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🌲Grounding: Through the Sustainability of Climate Pledge Arena

Writer: Maria Vandenburg
Maria Vandenburg
Apr 1
2 min read

Updated: Oct 5


Maria Vandenburg: WaFD Concessions Supervisor at Climate Pledge Arena
Maria Vandenburg: WaFD Concessions Supervisor at Climate Pledge Arena

I recently created my first substack accounts. I spend $5.00 a month to learn how to "Invent a Universe" from a woman, Sera Gamble, who has inspired me, since the moment I first watched the Magicians. Her last post said something along the lines of "Please do NOT EVER USE the word "Sustainable" 🤬


How does Climate Pledge link to this?


In her most recent post, Sera made me LOL.. but also realize that my time at


Climate Pledge as the Conccessions Supervisor of the WAFD Club

has been sustainable after all.



The Back Story:

  • 🎍I wanted to stay in consulting and in project management (I had gotten an MBA, passed the PMP, and devoted 20 years of my life to that profession afterall!)

  • 🎍The universe has sent me on a fun whirlwind kicking and screaming these past two years

  • 🎍If I could define it in a few words it would be


Needing to Pay Rent = Opening Myself up to Something Different


I started to remember that in a world 20 years ago, my primary source of income was from promotional marketing.

  • Phase One: Random promotional samplings

  • Phase Two: "Finding Home" Meaning I am grateful to rediscover my Seeattle roots via acting and theatre

  • Phase Three: My introduction to the wonderful world of sports (blog post TO COME. Details of the start below



EVIDENCE ABOVE: PHASE ONE

Fast Forward or Rewind Back to: Phase Three



Phase Three: I am hired by Delaware North as a Concessions Supervisor

AND... this really is great! I mean this genuinely as I love the people I work with and how much managing WaFD has come to mean to me.

What has been an adjustment has been: the level of physcality and an hourly rate I'm not quite used to.


What does the reality of this actually look like?


Well the first thing is getting to adjusted to a schedule that looks like


  • Wake Up: 12:00pm (and try not to judge youself because WTF it should be 9:30am)

  • Breakfast: Kefir - apparently that is the only thing besides water and coffee that my body wants

  • Day Starts: At least 3 hours of prep for whatever it might be


And insert f*cked up ciracdiaum rhythm here

Is there a point to all this? I'm not sure...


But I'm Here.






Interested in learning more about my personal journey?



 
 
 

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