Earth Week Green Travel Competition

GREEN TRAVEL COMPETITION TO WORK, SCHOOL & MEETINGS DURING EARTH WEEK, APRIL 17-23

A community-wide Green Travel Competition will take place in the Walla Walla area during Earth Week, April 17-23, 2011.

Businesses, agencies, schools, religious congregations, and organizations will be encouraging their employees, students, and members to look for low-energy ways to get to and from work, school, and meetings throughout the week surrounding April 22 in celebration of the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, and to help make our community more sustainable.

Registrations are now being accepted for the competition. Awards to churches and religious congregations will be made by Walla Walla Valley Faith Communities for Sustainability, whose website is www.wwfaithcom.org.

Sustainable Walla Walla will be making awards to business, agency, school, and organizational participants with the highest percentage and highest number of members travelling by green modes during the week. Individual participants will also receive "I Travel Green" buttons entitling them to ride free on Valley Transit all week and to discounts on Earth Day, April 22 from participating merchants (see below). Green travel includes bike, bus, walking, carpool, scooters, and other low-energy alternatives to travelling by four-wheel Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOVs).

Individuals are asked to register with their organization at the beginning of the week and then to report how they got to work, school, or organizational meetings throughout Earth Week by turning in a report for the week to the competition coordinator for their employer, school, or organization, where they can also pick up their "I Travel Green" buttons.

Participating organizations can register by downloading a registration form, an organizational report form, individual report forms and individual signup sheets. "I Travel Green" stickers and Coordinator buttons will be provided to organizations once they register.

According to Sustainable Walla Walla chair Marti Buck, green commuting is a good way to conserve natural resources, reduce our carbon footprint, save money, build community, and increase mobility. For more information on the competition and the benefits of travelling green, email sustainableww@charter.net, or call 522-0399.

Participating Merchants:

Baskin Robins Eastgate--Buy one get one free Cappuccino Blast
Stone's Throw--Buy one get one free limited to coffee 16 oz. Mocha or latte.
Coffee Perk--$.50 off of any drink, $.75 off with own cup
Sapolil--Buy one glass of wine and get a second free
Spring Valley Vineyard--Two free wine tastings per sticker
Walla Walla Village Winery--One free wine tasting
Graze--10% off sandwich
Bright's--10% off of purchase
Alterations by Nonie--Buy one purse get one free
Quiznos--Regular drink free with purchase of a meal--Thursday instead of Friday
Sweet Basil--Buy one slice get one free
Super One--Med. fountain drink or brewed coffee with any hot Deli purchase.
Lorenzos--10% off adult dinner buffet
Harvest Foods--Buy one get one free 60 watt mini twist energy saving light bulb (day white or soft white)
Black Cup--25% off of any brewed coffee
Pita Pit--Free 22oz Fountain Drink with any Regular Priced Pita