SACRAMENTO 4.25.2013	total points 319,240 since 3.12.13 +22,890
Form Your Own Team Today! Help your friends remember to track and save energy, and earn loads of points for Sacramento during the last month of the Challenge.	The Top Earth Day Team Is... Sacramento365 Can you believe this team is made up of only one person (go, Rachael!) and she ran unopposed for this title. Will YOU give her a run for the top position by May 31st? Learn More About Teams
Congratulations, Richard! Richard is the winner of a $50 Visa gift card from our biweekly CoolCalifornia raffle. This raffle is weighted by number of points--the more points, the greater your odds of winning. Local Carbon-Cutting Events May 10--The Sacramento Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour will be at the Crest Theater. Reception at 5 pm ($15) and films at 6:30 ($10). More info at CAHeartlandProject.org. May 18--An EcoHome Tour sponsored by the 350 Sacramento MIBM team will visit several homes in the Sacramento area to learn what they are doing to cut their carbon. Travel between homes primarily by bicycle. Experts and homeowners will share their stories and knowledge. May 19--A Day on the Farm at Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova. Farm stand, plant sale, cooking classes, farm tours, nature walks, kids activities, food and more!!	May Is Bike Month (MIBM)!! Make a pledge, join a team. May is the month to set your car aside and see how much you can accomplish by bike. You may find it becomes a habit that continues throughout the rest of the year. It's a simple process. Go to MayIsBikeMonth.com and register, then navigate to "challenges" and choose a team (you can have a work team and a personal team). Pledge the number of miles you want to ride in May (some people pledge low--5 or 6 miles--and reach their goals easily, others challenge themselves to go beyond their normal monthly biking totals; whatever you want to do is fine. Group rides and prizes, badges and team spirit all combine to make you want to go that extra mile. Check the calendar at MayIsBikeMonth.com to find fun events. Tip of the Week: Leave the Car at Home for Short Errands Half of all car trips are less than 3 miles away. If you walk or ride to those nearby errands, you will save money, be healthier, and slow down to smell the roses. Many people find they can cut one car from their household fleet, a savings of about $5000/year. Did You Know? Safe Routes To School is a national movement focused on creating safe, convenient, and fun opportunities for children to bicycle and walk to and from school. This can reverse the nationwide trend toward childhood obesity and inactivity, as well as cut down on the carbon generated by parents driving their children to schools. In Sacramento, go to WalkSacramento.org for more information.
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SACRAMENTO
4.25.2013

total points
319,240

since 3.12.13
+22,890

Form Your Own
Team Today!

Help your friends remember to track and save energy, and earn loads of points for Sacramento during the last month of the Challenge.

The Top Earth Day Team Is...

Sacramento365

Can you believe this team is made up of only one person (go, Rachael!) and she ran unopposed for this title. Will YOU give her a run for the top position by May 31st?

Learn More About Teams

Congratulations, Richard!

Richard is the winner of a $50 Visa gift card from our biweekly CoolCalifornia raffle. This raffle is weighted by number of points--the more points, the greater your odds of winning.

Local Carbon-Cutting Events

May 10--The Sacramento Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour will be at the Crest Theater. Reception at 5 pm ($15) and films at 6:30 ($10). More info at CAHeartlandProject.org.

May 18--An EcoHome Tour sponsored by the 350 Sacramento MIBM team will visit several homes in the Sacramento area to learn what they are doing to cut their carbon. Travel between homes primarily by bicycle. Experts and homeowners will share their stories and knowledge.

May 19--A Day on the Farm at Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova. Farm stand, plant sale, cooking classes, farm tours, nature walks, kids activities, food and more!!

May Is Bike Month (MIBM)!! Make a pledge, join a team.

May is the month to set your car aside and see how much you can accomplish by bike. You may find it becomes a habit that continues throughout the rest of the year.

It's a simple process. Go to MayIsBikeMonth.com and register, then navigate to "challenges" and choose a team (you can have a work team and a personal team). Pledge the number of miles you want to ride in May (some people pledge low--5 or 6 miles--and reach their goals easily, others challenge themselves to go beyond their normal monthly biking totals; whatever you want to do is fine.

Group rides and prizes, badges and team spirit all combine to make you want to go that extra mile. Check the calendar at MayIsBikeMonth.com to find fun events.

Tip of the Week: Leave the Car at Home for Short Errands

Half of all car trips are less than 3 miles away. If you walk or ride to those nearby errands, you will save money, be healthier, and slow down to smell the roses. Many people find they can cut one car from their household fleet, a savings of about $5000/year.

Did You Know?

Safe Routes To School is a national movement focused on creating safe, convenient, and fun opportunities for children to bicycle and walk to and from school. This can reverse the nationwide trend toward childhood obesity and inactivity, as well as cut down on the carbon generated by parents driving their children to schools. In Sacramento, go to WalkSacramento.org for more information.

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