"The rain had finally ended. Friends and family gathered in a circle, standing on top of chalk drawings of ocean creatures and doodles imagined by children. And Cheney Munson, founder of the Climate Scope Project, a Bay Area nonprofit that promotes classroom climate literacy, pulled out his guitar. We're all going to sing together, Munson said. And if you have a climate sock puppet, please put it on, and when the chorus comes, have your sock puppet singalong."
"The goal was to raise $3,500 for the Induction Cooktop Teaching Project, an Oakland-based nonprofit that helps families in the Oakland Unified School District switch from gas to electric stoves to improve indoor air quality instead of releasing harmful pollutants. Some proceeds from the event also went to Bay Area climate literacy projects. The Induction Cooktop Teaching Project educates students on how electric stoves are used, how they can improve their family's health and how gas stoves contribute to fossil fuel pollution, according to Aaron Reaven, project lead."
Cheney Munson led a singalong at the first Bay Area Climate Cool Down, inviting attendees to use climate sock puppets during the chorus. About 300 people attended the Oct. 25 fundraiser at the Starry Plough in Berkeley featuring Bay Area artists, musicians and drag performers. The event aimed to raise $3,500 for the Induction Cooktop Teaching Project and also directed some proceeds to Bay Area climate literacy projects. The Induction Cooktop Teaching Project helps Oakland Unified School District families switch from gas to electric stoves to improve indoor air quality and educates students about health and fossil fuel pollution. Organizers framed the event as intergenerational, joyful, and inspiring.
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