Green Your Neighborhood
The 2008 Green Living Challenge includes a neighborhood challenge. Every Arlington resident who completes a Green Living Pledge by November 1, 2008 will earn one point for their civic association. The civic association with the most points will win catering for a party for 75 from Whole Foods Market.
There are numerous ways to green your neighborhood and get your neighbors involved in the Green Living Challenge. Consider the following:
- Invite an ACE speaker to your civic association meeting to promote green living activities.
- Request Green Living Pledge forms to hand out at a meeting or block party (available in packs of 25 for single-family homes and townhouses OR for apartments and condominiums).
- Organize a green living team to support your neighbors in greening their homes. If you’d like to make this formal, ACE has workbooks and training available for a three-month neighborhood stewardship program.
- Organize a green tour to demonstrate what your neighbors are doing showing off examples of energy efficient lighting, green renovations, rain barrels and cisterns, wildlife habitats, etc.
- Organize a neighborhood service project. Ideas include:
- A street, park, or stream cleanup.
- An invasive removal project.
- A tree planting project.
- Storm drain marking to affix “No Dumping” decals.
- Community sponsored yard sale to reuse unwanted items.