Samantha Lundin Thom

A couple weeks ago, I was honoured with two surprise bridal showers in one night! We all had a great time, and I was overwhelmed by the love adulation extended to me.

Each of the guests and the gifts they offered me touched my heart, but one in particular inspired me to reach out in turn: Kimi Hitsinaga made a donation to an environmental cause to offset the air travel Peter and I will use to get to the wedding. This inspired me to go online and make an additional donation to offset our carbon emissions for our return flight for our Paris honeymoon (Way to “Pay it Forward”, Kimi!).

I found many sights to help me assess the impact of both my consumption and conservation practices, but ended up donating through Conservation International. It really opened up my eyes to the “hidden” costs of our wedding celebration. Click here to visit their sight and consider doing the same.