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If you haven't filled out your commute calendar yet, please be sure to fill it out by July 8. June winners for the 10 Ribbon Gift Cards and 1 Luxury Ribbon Gift card, plus the grand prize winners during the promotional period from October 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 for the flat screen TV, laptop computer and camcorder will be posted by July 20. Good Luck!
 Travel Green. Live Green. in July!!
Help the air we breathe by making Green choices during the Travel Green. Live Green. Branch Out for Clean Air campaign in July! It’s simple! Travel Green by using a commute alternative. Live Green by not idling your car for more than 30-seconds, combining errands into fewer trips, recycling, conserving energy and using electric or manual yard tools.
Summer air quality in Spokane is becoming more and more of a concern due to ground-level ozone (a key ingredient in smog)! Making simple green choices mentioned above make a difference.
Here are the facts on ground-level ozone:
Ÿ Ground-level ozone is formed as a result of chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the presence of sunlight and heat. Ÿ Nearly two-thirds of these emissions come from motor vehicles. Other sources of smog-forming emissions include gasoline refueling, gas powered yard tools, dry cleaning, auto body paint shops, and consumer products such as charcoal lighter fluid, paints, etc.
Ÿ On hot summer days, typically over 90 degrees, smog is formed from the pollutants emitted and the sunlight and heat.
Branch Out for Clean Air:
By driving less, carpooling, riding the bus, walking, bicycling and vanpooling, you’ll help reduce pollutants being emitted into our air. Don't idle your car for more than 30-seconds. Combine errands so you make fewer trips. Refuel in the evening. This keeps vapors out of the air during the heat of the day when ozone forms. Hold off using gas-powered lawn equipment until evening or when it's a cooler, overcast day. Switch to electric or manual powered lawn and garden equipment. If you use a charcoal BBQ, don't start it with lighter fluid. These vapors also contribute to ozone.
Go out on a limb and give these a try. We know using a commute alternative doesn't work for everyone so implementing other strategies to help our air really does make a difference!
For everyone that can Travel Green, you have a chance to win some Green yourself! By carpooling, riding the bus, walking, bicycling, vanpooling or working from home and filling out your commute calendar, you'll be eligible to win the GREEN below. The more you participate in July, the more chances you have to win.
Participate 2x - eligible to win 1 of 3 - $ 25 Visa Gift Cards
Participate 3x - eligible to win 1 of 2 - $ 50 Visa Gift Cards
Participate 5x - eligible to win 1 of 2 - $100 Visa Gift Cards
Participate 7x - eligible to win 1 of 3 - $150 Visa Gift Cards
Participate 10x - eligible to win 1 - $250 Visa Gift Cards
Branch Out for Clean Air! Travel Green and Live Green this summer! Help do your part to keep our community Green! For more living green tips, visit www.spokanecleanair.org. For help in finding a commute alternative that best meets your needs, contact your Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) at your worksite.
Check out the bottom of your calendar to see if you are eligible for the grand prizes being given away for the promotional period that ran from October 2008 - June 2009! If you participated 125 times during the promotional period you'll be eligible to win a Flat Screen TV, 100 times you'll be eligible to win a Laptop Computer and 75 times you'll be eligible to win a digital camcorder. Good Luck! Winners will be posted by July 20.
  
To be eligible for countywide prizes in July your employer must have committed to participating in the July 2009 Travel Green. Live Green. campaign by signing an employer agreement form and submitting it to the Spokane County CTR Office. Please check with your Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) at your worksite to see if you are eligible to win. Your odds of winning are based on the number of eligible on-line commute calendars filled out each month. To win, you must use a commute alternative and have an on-line commute calendar filled out by the 8th of the following month. Click here for a list of registered worksites participating in the July 2009 Travel Green Live Green campaign .
All employees who participate at least 75, 100 or 125 times from October 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 will be eligible for the grand prize drawings based on participation levels. |
