ECOACTION PARTNERS: TRUTH OR DARE

03 Jan ECOACTION PARTNERS: TRUTH OR DARE

Disclaimer: EcoAction’s online challenge has nothing whatsoever to do with Madonna’s 1991 documentary of the same name.

The brainchild of the younger folks at EcoAction Partners, Fiona Smith and EAP friends announce  Truth or Dare. For some, the initiative will trigger a walk down memory lane to your youth, when you played the game at sleepovers or summer camp. Same thing – only different.

As of Tuesday January 1, you were able to sign up and take on a series of 20 “Dares” that challenge you (or your friends and family) to make lifestyle changes that will positively affect the environment. Each “Dare” is accompanied by the “Truth” of what happens when we don’t rise to the challenge of the environmentally based request.

Document your actions using our social media outlets. Share your efforts by uploading photos of your progress to our Facebook page, use Twitter (#telluridetruthordare) or Instagram (#telluridetruthordare) or email directly to us so we can post results on our website.

The challenge is simple. Complete the most dares throughout the entire month of January and win prizes, including, a dinner at Honga’s Lotus Petal. At the end of the month we’ll tally the results and celebrate savings in both energy and money as we hand out the prizes.

Here are two (of the 20 total) examples so you can see that the goals are completely attainable. (Find the other 18 on our website.)

Dare You To:

 • Order your drink without a straw. Simple, yes. The TRUTH is over 500 million plastic straws are used once and discarded everyday in the United States. Don’t be a part of that statistic.

• Seal air leaks in your house around doors, windows, electrical outlets. It’s easier than you think with ultra-clear plastic to seal your windows for the winter and easy to install pre-cut insulation for electrical outlets. The TRUTH: about one-third of average home’s heat loss is through those pesky leaks. Stay warmer and save money as you complete this DARE.

Go to our website and sign up for this fun challenge with lots of excellent prizes, large and small. That’s www.ecoactionpartners.org/truthordare, where will see all the dares – and their associated truths.

Come on Telluride. Show us what you can do to make 2013 a year of action, progress and fun!