Stop releasing helium balloons

The Issue

Releasing helium balloons is environmentally irresponsible. 

First, helium is a non renewable resource. The atmosphere is currently being depleted of helium at a rapid rate. Medical equipment suchs as MRIs, ventilators, etc rely on helium to run. Personally I think a baby on a ventilator is far more important then a balloon release. What do you think? 

Second, releasing balloons is essentially littering all over the world. How would you feel if people just came by and threw trash in your yard? You probably wouldn't like that one bit. So please don't litter in ours!

Third, every year thousands of animals die a a slow painful death after swallowing balloons. Even bio degradable balloons don't actually degrade. They just break into smaller pieces affecting more animals. Endangered animals such as sea turtles, birds and mammals swallow or get caught in these balloons and starve to death. 

Fourth, you plan on stuffing the balloons with paper notes adding to the litter.

 

I too have Turners Syndrome so I am sensitive to your cause to raise awareness for this congenital syndrome. However I do not think it's ok to harm the environment to support your cause. I ask you to please reconsider the balloon release part of your awareness walk. 

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The Issue

Releasing helium balloons is environmentally irresponsible. 

First, helium is a non renewable resource. The atmosphere is currently being depleted of helium at a rapid rate. Medical equipment suchs as MRIs, ventilators, etc rely on helium to run. Personally I think a baby on a ventilator is far more important then a balloon release. What do you think? 

Second, releasing balloons is essentially littering all over the world. How would you feel if people just came by and threw trash in your yard? You probably wouldn't like that one bit. So please don't litter in ours!

Third, every year thousands of animals die a a slow painful death after swallowing balloons. Even bio degradable balloons don't actually degrade. They just break into smaller pieces affecting more animals. Endangered animals such as sea turtles, birds and mammals swallow or get caught in these balloons and starve to death. 

Fourth, you plan on stuffing the balloons with paper notes adding to the litter.

 

I too have Turners Syndrome so I am sensitive to your cause to raise awareness for this congenital syndrome. However I do not think it's ok to harm the environment to support your cause. I ask you to please reconsider the balloon release part of your awareness walk. 

The Decision Makers

WalkForFerrial
WalkForFerrial
Www.walkforferrial.org
Responded
The ironic thing is that this petition was generated over an event that was proposed to take place over 10 months ago and the event was canceled. I would like to have this petition removed and ask that supporters of petitions investigate what you are supporting before slandering a cause over something that never happened. This was the idea to spread awareness for a cause and upon finding out the harms of the balloons and the shortage of helium the event was canceled and another type event created yet this petition never went away. I am disgusted at the amount of people that would slander an organization when they know very little or nothing about it simply based off a petition started by someone else that knows little or has no involvement in the organization. Please consider what feedback like this would do to an organization that you support when there is no merit to the petition. Please feel free to learn more about us and Turner Syndrome at www.tswalk.org
Mark Phillippe
Mark Phillippe
WalkForFerrial

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Petition created on November 6, 2014