FBLA Goes Green

FBLA GOES GREEN: INDIVIDUAL CALIFORNIA FBLA STATE PROJECT

PROJECT DEADLINE: DECEMBER 22, 2011

Environmental cognizance is integral to global health and success, and as the business leaders of tomorrow, it is our responsibility to propagate awareness about ecological issues and actively engage ourselves in the quest to reduce our carbon footprints on the world.

IINDIVIDUAL PPROJECT GGUIDELINES It’s time for California FBLA to foster a greener community and dramatically decrease its carbon footprint on the world. For more information about what you can do, go to www.seegreennow.com, www.climatecrisis.net, www.stopglobalwarming.org, or www.localcooling.com.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Stalley, the California FBLA State Officers' Adviser, at [email protected]. Name:______School:______

FBLA GOES GREEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT CHECKLIST (PAGE 1) Initials of Activity Requirements Date(s) Adult Points Witness REQUIRED Develop and attach an informational ACTIVITY flyer to spread awareness about global Informational Flyer warming CHANGE A LIGHT Change light bulbs to fluorescent lights You’ll save: 150 lbs. of in your house or at school. Log 1 point CO2 a year! for each light bulb changed

Attach pictures of the new light bulbs Max Points: 5 DRIVE LESS Log 2 points for each day you carpool, You’ll save: 1 lb. of walk, or bike to school CO2 for every mile you don’t drive! Include initials of adult witness for each Max Points: 10 date RECYCLE MORE Log 1 point for every pound of glass, You’ll save: 2,400 lbs. plastic, paper, ink cartridges, shoes, of CO2 per year by and batteries you recycle recycling half your household waste! Attach a receipt from the recycling Max Points: 10 center BUY LOCALLY Log 3 points for every $10 you spend GROWN on products PRODUCTS You’ll save: 1,200 lbs. Market Name:______of CO2 each year! Types of Products:______Max Points: 9 Attach a picture of you with your purchase UNPLUG Use a power strip to organize all of your ELECTRONICS plugs and turn it off each night before You’ll save: 1,000 lbs. you sleep of CO2 each year! Attach a picture of you with your new Max Points: 5 power saver GROW A GARDEN Put your green thumb to work; This You’ll save: 2 lbs. of growing season, plant and tend your CO2 for every lb. of own garden! fruits or vegetables you grow yourself! Attach a picture of you with your new Max Points: 5 garden

POINT SUBTOTAL FOR PAGE 1:______Name:______School:______

FBLA GOES GREEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT CHECKLIST (PAGE 2)

Initials of Activity Requirements Date(s) Adult Points Witness ADJUST YOUR Make a commitment to reduce your THERMOSTAT OR home heating/cooling costs or water REDUCE YOUR usage costs for a month in your home. WATER USAGE If the next month you reduce costs by You’ll save: over 2,000 10%, add 5 points lbs. of CO2 each year! Max Points: 10 Attach your energy bills or water bills for proof of reduction PLANT A TREE Add 5 points for each tree you plant You’ll save: 5,000 lbs. of CO2 a year! Attach a picture of you planting the tree Max Points: 10 ORGANIZE A Name of Film: MOVIE NIGHT ______Spread awareness by Date & showing movies about Time:______global warming and Location:______solutions! __ Number Attending:______Max Points: 10 Attach a 100-word summary about what you learned from the film, and attach a picture of attendees watching the film PARTICIPATE IN 5 points per event A LOCAL “GO GREEN” Attach a 100-word summary about the EVENT event, and include pictures of you there Max Points: 10 WRITE A LETTER 2 points per letter

Write a letter to a local business with a specific suggestion about going green that must be signed by both the Max Points: 10 member and the local chapter adviser.

Attach a copy of each letter sent

POINT SUBTOTAL FOR PAGE 2:______

Name:______School:______

FBLA GOES GREEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT CHECKLIST (PAGE 3)

Initials of Activity Requirements Date(s) Adult Points Witness CONVINCE A TEACHER TO GO PAPERLESS FOR 1 Teacher’s Name: WEEK ______You’ll save: trees! Teacher’s Signature:______Max Points: 10 PURCHASE BIO DE For every $10 spent, add 5 points, and GR attach a receipt of the purchase AD ABL E ALT ERN ATI VES You’ll prevent harmful chemicals damaging the soil! Max Points: 10 USE A Must be signed by adviser RESUSEABLE Adviser’s Signature:______WATER BOTTLE You’ll avoid Attach a picture of you with your water unnecessary waste in bottle landfills! Max Points: 3 LEARN ABOUT Write and attach at least one page on ALTERNATIVE one type of alternative fuel FUELS Max Points: 5 JOIN A MAILING Attach an email from the environmental LIST organization Max Points: 2

PURCHASE Add 2 points for each green cleaning GREEN CLEANING supply you purchase SUPPLIES Help improve indoor Attach receipts of purchased items air quality! Max Points: 8

REQUIRED Attach a 100-word summary of what ACTIVITY you’ll do in the long run to continue to Summary reduce your carbon output

TOTAL PROJECT POINTS:______MINIMUM AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR RECOGNITION: 50 FBLA GOES GREEN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PARTICIPANTS SUMMARY

Chapter:______Section:______

No. Names of Members (Please type) Member’s Signature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Adviser Name:______Adviser Email Address:______

School Address:______

______Adviser’s Signature Date