Fourth Grade is the Place to Be!

April 22, 2010

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk about Earth Day and present the Stop! Think Green campaign to my son’s 4th grade class. Fourth graders are so green! We discussed a lot of the ways that they already go green at home. One girl intimated that they conserve water but are having trouble getting their Mom to change her ways. Exactly! That’s why this campaign began. Us grownups need help establishing new habits and changing old behaviors.

These kids loved the opportunity to take the message home to their families. Some kids took 7 stickers for light switches all over the house. One kid took 5 wallet cards to remind each person in his family to think about their purchases. We talked about many ways they could use the Stop! Think Green symbol to help them and their parents stop and think about their choices. One boy was so excited, he said that if he had the THINK t-shirt, he’d wear it everyday. (t-shirts and other items will be available for sale on the website soon). I hope that each of them will put a big sticker on their kitchen trashcans so their family members will stop and think before putting recyclables in them. I can see already that this campaign will quickly become very visible and encourage so many of us to change our habits.

We want to hand out as many stickers as we can. Some of you have offered to help with that. But we could use some help paying for the stickers. As we spread the word through schools, events, businesses, social media, etc. the traffic to this site will grow. Advertise here and be seen. Ad revenue will help fund the campaign getting both of our messages out. Contact me about becoming a charter advertiser or even about trading services. With your help we can have a huge impact.