[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd FYI:] Menlo Park Drive Less Challenge

[Caroline Yacoub]

Hi Tian,
There's nothing to stop any of us from participating. We can keep our logs, give ourselves prizes and pats on the back if we make a difference, and maybe get togther with other people who did it for a celebration and group hug when it's over. Whaddaya think?
Caroline
Bike to Work Day is May 14.

--- On Tue, 3/31/09, Tian Harter <tnharter at aceweb.com> wrote:

From: Tian Harter <tnharter at aceweb.com>
Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd FYI:] Menlo Park Drive Less Challenge
To: "Post South SF Bay discus" <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 7:46 PM

Posters note: I almost wish something like this was going on down here.

Tian
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  Menlo Park is sponsoring a Drive Less Challenge that launches on
Earth Day. I've provided the email we are using to spread the word.

I'm forwarding this for two reasons:

1) We'd love to have you join us!
2) We thought you
may be interested to see what we are doing. This is a pilot of what
will hopefully become an annual event! Check out the website Adina
Levin, the champion of this event, has created. It's a great template
that could easily be used in other cities.

We'll keep you posted on how it goes.

Carol McClelland
Co-Chair - Green Ribbon Citizens' Committee - Menlo Park

I'm writing to invite you to join me in
Menlo Park's "Drive Less Challenge" from April 22 - April 28. As
someone who is concerned about the environment and global warming, I
want to make a difference. Driving is the single biggest source of
greenhouse gas pollution in California, and many of us drive alone much 
of the time.
  Small changes in how we drive add up to a big difference.

The Drive Less Challenge is a chance to think about how we get from
place to place, and try out some changes. It starts on Earth Day and
continues for a week. Every day you log your trips, and look for
practical alternatives to driving alone. Is it practical to carpool to
the meeting? Bike to the store? Take the train to the city? This is a
chance to look for opportunities in our daily life to make the biggest
impact that is in our hands.

Participants will be publicly recognized and there will be prizes for
people who take green trips (bike, walk, carpool, or transit). We'll be
able to see how others are doing and challenge each other to do more.
I'm proud of what we're doing here in Menlo Park to be proactive on
climate change, and think that this is a great way to have a greater
impact as a community.

I'm looking forward to taking action by committing to the Drive Less 
Challenge myself, and hope you will join me.   Go to http://www.driveles 
schallenge. com and sign up there to take the Drive Less Challenge.

You can help achieve more change by spreading the word:

* Please forward this email to 5 more people

* Please forward this email to a list of people who would want to know
about the challenge - at work, school, neighborhood, organization,
faith community

* Print a poster and put it a window. Or print cards and hand them out. 
  Printing files are here:  http://drivelesscha llenge.com/ ?page_id= 11

* If you are a local business, or know local business people who want
to sponsor with prizes, ask them for sponsorship, using this form: 
http://drivelesscha llenge.com/ ?attachment_ id=154

For more information about spreading the word and sponsorship, contact 
Adina Levin, alevin at alevin. com

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Tian
http://tian.greens.org
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