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Community Earth Hour
How your Community Group can support Earth Hour
At 8.30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011, hundreds of millions of people across the globe will switch off the lights of homes and businesses for one hour – Earth Hour, the world’s largest public action for the environment – acknowledging a commitment to go beyond the hour with actions that benefit the planet in the year ahead. Your community group can make a great contribution to this global pursuit of ongoing environmental change. Community groups can support Earth Hour 2011 by firstly switching out the lights of their premises and encouraging members and their local community to also participate. As local influencers, community groups are positioned to be a driving force of actions beyond the hour by leading, educating and encouraging local community members to make ongoing changes to reduce their impact on the planet. Show your community you’re contributing to global environmental change! The following information outlines the various ways a community group can make an ongoing Earth Hour commitment, be it big or small.
1) Switch off non-essential lights at 8:30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011
Turn off non-essential lights in your buildings, facilities and signage during Earth Hour 2011 from 8:30pm-9:30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011. Join other committed communities, local councils and non-government organisations around the world in this global action. For larger buildings, plan ahead with facilities and building managers to manage the logistics of switching off non-essential lighting for Earth Hour 2011 – including neon lights – in and around your properties.
2) Register your commitment on www.earthhour.org
Show your support for Earth Hour 2011 by signing up at www.earthhour.org and sharing your ongoing actions for the planet with the people of the world. It’s free and we’ll send you regular Earth Hour updates with inspiring actions from people and communities across the globe.
3) Communicate Earth Hour to group members
Tell your members, associates and staff about your participation in Earth Hour 2011 and any positive actions for the planet you are taking that go beyond the hour. Here are some simple ideas you could use: • • • •
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Inform group members through announcements at group meetings. Display Earth Hour posters in buildings/facilities. Include a link to the Earth Hour website on your homepage or host an Earth Hour banner on your website. Include the Earth Hour logo on monthly newsletters to group members, on letterheads and in email signatures. Organise special activities and events for Earth Hour such as candlelight parties or a scavenger hunt by torchlight. Be creative and make it fun!
Register your action beyond the hour at www.earthhour.org
To see how you can promote Earth Hour and your business’ active participation in this worldwide event, please see the promotional materials available on our website at www.earthhour.org, provided for your use for free.
4) Go beyond the hour in your community
Earth Hour is not just for one hour. It’s about making a commitment to ongoing change that reduces your impact on the environment and celebrating your commitment to the planet with the people of the world by participating in Earth Hour. These are some of the ways your community group can start to reduce its impact on the planet today as well as inspire others to do the same: • Turning off lights after hours in offices or installing motion-sensor lighting. • Installing energy saving light bulbs and devices (e.g. timers on lighting). • Turning off printers, computers, monitors, microwaves and coffee machines at the power points at the end of the day when unused for long periods. • Switching your electricity to Gold Standard Green Power. • Providing and encouraging staff to use recycling facilities. • Involve your staff in everyday change. Elect Earth Hour Monitors for your organisation, whose job it is to ensure lights are out and appliances are off standby at the end of each working day. When communicating with members, associates, staff and the broader community make sure they are aware that your involvement in Earth Hour symbolises your commitment to go beyond the hour with an action that benefits the environment.
5) Share your Earth Hour story with the world
What are you doing for Earth Hour 2011 and, more importantly, beyond the hour? Have you been inspired by the actions of others? The Earth Hour website – www.earthhour.org – provides a platform for you to tell the world what actions your community group is taking to contribute to global environmental change. Share your Earth Hour story with the world at www.earthhour.org. Thanks for your support!
Register your action beyond the hour at www.earthhour.org
doc_425560412.pdf
Community Earth Hour
How your Community Group can support Earth Hour
At 8.30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011, hundreds of millions of people across the globe will switch off the lights of homes and businesses for one hour – Earth Hour, the world’s largest public action for the environment – acknowledging a commitment to go beyond the hour with actions that benefit the planet in the year ahead. Your community group can make a great contribution to this global pursuit of ongoing environmental change. Community groups can support Earth Hour 2011 by firstly switching out the lights of their premises and encouraging members and their local community to also participate. As local influencers, community groups are positioned to be a driving force of actions beyond the hour by leading, educating and encouraging local community members to make ongoing changes to reduce their impact on the planet. Show your community you’re contributing to global environmental change! The following information outlines the various ways a community group can make an ongoing Earth Hour commitment, be it big or small.
1) Switch off non-essential lights at 8:30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011
Turn off non-essential lights in your buildings, facilities and signage during Earth Hour 2011 from 8:30pm-9:30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011. Join other committed communities, local councils and non-government organisations around the world in this global action. For larger buildings, plan ahead with facilities and building managers to manage the logistics of switching off non-essential lighting for Earth Hour 2011 – including neon lights – in and around your properties.
2) Register your commitment on www.earthhour.org
Show your support for Earth Hour 2011 by signing up at www.earthhour.org and sharing your ongoing actions for the planet with the people of the world. It’s free and we’ll send you regular Earth Hour updates with inspiring actions from people and communities across the globe.
3) Communicate Earth Hour to group members
Tell your members, associates and staff about your participation in Earth Hour 2011 and any positive actions for the planet you are taking that go beyond the hour. Here are some simple ideas you could use: • • • •
•
Inform group members through announcements at group meetings. Display Earth Hour posters in buildings/facilities. Include a link to the Earth Hour website on your homepage or host an Earth Hour banner on your website. Include the Earth Hour logo on monthly newsletters to group members, on letterheads and in email signatures. Organise special activities and events for Earth Hour such as candlelight parties or a scavenger hunt by torchlight. Be creative and make it fun!
Register your action beyond the hour at www.earthhour.org
To see how you can promote Earth Hour and your business’ active participation in this worldwide event, please see the promotional materials available on our website at www.earthhour.org, provided for your use for free.
4) Go beyond the hour in your community
Earth Hour is not just for one hour. It’s about making a commitment to ongoing change that reduces your impact on the environment and celebrating your commitment to the planet with the people of the world by participating in Earth Hour. These are some of the ways your community group can start to reduce its impact on the planet today as well as inspire others to do the same: • Turning off lights after hours in offices or installing motion-sensor lighting. • Installing energy saving light bulbs and devices (e.g. timers on lighting). • Turning off printers, computers, monitors, microwaves and coffee machines at the power points at the end of the day when unused for long periods. • Switching your electricity to Gold Standard Green Power. • Providing and encouraging staff to use recycling facilities. • Involve your staff in everyday change. Elect Earth Hour Monitors for your organisation, whose job it is to ensure lights are out and appliances are off standby at the end of each working day. When communicating with members, associates, staff and the broader community make sure they are aware that your involvement in Earth Hour symbolises your commitment to go beyond the hour with an action that benefits the environment.
5) Share your Earth Hour story with the world
What are you doing for Earth Hour 2011 and, more importantly, beyond the hour? Have you been inspired by the actions of others? The Earth Hour website – www.earthhour.org – provides a platform for you to tell the world what actions your community group is taking to contribute to global environmental change. Share your Earth Hour story with the world at www.earthhour.org. Thanks for your support!
Register your action beyond the hour at www.earthhour.org
doc_425560412.pdf