Make Our World a Better Place

A Better You >> A Better Us >> A Better Community >> A Better Planet

We are very happy to announce, that this initiative was Awarded the Overall Best Initiative across all categories for the Employee Group In Action Awards on Oct 16th 2020 at the Annual EG conference. Over 50 EG participated from over a dozen countries.

We thank our tireless volunteers!

An OASIS National 2019-2020 Initiative

OASIS’s purpose and mission is to provide members with opportunities. Opportunities for self-improvement, professional development, a chance to give back to the community and make our Earth a better place for future generations. Our initiative, to Make Our World a Better Place, is the foundation of who we are and the legacy we want to leave.

Make Our World a Better Place is a holistic approach to develop and maintain beneficial practices across 4 key pillars.

  • A Better You
  • A Better Us
  • A Better Community
  • A Better World

Breaking News!

OASIS has just (Oct 16th) been awarded the Best Overall Excellence in Action Award at the AT&T Employee Group Conference. OASIS is one of 50+ Employee resource groups in the AT&T group of companies which span across 35+ countries around the world.

OASIS thanks our tireless volunteer members & board members who spent so much time and energy to Make Our World a Better Place…and will continue to do so. Thank YOU! You got this!

A Better You!

This Pillar seeks assist all of us to develop and maintain beneficial practices in these areas:

  • Nutrition (How to eat and cook healthy, What to eat and what not to…)
  • Physical health (How to get and stay healthy)
  • Mental well-being (Meditation to Mindfulness we will explore)
  • Knowledge

What we did:

Conducted over a dozen events – with almost 600 attendees!

Nutrition/Health:

July 17th 2019: Book Summary:

FarmaggedonJuly 17th 2019 (Virtual Event)
Farmageddon <== Free download
The True Cost of Cheap Meat
By Philip Lymbery with Isabel Oakeshott
Image Credit and link to the book: AbeBooks.com
The China StudyAug 21st 2019 (Virtual Event)
The China Study  <== Free download
The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition
By T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

September 18th, 2019 – Online Seminar: Defeating Diabetes

From – Sharan India
Reversing DiabetesDr. Nandita Shah, Sharan India
International Speaker and
Author of Reversing Diabetes in 21 Days:
A Nutrition-Based Approach to Diabetes
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com
Beat Sugar AddictionOct 9th 2019 (Virtual Event)
Beat Sugar Addiction Now! <== Free download
The Cutting-Edge Program That Cures Your Type
of Sugar Addiction
By Jacob Teitelbaum and Chrystle Fiedler
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com
The Emperor of All MaladiesOct 30th 2019 (Virtual Event)
The Emperor of All Maladies <== Free download
A Biography of Cancer By Siddartha Mukherjee
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

May, 5th 2020 Online Seminar: The Power of Plants – by External Speaker

Shobha Swamy, from Annapoorna Nutrition
Certified in Plant Based Nutrition – from The T.Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, Cornell University

Annapoorna Nutrition
Image Credit – annapoorna-nutrition.com

Self-Development:

PivotAug 28th 2019 (Virtual Event)
Pivot <== Free download
The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
By Jenny Blake
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

Financial Know How:

The Total Money MakeoverSep 4th 2019 (Virtual Event)
The Total Money Makeover <== Free download
A Proven Plan for Finance Fitness
By Dave Ramsey
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com
Playing With FireOct 16th 2019 (Virtual Event)
Playing with FIRE  <== Free download
(FIRE – Financial Independence Retire Early)
How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?
By Scott Rieckens
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

Philosophy:

On the Shortness of Life - SenecaMay 6th 2020 (Virtual Event)
On the shortness of Life <== Free download
By Seneca the Younger (49 A.D)
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

History:

SapiensOct 23 rd 2019 (Virtual Event)
Sapiens <== Free download
A Brief History of Humankind
By Yuval Noah Harari
Image Credit and link to the book: Amazon.com

Mental Well Being:

Vivek KashyapApril 29th, 2020 (Virtual Event)
Upping Your Game By Getting down to Mindfulness
Presented by Vivek Kashyap
Image Credit – Vivek Kashyap
Melissa Custic

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
MS Plant Biology
Northwestern University
July 8th , 2020 (Virtual Event)
Social Distancing is NOT for Nature! <== Free download
How to enhance your emotional health
by connecting to nature

Next: A Better Us

Featured Image Credit : Photo by Nate Johnston on Unsplash