We're calling them Sammy Sightings in honor of Sammy the Seagull!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Sammy Sightings
Please let us know where you see our little OST conservation posters on cafe napkin dispensers.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
A beautiful place to get One Simple Thing
One Simple Thing is now available at Asilomar Conference Center gift shop!
Asilomar is a great weekend get-a-way from busy city life.
Asilomar is a great weekend get-a-way from busy city life.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Belated book launch THURS. NOV, 29
Please join us at Cliche Noe on 24th St. near Castro from 4 to 6pm for wine & cheese and a chance to get this wonderful little eco book........ the perfect holiday gift for mailing.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
EARTH DAY celebration at Dolores Park
SUNDAY, APRIL 22 10 am to 5pm
Friday, March 30, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
BOOK TALKS FOR EARTH MONTH
Please contact me at paula.onesimplething@gmail.com for a fun, engaging and unique book talk at your school, store, community center etc.
I bring Sammy the seagull (narrator of the book) as well as ideas and inspirations for kids to start their OWN "one simple thing". I've done 12 of these presentations already with great response from the groups. The kids love the poem, the bright and colorful illustrations, seeing scenes of San Francisco and finding Sammy in each of the pictures.
There is no charge for the presentation.
The book will be on sale for only $5 as a special for EARTH MONTH!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Earth Day and Arbor Day ...around the corner!
One Simple Thing will make a wonderful little gift to remind people that we all can make a difference and even have FUN doing so.
The book is available on Amazon, Conservatory of Flowers (GG Park), Just for Fun (Noe Valley), Sports Basement (Chrissy Field) or email paula.onesimplething@gmail.com.
Happy Earth Day everyday!
Monday, January 9, 2012
A Challenge to my Readers
You can't turn on the television or read a newspaper these days without finding yet another news story about the damage being done to our environment and the urgent need to change our habits, to reduce, to reuse and to recycle.
We all want to help, to make changes to our daily habits, but finding the balance between impacting our lifestyles with these changes and improving the well being of our world, can sometimes be so overwhelming that we fail to implement any changes and instead guiltily continue with our wasteful ways.
Just as Rome wasn't built in a day, our environment can't be saved by just one person and we all need to do our part, and while the subject of the book "One Simple Thing" is napkins, conserving napkins is just a symbol for something far more significant: the need to take heart and action in all of our daily habits. Though making big changes can be difficult and seem overwhelming, the key is to value the little things we all can do each day.
With that in mind, I want to issue a challenge to all of my readers, young and old alike. Come up with one simple thing that you can do to help save our planet and share it with everyone in the comments below.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Testimonials about "One Simple Thing"
"For a long time I have seen these adorable conservation posters in cafes all over San Francisco. I'm so excited that Paula has finally finished her book documenting the project. I'm buying copies for all of my friends and family. What a gift to the planet!"
Tess Joseph
"Over the past 20 years I have seen the effect that Paula's project has had on students, schools and our community. As a career educator I run into people all the time who believe that programs have to be complicated and expensive in order to help kids and make a difference. This project and the book, One Simple Thing, prove them wrong."
Dr. Rob Bassinette
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Where in the world can you see evidence of the Napkin Conservation Project?
All over!
As of July 20, 2011 the posters have been taken to cafes in:
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- London, England
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Malaga, Spain
- Zurich, Switzerland
In the United States they can be found in:
- Berkeley, CA
- Carmel, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Boston, MA
- Kansas City, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- Columbia, MO
- Portland, OR
- Seattle, WA
Here's a close-up of where the posters are in the USA:
We'd love to see our message all over the world, so please start up a "One Simple Thing" project in your own hometown. If you buy the book there is a starter kit in the back.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
About One Simple Thing
One Simple Thing is a children's book about conservation and source reduction. Author and veteran SFUSD teacher Paula Ginsburg started the One Simple Thing Project in 1990 in an effort to incorporate environmental education into her classes in a fun and inspiring way. After observing people in cafés grabbing handfuls of napkins and then leaving them unused on the table, she decided to involve her students in finding a way to help people cut back on this kind of mindless wastefulness. She and her students decided to design create and distribute mini-posters with messages urging people to take only the napkins they really will use. Twenty two years later, the One Simple Thing Project is still thriving and inspiring stewardship.
The little posters are currently in about 150 cafés in San Francisco and around the world. . The students are always excited and proud to have their artwork exhibited publicly. This publicity can boost students’ self-esteem, encourage social behavior, and improve academic performance. It’s also a lot of fun.
The book is now available on Amazon and coming soon to SF bookstores, cafes, tourist shops and hopefully libraries.
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