Random Acts Of Green Is Hoping For An Eco-Friendly Holiday With Their JollyGreen Holiday Challenge

The JollyGreen Holiday Eco-Challenge hosted by Random Acts of Green is hoping to encourage people to switch to more eco-friendly habits during the holidays this year.

According to Zero Waste Canada, globally during the holiday season, waste levels increase by 25-30 per cent. With all the wrapping paper, packaging, cards, glitter, decorations, and food waste, the planet desperately needs people to rethink these wasteful traditions.

“The holiday season is full of light, joy, and cheer. But it also has a dark environmental side that no one really seems to be talking about,” said Jessica Correa, CEO, Random Acts of Green. “It doesn’t have to be like this, though. We can all act together to change wasteful traditions and rituals in favour of new ones that are less harmful to our shared home.”

Citizens, families, school boards, classrooms, and businesses are being encouraged to take the virtual JollyGreen™ Challenge during the month of December. The challenge builds awareness about things we can do for the planet this holiday season.

The challenge encourages participants to perform tasks like using a reusable mug for Christmas drinks like hot chocolate, shopping locally, and using eco-friendly de-icers when needed.

Pledge to participate in JollyGreen here to receive a pledge badge to share on socials and get green tips along the way.

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Random Acts of Green is Scaring Away Climate Anxiety With HalloGreen Challenge

Random Acts of Green is inviting the public to make lifestyle ‘s-witches’ and scare away climate change with their HalloGreen Challenge.

Photo courtesy of Random Acts of Green.

The HalloGreen Challenge is designed to help educate the public on different things they can do during the month of October to lessen their individual impact on the environment.

Participants take a pledge, then are challenged to escape the ‘Wicked Green Witch’s Lair’ by completing 15 challenges.

The challenges range in difficulty, from buying fruits and vegetables without plastic to writing a letter about the environment to a politician.

Photo courtesy of Random Acts of Green.

“Kids lead the challenge sometimes, but we have lots of adults and even businesses that want to participate to show their support,” said Jessica Correa, CEO Random Acts of Green.

This year marks the sixth year of the HalloGreen Challenge.

“It’s arguably our most popular challenge of the year,” said Correa. “Everyone has Earth Month which is very popular, but throughout the rest of the year people start forgetting about the planet and HalloGreen brings it back into the forefront.”

Since it’s inauguration in Peterborough, the HalloGreen Challenge has spread to places like Quebec and even Mexico. This year the challenge was translated to French and Spanish.

“These actions are meant to inspire people to start with one thing and then have that one thing spill off into multiple other things that they could be doing to help the environment.”

Random Acts of Green is a social enterprise, that began in Peterborough, with a vision to build a glocal (global + local) climate action community where everyone is empowered to take action together and promote environmental sustainability.

To take the pledge and participate in the HalloGreen Challenge click here.

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#RandomActsofGreen: CFGP's 7 Days Of Green (#7daysofGreen) Creates Exciting Social Media Initiative

Roll up your sleeves, Peterborough! The community is about to get its green on. The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough have announced an exciting new community initiative,  7 Days of Green (hashtag #7daysofgreen on Twitter). Why? To increase Peterborough’s creative dialogue about local green activities while building awareness around green living and giving. 

7 Days of Green kicks off April 16^th with Random Acts of Green, a day when community members throughout the City and County are challenged to incorporate green activities into their lives—and each day forward—and share them on social media. Wondering what you could do? A few simple ideas to greenify your life a little more include:

• Think before you buy: Purchase environmentally sustainable cleaning products and help keep our waterways toxin-free by using eco-friendly products (handy tip: you can get these products at the GreenUP Store!)
• Compost your food waste: One-third of what we throw away at home could be easily diverted from landfills. The bonus is you get nutrient-rich compost for your garden.
• Be water smart: Install aerators in your sink faucet and showerheads and reduce your water consumption by 30%—all without affecting the performance of your water system!

Starting April 16th, spread the word about Random Acts of Green. Why? Because every green act matters. Tweet your Random Acts of Green and pictures to @cfgp_ and use the hashtag #randomactsofgreen, or email your info and pictures to info@cfgp.ca and you’ll become a part of history.

Yep, history.

The Community Foundation is creating a community art installation from the images that you tweet and email that will be displayed over the next year throughout the community—starting at Lansdowne Place! 

For more information and a full schedule of 7 Days of Green activities, visit www.cfgp.ca/green (we're a proud sponsor of this). All events are open to the public.

To learn more about the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, go to their Facebook page or website. And if you're on Twitter, use the #7daysofgreen and #randomactsofgreen hashtags.

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