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La Municipalidad de Park City selecciona a Park City Community Foundation para servir como Convocante Comunitario para la Equidad Social
Park City Community Foundation servirá como convocante y desarrollará un plan estratégico para potenciar el impacto de la prioridad comunitaria crítica de Equidad Social
PARK CITY, UTAH (22 de octubre del 2018) – La Municipalidad de Park City se complace en anunciar la selección de Park City Community Foundation para servir como Convocante Comunitario para la Equidad Social. En dicho rol, Park City Community Foundation facilitará la colaboración entre organizaciones sin fines de lucro locales, aliados, y colaboradores organizacionales para identificar los retos más urgentes— relacionados a la equidad social— que está enfrentando nuestra comunidad y, posteriormente, desarrollar un plan de acción estratégico que aborde dichos retos.
Park City Community Foundation movilizará a su personal altamente calificado y con vasta experiencia en convocatorias para alinear a la comunidad en una coalición que tendrá como misión llevar a cabo un autodiagnóstico de equidad social, identificará los recursos y brechas existentes, priorizará los retos más significativos, desarrollará un plan estratégico plurianual, y apoyará a la Municipalidad de Park City en garantizar que sus servicios sean ofrecidos a un amplio rango de constituyentes.
“El comité de selección eligió a Park City Community Foundation debido al impacto positivo que tienen en la comunidad de Park City, así como debido a la sólida gobernanza y sostenibilidad financiera que demuestran. Confiamos en su habilidad para incluir a la comunidad entera y generar un impacto duradero en beneficio del público en general”, aseguró el Alcalde de Park City Andy Beerman.
Durante el retiro de planeamiento estratégico llevado a cabo en Marzo del 2018, el Concejo Municipal de Park City elevó la Equidad Social al rango de prioridad comunitaria crítica. La Equidad Social sirve como el motor que impulsa al resto de las prioridades comunitarias críticas de la Municipalidad las cuales incluyen el fomento de viviendas de precios asequibles, el transporte, y la energía. Park City ha tomado el rol protagónico colaborando para promover la visión de una comunidad completa en la que todos son incluidos, tienen acceso a recursos, y se sienten bienvenidos, seguros, y valorados.
“La meta de esta labor es la de lograr que Park City sea una comunidad en la que las oportunidades sean asequibles para todos. Estamos planeando conectar a las personas de una manera significativa a este esfuerzo para que podamos lograr un cambio real y sistémico. Estamos ansiosos de facilitar la comunicación entre residentes de Park City que provienen de diversos entornos sociales, económicos y culturales para juntos crear una comunidad completa,” dijo Katie Wright, Directora Ejecutiva de Park City Community Foundation.
La Municipalidad de Park City y Community Foundation están ansiosos de trabajar de manera conjunta con las múltiples partes interesadas para promover una comunidad completa. La fecha límite para completar el Plan Comunitario de Acción Estratégica es el 1 de octubre del 2019.
PARA MAYOR INFORMACIÓN, COMUNÍQUESE CON:
Linda Jager, Gerente de Participación Comunitaria
Municipalidad de Park City
435.615.5189 | linda.jager@parkcity.org
Deanna Rhodes, Gerente de Marketing y Comunicaciones
Park City Community Foundation
435.731.4252 | deanna@parkcitycf.org
Sobre la Municipalidad de Park City
La Municipalidad de Park City es la sede del gobierno en Park City, Utah. Habiendo sido en el pasado un pueblo minero de plata, Park City es ahora cuna de dos centros de esquí de clase mundial y sirvió como anfitrión para los Juegos Olímpicos de Salt Lake City en el 2002. Nuestro pueblo de 8,000 también es sede de diversos eventos especiales que incluyen el Festival de Cine de Sundance así como el Festival de Artes Kimball. Para obtener más información, visite www.parkcity.org
Sobre Park City Community Foundation
Park City Community Foundation existe para facilitar conexiones entre donantes, voluntarios, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, y todos aquellos que conforman nuestra comunidad, para hacer de Park City un lugar mejor. Después de diez años de sólido liderazgo, de servir las necesidades de Park City, y de una gestión financiera estable, Community Foundation ha logrado un impacto extenso y significativo. Si está interesado en formar parte de esta importante labor, puede inscribirse a nuestro boletín visitando ParkCityCF.org/SocialEquity y registrándose a nuestra lista de distribución de correos electrónicos.
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When looking for natural and non-toxic cleaning products, avoid anything with synthetic ingredients or fragrances, petrochemicals, VOCs, chlorine bleach, phthalates, formaldehydes and more. You should always read the labels of any product, and if a product does not have a label with ingredients then it almost surely has harmful chemicals inside. Look out for words like Caution, Warning, Notice and Danger, which could signal a potential harmful chemical. Learn more about healthy cleaning products here.
When purchasing natural cleaning products make sure they bottle includes a list of ingredients. You should be able to pronounce the names of all of them and should know exactly what each one is. The best kind of natural cleaning product you can buy should be made with simple ingredients that you could find in the store and make yourself.
Exposure to these toxins indoors can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation; headaches; loss of coordination; nausea; and damage to liver, kidney, and central nervous systems. And we certainly don't want ourselves, our family or our pets to come in contact with these toxins or experience any of these health problems. Children and pets are especially at risk because they experience a higher dose of toxins, not to mention their immune systems are still developing and not able to shed toxins from the bodies as quickly as adults.
There are three categories into which most of the hazardous ingredients in household cleaning products fall are:
1. Carcinogens – Carcinogens cause cancer and/or promote cancer’s growth.
2. Endocrine disruptors – Endocrine disruptors mimic human hormones, confusing the body with false signals. Exposure to endocrine disruptors can lead to numerous health concerns including reproductive, developmental, growth and behavior problems. Endocrine disruptors have been linked to reduced fertility, premature puberty, miscarriage, menstrual problems, challenged immune systems, abnormal prostate size, ADHD, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain cancers.
3. Neurotoxins – Neurotoxins alter neurons, affecting brain activity, causing a range of problems from headaches to loss of intellect.
Here are some startling facts about the chemicals found in cleaning products.
- 17,000: the number of petrochemicals available for home use, only 30 percent of which have been tested for exposure to human health and the environment.
- 63: the number of synthetic chemical products found in the average American home, translating to roughly 10 gallons of harmful chemicals.
- 100: the number of times higher that indoor air pollution levels can be above outdoor air pollution levels, according to US EPA estimates.
- 275: the number of active ingredients in antimicrobials that the EPA classifies as pesticides because they are designed to kill microbes.
- 5 billion: the number of pounds of chemicals that the institutional cleaning industry uses each year.
- 23: the average gallons of chemicals (that's 87 liters) that a janitor uses each year, 25 percent of which are hazardous.
- White Vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Borax
- Hydrogen Peroxide (3% concentration)
- Club Soda (plain)
- Lemon Juice
- Liquid Castile Soap
- Corn Meal
- Olive Oil or Walnut Oil
- Toothpaste
- Pure Essential Oils - like lavender, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, lemongrass, and tea tree oils
With all of these ingredients you can make your own natural and non-toxic cleaning supplies, which cost a lot less as well.
- All-Purpose Cleaners: This cleaner can be used for just about every surface in your home, from kitchen counters and appliances to bathroom surfaces and walls.
- Carpet Cleaner: To clean and disinfect your carpet, blend 1/2 cup baking soda, 1 cup borax, and 1 cup cornmeal. Sprinkle mixture over rug and rub with a cloth. Let rest for several hours or overnight, then vacuum. An even simpler way to clean your carpet is to sprinkly plain baking soda on your carpet, let rest for an hour and then vacuum up. You can also add dry lavender buds to the baking soda for an extra fresh smell.
- Hard Floor Cleaner: This solution can be used for all hard floors (except when directed by the manufacturer to avoid even mild detergents): Combine 1/4 liquid castile soap, up to 1/2 cup white vinegar or lemon juice, and 2 gallons of warm water in a large plastic bucket. Use with a mop or sponge.
- Glass Cleaner: To make your windows shine, you can simply use club soda in a spray bottle. Add 1 tsp. of lemon juice to increase your window cleaner’s degreasing power. Leftover newspaper works very well to reduce streaks
- Bathroom Surface Cleaners: You can use the all-purpose cleaners recommended above or, for even simpler bathroom cleaning, use baking soda or borax as a scouring powder. For a softer scrub, combine 1/2 cup baking soda with enough liquid soap to achieve a frosting-like consistency. You may want to add 5-10 drops of an essential oil for fragrance. Club soda works wonders on plumbing fixtures.
- Toilet Cleaner: Sprinkle baking soda or borax, or pour white vinegar into the toilet, and let sit for a few minutes. Scrub with a good toilet brush.
- Oven Cleaner: Cover the oven floor with baking soda, spray with water until very damp, and let set overnight. Spray with water every few hours before you go to bed to keep damp. In the morning, clean out the baking soda, and the stuck-on gunk will be loosened and ready to scrub off.
- Drain Cleaner: Put two tablespoons of baking soda into/over the drain of your sink or tub. Then pour one cup of vinegar on the baking soda. This will begin to fizz a lot and is completely normal. Wait a few minutes, and then pour a kettle of boiling water over the soda/vinegar residue.
- Mold Remover: Combe 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide or white vinegar with 1 cup water. Spray on mold and do not rinse. You can also treat mold with a spray mixture of 2 tsp. tea tree oil and 2 cups water.
- Wood Polish: To polish wood furniture, dab olive oil or walnut oil onto a soft cloth and rub.
- Silver Polish: Just put some toothpaste on an old toothbrush or wet cloth and go to town. When you’re done polishing, rinse the item well in warm water and then dry with a soft cloth.