Sarah Cleveland

Dear family, friends and industry colleagues: This is my 3rd year participating in the EcoChallenge and I am focusing on small changes that are likely to become habits. Here are my commitments:

• Transportation: Use public transportation (instead of driving) for 2 trips per week and purchase carbon offsets for my air travel during October (nearly 9,000 miles!) from www.communityfriends.org (because I know Carsten who started Community Friends).

• Food: Limit my meat meals to 2 meals per week and try 2 new recipes per week.

• Trash: Only use re-usable mugs, water bottles and grocery bags.

Thank you for your sponsorship. I encourage you to take on some behavior change as well during these 2 weeks. Many suggestions are listed on this web site. Have fun with it! You may know that I’ve been involved with the Northwest Earth Institute for nearly 10 years and am very passionate about our mission, “inspiring people to take responsibility for Earth”. Your participation matters!!

~Sarah

My EcoChallenge Blog

October 29th, 2011: Thank you, again, to all of my supporters and the many well-wishes I received for my birthday (October 25th). Wonderful. ~Sarah
October 29th, 2011: I'm in Philadelphia right now at the end of a 3-week East coast trip. I certainly have exceeded my public transportation commitments on this trip and my experience confirmed what I already knew but didn't always practice - public transportation is much easier and quicker than driving in any large city. Being focused on these "small" changes is very valuable for me to continue to be intentional about my choices. Not as easy as I'd anticipated in our predominant 24/7 "more is better" culture. I also feel gratitude for our natural world and all of us living in it! ~Sarah
October 12th, 2011: It's a rainy day in New York, but that didn't deter me from getting some exercise and walking/jogging down by the Hudson River. I've decided to continue my EcoChallenge for 2 more weeks until the end of October. I will be traveling around and about the East coast returning to Portland on October 31st. I have plenty of opportunity to use public transportation! ~Sarah
October 11th, 2011: I am honored by the tremendous support I am getting from family, friends, and industry colleagues! Thank you everyone. My first week I was very successful in all areas except my alternate transportation. I am headed to NYC now and will be taking public transportation everywhere. Today I have changed my choice for lunch and continue to tote my water bottles around, filling them in the airport. I find I have to be intentional about my actions. Truly a journey. Thank you for your support. ~Sarah
October 5th, 2011: I am on Day 5 of the EcoChallenge and all is going very well! I continue to be amazed at needing to remind myself about the little things like using my re-usable water bottles - filling them all up before I board the plane - and using my re-usable hot drink container for my coffee. I am completing 4,239 miles of air travel today and just bought my first batch of carbon offsets. This translates to 2.89 metric tons of CO2. What does that really mean? The offsets at www.communityfriends.org cost me $78.

Comments

From: Sarah Cleveland: Way to go! Great work! Thanks for the inspiration!
From: George Narode: Enjoy the journey. Love, G
From: Patricia McKinell: You go girl!! Way to make a difference, Sarah! We're behind you! Patricia and Kelly
From: Katherine Cleland: I've been trying to use only reusable bags and do one veggie meal a week...and walk if its less than 6 blocks...no matter how long it takes...little changes are remarkably challenging. My next goal is to replace all baggies with wax paper bags for sandwiches and such. baby steps maybe...but each one makes a difference.
From: anna latimer: Thank you for caring about our earth! And, thank you for thinking of asking me to support you in this great cause. What a blessing it is to all of us that you are taking action to match your convictions. I am proud of you. -anna
From: Patricia Howell: Love your passion for this cause. We need more crusaders like you! Trish
From: Carol Gelfer: Thanks for giving us the opportunity to support a great cause. We all need to make changes to protect the earth!
From: Alexander Barkawi: Sarah, great to see that you are doing this again. Best wishes, Alex
From: Kathie England: Sarah, This is really in keeping with kaizen! Congratuations! Kathie
From: larry helmke: Great idea...Good Luck!!
From: Robert Connin: Great cause - go Sarah!
From: Christopher White: Good luck Sarah!
From: Joyce Bernheim: Carol, I didn't know you were that involved with NWEI. Kudos!
From: Margaret Lane: Thank you for caring about our Earth. You are awesome Sarah!
From: Margaret Lane: Thank you for caring about our Earth. You are awesome Sarah!
From: Ronald Narode: I am very proud of you, and I love our life together. Ron
From: Thomas Cleveland Jr: Thanks Sarah! We are very proud of your convictions! Tom & Wendy
From: Ellen Look: Sarah, you are awesome!! Love, DeeDee
From: Madelyn Murray: I'm so glad you're doing this and I hope you make your goal.
From: Lisman Cortner: Hats off to you Sarah! What a wonderful effort to make. Thanks for reminding me that every little bit does help. Good luck to you over the next 2 weeks! love, Lisman
From: Patrick Rowe: Great challenge, Sarah! Serves as an inspiration to me to further reduce my own footprint. Keep on keepin' on! Patrick Rowe
From: Kim Silva-DuBose: Good luck, Sarah! Pulling for you.
From: Charles Johnston: From Jo and Charlie
From: thomas cleveland: nice going Sarah
From: Willow Russell: Keep it up Sarah!!
From: Mike Mercer: Sarah, you rock! Way to set an example not only for the board, but also for the citizens you come in contact with. Your success exemplifies what I hear Dick Roy say recently - "what is needed is time and intensity."
From: Margarita Crocker: What a great thing to be doing! It is inspiring!
From: lloyd garrison: Cheers = Lloyd
From: Ellen Jessop: Go Sarah! You are an inspiration!
From: Rhoni Wiswall: You're an inspiration, Sarah!
From: Anne Flink: Good for you, I'm working on using a glass for my drinks instead of the small bottles/cans, and I do have a travel mug for coffee. Hard to change habits, but since the kids have moved out I don't use nearly as many disposable items.
From: Katharine Garrison & Robert Guerra: Good luck!
From: Lily Mitchel: Thanks Sarah for your commitment to walk more lightly on the earth. And thanks for giving me some practical ideas that I can use too!
From: John Garrison: Good luck Sarah. Have you dusted off your Bike? It is a great mode of both transportation and exercize! John
From: Jonas Kron: Great to see you a few weeks back. Hope SRIR was good for you (I've unfortunately heard some negative reviews). My DC trip was very productive!
From: Walid Fikri: Keep up the great work, Sarah! -Wally & Molly Fikri
From: April Sanderson: Good luck, Sarah! April
From: angelo calvello: Congratulations on your commitment.
From: Tommy Cleveland: Way to go Sarah! I can't wait to see all you guys this weekend! Lots of love, Tommy
From: Kyle Mylius: Good luck Sarah, and thanks for the inspiration to live more sustainably. At BGI, we did a personal sustainability assessment and kept a journal to track behavior over time. It really opened my eyes to how unsustainable my life was, and remains largely so today. Very tough to make big strides when modern day life is engineered to be very unsustainable. But we must keep working to change our ways, and the systems in which we live. All best- Kyle
From: Kyle Mylius: Good luck Sarah, and thanks for the inspiration to live more sustainably. All best- Kyle
From: John Maschoff: Good work and good luck Sarah! Best wishes and I will call you next time I am in Portland. John
From: Julia Fitzgerald: Keep up the greener habits! Love to see it spread!
From: Elizabeth R Rowe: Sarah, Thanks for what you are doing!!!! Liz
From: Jeffrey Stabler: Hi Sarah, Hope you all had a great experience in Boston. Stay in touch. Jeff Stabler
From: Jeffrey Stabler: Hi Sarah, Hope you all had a great experience in Boston. Stay in touch. Jeff Stabler
From: Monica Mahoney: In honor of your birthday, I am making a belated pledge and early birthday present. You continue to inspire me to live a conscious life. May your birthday be the first day in the best year yet in the life of the wonderful Sarah Cleveland! Love, Monica
From: Wendi Bukowitz: Happy Birthday! Thanks for the invitation to support you. Wendi
From: David Myers: Good work. I have saved over 5000 pounds of CO2 with my new solar panels, but still looking for other ways to be good. Cheers, David Myers
From: Lynne Steinberg: Thanks for the opportunity to support a great cause! Lynne
From: Manish Gupta: Way to go Sarah. I appreciate you making these changes in your life. If all of us could reach here, our problems would go away.

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My EcoChallenge(s): Sustainable Food Options; Alternative Transportation; Trash Reduction

My Fundraising Goal: $3500

My Pledge Tally: $4495

$4495

$3500

My Pledgers

Madelyn Murray
Sarah Cleveland
Howard Zuckerman
John Cleveland
Fran Cleveland
George Narode
Patricia McKinell
Katherine Cleland
anna latimer
Patricia Howell
Carol Gelfer
Alexander Barkawi
Kathie England
larry helmke
Robert Connin
Christopher White
Joyce Bernheim
Margaret Lane
Margaret Lane
Ronald Narode
Thomas Cleveland Jr
Shanda Bhasker
Ellen Look
Julia Narode
Lisman Cortner
Patrick Rowe
Kim Silva-DuBose
Charles Johnston
thomas cleveland
Willow Russell
Martin Jay Davidson
Margarita Crocker
lloyd garrison
Ellen Jessop
Rich Corcoran
Rhoni Wiswall
David Mertens
Jeanne & Dick Roy
Margaret Ives
Anne Flink
Katharine Garrison & Robert Guerra
Lily Mitchel
John Garrison
Terri Schwartz
Lina Macias
Jonas Kron
Walid Fikri
April Sanderson
angelo calvello
Tommy Cleveland
markland fountain
Julia Fitzgerald
Kyle Mylius
John Maschoff
Renee Eaton
Helen Hamada
Margaret Cleveland
Elizabeth R Rowe
Jeffrey Stabler
Monica Mahoney
Joyce White
Wendi Bukowitz
John Dunphy
Elizabeth Crook
Peter Knight
David Myers
Lynne Steinberg
Manish Gupta
Elisa Miller-Out
Brain Reserve, Inc