As our readers know, at AMS we highly value our employees and we also highly value our Mother Earth. We know that it is our employees who create client success, and we value them for that reason… and much more. We value them as human beings, with families and home lives as well as work lives. And one more thing that matters… our clients appreciate doing business with a fulfillment company that values its employees and protects the environment.
Volunteer and Enjoy
According to Google, the commemoration is about volunteering and enjoying our parks. “Love Parks Week in the USA is celebrated annually at the end of July, with specific dates varying by location and organization. This week-long event is dedicated to appreciating and enjoying the beauty and benefits of local parks and green spaces. It’s a time for communities to come together, participate in volunteer activities, and enjoy various park-related events and programs.”
As our readers know, our AMS Fulfillment employees do volunteer in cleaning up outdoor spaces, and we sincerely appreciate their dedication to environmentalism. For this special week, we hope that our families find time to enjoy the parks in their neighborhood and volunteer if there is a clean-up in which they want to participate.
History of “Love Parks Week”
We went to National Today [LINK] for the story of this commemorative week. National Today goes into the history, and they offer some inspiring words about the value of our parks and natural spaces:
“Throughout history, civilization has used the land for different purposes other than agricultural ones. In Egypt, they had gardens for their homes and temples, and hunting parks were also built by the Assyrians. The gardens built by the Greeks, on the other hand, served as a meeting and market location, safe from attacks by the city’s enemies. The Romans continued to build public gathering spaces, but the other three types of parks were incorporated into the imperial villa and its descendants. The park-making goals of Hadrian and Diocletian’s palace gardens were combined in the Roman era.
“Parks were built for family enjoyment, exercise, hunting, the fine arts, and the celebration of the emperor’s godlike status, among other purposes. Because of this, Renaissance villas in Italy and Europe from the 15th to 17th centuries were based on these properties. North European park and garden designers paid homage to their Greek and Roman roots by incorporating statues from those cultures into their work.
“Persia’s royal hunting preserves, which had been established over hundreds of square feet by the kings of Persia, evolved as riding trails and shelters were built into the landscape. Another sort of park developed from ancient Athens’ open-air public gathering spaces, where the functions of an exercise ground, a social concourse, and an athletes’ training ground were merged with features of a sculpture gallery and religious center.”
At AMS we Love Our Earth
We have talked many times about the very extensive recycling efforts at AMS as well as energy-saving efforts. We have also talked about our efforts to support employee health, including physical, mental and social health. AMS is a certified B Corporation and we gratefully operate with high moral standards. In fact, let’s close with the AMS Mission Statement and wish every reader a wonderful “Love Parks Week.” Here below is the Mission of AMS Fulfillment:
“We will provide our service in a manner that recognizes that profit and growth are not goals unto themselves, but merely outcomes of uncompromised attention to our customer, our organization, our community, our planet, and ourselves.”
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