.
We currently have bins located in the folloiwng locations:
CSI CARGO Services joined as a corporate sponsor of Books For Youth in 2015. Learn more about CSI and how they are helping on Facebook!
Helping Ninjas wants to share this educational information we learned about on the United Nation’s website. The full article and graphs can be seen at: www.fao.org/save-food/resources/keyfindings/en/
Here are a few key facts Helping Ninjas learned from United Nations and wanted to share!
Abstract:Did you know that there are 815 million people in the world that go to bed hungry, while 1.9 billion people are overweight?
The world has set a challenge to achieve Zero Hunger and better nutrition by 2030. But governments can’t do it alone – everyone has a role to play.Come on the Zero Hunger journey with me to discover what each of us -governments, farmers, businesses and the general public- have to do to reach this goal. Learn how you can become part of the Zero Hunger Generation!See also related Activity Books:
Alternatives to plastic straws
We all know that plastic straws are not good for our land and aquatic ecosystems.
The war on plastic straws is growing and big food and beverage companies are being forced to give up plastic straws. Plastic is biodegradable too but takes a very very long time to do so as compared to other products made of natural raw materials. This leaves us with a question…. What should we use INSTEAD of plastic straws?
Luckily, we have the alternatives for plastic straws-Straw, Glass, Bamboo, Paper, Metal. The following table shows an analysis of the cost and their waste processability.
| Straw Material | Reusable | Biodegradable | Compostable | Approx. Cost ($ per straw)* |
| PLA (Polylactic acid) | — | Yes | Yes | $0.06 |
| Hay | — | Yes | Yes | $0.08 |
| Paper | — | Yes | — | $0.20 |
| Glass | Yes | — | — | $1.20 |
| Bamboo | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1.60 |
| Metal | Yes | — | — | $2.30 |
*The pricing above is a very rough estimate solely used for the purpose of comparing the cost of straws.
It can be seen from the above table that PLA straws are the cheapest out of all of them and metal straws are the costliest. Bamboo and glass straws are medium priced.
PLA straws are made of polylactic acid (maily derived by fermenting corn starch. These straws are compostable but they need composting facilities with specific conditions (temperature and other settings) to facilitate the composting. They cannot be composted using natural composting techniques.
By Amogh Motaganahalli, 10 years
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A Helping Ninja, by defintiion means to be highly skilled at helping.
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“We want to tell other kids about the harm plastic straws are doing to marine life like sea turtles and how it is killing them. We think this is very sad and that others need to know about it. We hope to bring awareness about these innocent creatures. We think that the more people know about this, then the more people will not want to use plastic straws. If someone knows using a plastic straw could hurt an animal, maybe they would not want to use one anymore.” Leo, Age 9, #StandUpToStraws
We want to help the environment because the plastic straws that we are using every minute and every hour are putting a big impact on the environment itself, we want to use eco-friendly straws – the outcome we seek is to use these stores world-wide and heal from the harm we have caused.” Vedh, Age 9, #StandUpToStraws
“We know plastic straws pollute, but we know some people like to use straws and even need straws. We can use different types of straws instead that are biodegradable like plant based plastic straws that decompose, or bamboo straws. Bamboo straws are commonly used in some Eastern Countries, like India, where I am from. Also, it is good because these straws will not pollute our oceans and these straws cannot harm sea animals. If we can convince others to stop using harmful plastic straws, soon there will be none in our oceans.” Amogh, Age 10, #StandUpToStraws
“We live in a beautiful world, which is also our home. Sadly, we are the ones destroying it. One way we can save it is by creating awareness of the harm plastic straws are causing. Plastic Straws are the top 10 most commonly found plastic in the ocean and at beaches. We want to create awareness about the dangers of plastic straws and help people find solutions. One way we will do this is by telling people why not to use plastic straws, and suggesting to use Bamboo straws, or any compostable straws. For these can help the environment because they are 100% Biodegradable. We will work hard to save the beautiful world we all know and love.” Siddarth, age 11, #StandUpToStraws
Helping Ninjas delivered baskets of fresh, organic produce to the their schools eduacation building in Carmel.
Helping Ninjas wanted to share their harvest from a Carmel Micro Teen Grant Award for their Green Community, Garden and School outreach project, and to share what they have learned and how they have helped their community!
Students who helped with this deleivery were elementary and middle aged students from Creekside Midddle and College Wood Elementary, and a sbiling, a little helping ninja who is in pre-school- all of which helped to plant the seeds and to help care for the seedlings from start to finish!
Helping Ninjas left baskets of fresh, organic vegetables and herbs for the staff that they had just picked freshly that morning.
These students were fortunate and honored to meet Dr. Beresford, their new SuperIndendant of Carmel Clay Schools.
Dr. Beresford said he had never met ninjas before! The students were also privileged to have met Mrs. Anne Marie Woerner, Assistant Food Services Coordinator. She invited the students back to the faculty break room where the students left the freshly picked organic produce in the cafe for Carmel Clay Education faculty and staff to enjoy! 
Helping Ninjas learned how to help our community and the environment by learning how to grow vegetables and herbs from seed!
Students successfully were able to grow the following organic produce in both their home, Helping Ninjas Garden and at the College Wood Cafeteria Plots lcoatd at the CCS Plots to Plates Community Organic Gardens. All efforts of this vegetation program were for the Green Community, Garden and School Outreach Project in whcih the students worked alongside Mrs. Susan Eva- McCord, CWE Cafe and Cafe Garden Manager at College Wood Elementary.
Herbs and flowers were grown to simulate organic gardening methods in which students learned from studying the different types of natural fertizliers and natural methods to replensih soil and conserve water and to promote healthy plants.
Helping Ninjas also grew zinnias, marigolds and petunias from seed! And, planted pumpkins to harvest this fall to donate! To see more pictures of our garden, click here.
Five years ago our community garden was started by a group of parents who were involved in CCS Green Team, a school club that educates and encourages students to promote activities fostering environmental awareness, protection and sustainability. To learn more about CCS Plots To Plates Garden, click here.
A Helping Ninja’s journey to India to see first hand the effects of pollution in Asia.
Follow his journey on the Helping Ninjas Blog or @StandUp4OurPlanet and @StandUpToPlatstic.
