Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)

Welcome! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the activities we've taken on so far.

We've just finished over six weeks of daily challenges and wow ... what an experience. There was a little bit of everything ... and hopefully we all went away with a new perspective ... and maybe some new practices. For me, receiving challenges each day was fun ... sometimes the different wording or slight "slant" on a theme makes me see things differently. And, of course, your comments and articles always inspire me.

Here's a brief recap of the final challenges:
  1. Day 43 asked us to check into a renewable energy plan. Click HERE to read comments by EcoGrrl, Zoe and Mrs. Green.
  2. Day 44 asked us to give away unwanted and unused possessions. Read comments by EcoGrrl, Nicki Woo, Melanie and Kristina HERE.
  3. Day 45 asked us to consider whether or not we really need the light bulb which we removed earlier and if so, to replace it with a CFL. Click HERE to read comments by Rewinn, Nicki Woo and Daddy Forever.
  4. Day 46 asked us to review the list of challenges and consider which ones we'll continue to practice. You'll find comments by EcoGrrl, Ann and Kristina HERE.
  5. Day 47 was our final day and congratulations were in order. We had comments from Kat Magendie and Ann HERE.

We had some wonderful articles (which I Stumbled, Tweeted, and Facebooked):

Our #CTWW Gang talked about our challenges using the hashtag #CTWW. Here they are:

@smallbits
@waylandcook
@shoppingcharity
@noteasy2begreen
@peopletowels
@cjrthemommyblog
@givetreegifts
@jnjgogreen
@greenglamgo
@dpixel

Thanks to all of you!!

So, are you ready for another challenge? Keep America Beautiful has a campaign going on, right now, called Great American Cleanup™ 2011 (this year's theme is "Green Starts Here"). Energizer Batteries has teamed up with our National Parks for a program called Now that's positivenergy™. Both programs ask volunteers to help clean up public areas. That's the basis of this week's challenge:

Find a local opportunity through Great American Cleanup™, Now that's positivenergy™, or an Eco-group of your choosing, and participate in an environmental activity (clean-up, recycling, gardening, etc.).

Or ...

If you'd rather not join a group, plan your own activity. Perhaps organize a party to "build" a garden for someone (visit Cooking Rut to find out how 1,000 New Gardens Montana built Marcy's garden). Maybe hold a recycling drive in your neighborhood. Or even gather your family for a "clean-up" walk, picking up litter as you enjoy the day. Try to get friends, neighbors and/or family involved.

Or ...

If you're already volunteering your time to environmental causes, we'd like to hear about it. Please write a post telling us what you're involved in, how you got started, tips, advice, etc.

So what do you think ... are you up for this challenge? I know that you are!

Until next week:

WE'RE CHANGING THE WORLD ... ONE CHALLENGE AT A TIME!

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11 comments :

  1. i'm taking a short eco vacation after all of last week's earth week activities at work then working the city repair earth day fair in portland for master recyclers. i even had an evil frozen pizza tonight ...

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  2. Thanks for the link. Now I have to find a way to replace the out-of-reach bulbs (high over our stairs).

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  3. Hi, Daddy Forever ... here's something that might work for you:

    http://www.amazon.com/Unger-91005R-Light-Bulb-ChangerKit/dp/B000LNWSYW

    It's not too expensive and comes with a CFL bulb. :-)

    Thanks for stopping by!

    SF

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  4. Where do we start with this one? The local landfill granted my Cub Scout unit a portion of land that is now barren and washed out by the recent storms. It is an elevated area so I contact the Arbor Foundation and they sent trees for the Cub Scouts to plant in that area. Hopefully it will stabilize the soil but when they grow it will provide shade, beauty, and a home for wildlife. It is part of their world conservation badge requirement.

    We also encourage them to plant gardens at their homes with their parents.

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  5. I think I'm going to take a break too as I'm still posting up from the carbon fast. Plus it's a great excuse because part of me is really resisting this week's challenge if I'm honest ;)
    Thanks for getting us all inspired to take this 45 day fast - it was exceptional, but I feel the need for a breather!

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  6. Always, you with the great ideas. I'm going to take my girl on a walk this week around our neighborhood. We'll bring sacks and pick up any stray litter we see along the way. What a wonderful way to teach them to take care of their world :)

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  7. I recently joined this group in town cleaning up each Sat. morning. I have been wanting to post about them. We need more volunteers. Thanks for the prompt!
    http://thegreeningofwestford.blogspot.com/2011/04/clean-up-westford-one-hour-at-time.html

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  8. We're heading out this weekend with my son's Cub Scout den to hike a local trail and get it all cleaned up for this summer's visitors. Come on up to Alaska and check it out!

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  9. I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award!! Go here for more info! :)

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  10. http://ann-mythoughtsandphotos.blogspot.com/2009/03/pasifika-festival-zero-waste.html

    On big festivals, Ngarimu and his maiden ( me LOL) and his band of Merry men are out preaching the 3 Rs.
    Reduce, reuse, recycle in the zero waste program.

    http://ann-mythoughtsandphotos.blogspot.com/2011/05/scenic-sundaysave-world-recycling.html

    This week's take: recycling plastics

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  11. I always love reading your posts. They help keep me inspired to do more!!

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