A Daily Lift – April 22, 2020

Good Morning,

 

I hope that you are doing well!

 

Happy Earth Day! Today is the 50th Anniversary!

 

Our “lifts” for today:

 

From Lee Dukes (CIS)

Our SEAS Daily Lift Playlist: “Thanks to all of those that have submitted a song and I actually listened to all of them, some real great tunes on there and we certainly have an eclectic group. Below is the link to the Spotify playlist. If you want the list of songs in another way, then please let me know and I can send them to you,” Lee

SEAS Daily Lift Playlist

 

From Sarah Gormley (BE)

Virtual Botanical Garden Tours:

https://www.bhg.com/gardening/gardening-trends/virtual-garden-tours/

 

From Jennifer Sheffield (CIS)

Virtual National Park Tours:

https://earth.google.com/web/@34.73255991,-94.20828243,312.21005978a,12000000d,35y,359.99999991h,0t,0r/data=Ci0SKxIgMzVhNjc1YmQ0NjVjMTFlOTg0Yjg1NTMyNWRjMDk2MzQiB3ZveV90b2M

 

Philadelphia was the first city to host an Earth Week. In 1970, Philadelphians celebrated from April 16 to April 22. This year, the City is celebrating Earth Week differently. The following link has a list of activities, virtual events, and resources, including the launch of the 2020 Greenworks Review magazine:

https://www.phila.gov/2020-04-20-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-earth-day/

 

The history of Earth Day at Penn in an online exhibit:

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/historical-earth-day-project

 

For the eleventh year in a row, Penn has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.

https://www.sustainability.upenn.edu/news/eleventh-year-row-tree-campus-usa-honor

 

“8 Amazing Nature Documentaries to Stream Now”: https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/8-amazing-nature-documentaries-to-stream-now/

 

Jersey 4 Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund Show, tonight at 7:00 p.m.: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9358134/jersey-4-jersey-pandemic-relief-fundraising-show-lineup

 

Thanks to Olivia McMahon (Communications) and Kathryn Fogle (HR), all our “Daily Lifts” are on the SEAS website at https://www.seas.upenn.edu/coronavirus/ in the Staff section. Click on “Daily Lift” Emails from Penn Engineering HR

 

Stay safe and healthy!

 

Sincerely,

Denise