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Greenheart for CCI Exchange Students Contest: Eco-Actions Calendar

2008-09
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER  NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY 2009

Switch to Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Spotlight on Global Warming Eat Green this Thanksgiving

A Waste Free Holiday!

Take Action!

 

Green: Survey your room, change one light bulb to a compact florescent.

Greener: Survey your house with your host family, and change three light bulbs to compact fluorescents.

Greenest:Help your school make the switch from regular bulbs to more energy efficient lighting.

Green: Take one action that reduces your daily carbon footprint.

Greener: Help your family find a way each member can reduce their carbon emissions.

Greenest: Find a way you can help your class or school reduce their carbon emissions.

Green: Prepare an organic or locally grown dish for your Thanksgiving dinner (or any meal!)

Greener: Go vegetarian for 3 days.

Greenest: Create a composting pile or bin for your host family, or school and help initiate its use.

Green: Use newspaper or other “trash” to wrap your gifts, or otherwise avoid wasting new paper.

Greener: Create or cook a gift for your host family.

Greenest: Hold an alternative gift fair at your school.

*Bonus Point available this month!

Green: Write a letter to a local official regarding an environmental issue.

Greener: Write an article or letter to the editor and send to a local or school newspaper. Get a bonus point if it is published!

Greenest: Convince fifteen friends or family members to sign postcards or letters supporting conservation issues.

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2009
FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL  MAY JUNE
A Fair Trade Valentines
The 3rd R... Recycle: Focus on Electronics
Celebrate Earth Day!
Winners Announced Have a great summer!

Green: Buy yourself or that someone special a fair trade gift or chocolate.

Greener: Lobby your local grocery store manager to carry fair trade products.

Greenest: Host a fair trade chocolate fundraiser.

Green: Unplug electronics and chargers while they are not in use.

Greener: Stop using disposable batteries and buy long-lasting rechargeable batteries. Recycle your old disposable batteries.

Greenest: Hold a cell phone drive.

Green: Plant 1-5 trees


Greener: Plant 5-20 trees

Greenest: Involve your host family, school or community group, and plant more than 20 trees!

*Bonus point available this month!

Contest winners visit Chicago! Wrap it up and take it home.
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