Live in the Suburbs?

We’ve talked to a few people who ask, “what if I live in a suburb and work in the city?” We suppose we cannot all live in the city, but do suggest when looking for a home, looking for one that is walking or biking distance to work, food, entertainment, church…place you often drive to. You’ll be “greener” and, you’ll have more free time.

A huge thing you can do when you drive so much is to carefully plan your trips. If you have to drive to the city for work, then you have to. However, if you work five days a week, there are two other days with big opportunities! 1) you could stay home and enjoy the calm of your day. 2) If you need groceries for your calm weekend, can you get them on your way home? See where we’re going? Think about your driving ahead of time
We stumbled across this great website that has lots of ideas for living a “greener” life. We’ve included the transportation page; but venture out and look at the others. There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint:
https://doitgreen.org/category/topics/transportation/

Bike for Snow Challenge!

We are hosting our first Bike for Snow Challenge at our lower school! You might want to get ready too. The challenge? For the month of October, students are encouraged to Bike (or Move) for Snow one day each week. On November 1, we will collect their records and everyone who Biked for Snow will be invited to the Bike for Snow Snowcone Party. What could be better? There will be a social prize for the student who Bike/Moved for Snow the most.