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In December Bernice and four team members - Eric,
George, Merete and Alison - will start at the Ronne Ice -shelf and ski
in 40 days to the South Pole.Bernice will be the first Dutch women to ski
to the South pole and the first Dutch to ski to three poles in one year.
During the expedition Bernice will communicate with 6 schools in the Netherlands
and one in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. These schools are selected because
they participate in a climate change curriculum. Children can ask questions
about Antarctica, climate change and the expedition itself via email. Upon
return, Bernice will visit the schools and teach them about Antarctica,
changes occurring in the arctic regions, the effect on the indigenous peoples
who depend on ice and how the arctic climate crisis will impact the Netherlands
in the future. Bernice will wear clothing made from plastic bottles and
corn, the thinsulate material in her clothing is 50% recycled. Her food
is provided by Dutch organic farmers; locally and seasonally produced products.
Each day, Bernice will count her calorie intake and calories she burn through
exercise and staying warm. She wants to create awareness among young dutch
women to eat healthy and stay fit through exercise. Stichting Eigen Erf
appointed Bernice as an ambassador to help broaden awareness that eating
local and seasonal foods is not just healthy but important to off-set the
high carbon footprint associated with transporting imported food. An educational
cd-rom about the Antarctica expedition will be released and distributed
among Dutch Schools. |
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