David Madison / Friday, April 17, 2020 / Categories: Remote Scouting UU Eco-Challenge 2020 Eagle Scout Project - By Harley Pinto, Troop 167 JOIN THE CHALLENGE Join Eagle Scout Candidate Harley Pinto in the battle against Climate Change by taking on the Drawdown EcoChallenge! The challenge runs from April 19th until May 31st, and is built to inspire people towards Climate Action by Educating us on issues surrounding climate change, spreading Awareness of what we can do to help, and Empowering us to do it! Join in on the action at www.UUEcoChallenge2020.org! You can reach out to Harley at uuecochallenge2020@outlook.com with comments or questions. It’s going to take all of us together to change the world! EARN THE PATCH During the project’s 6 week period, earning 100 points by completing EcoChallenges earns you an awesome project patch! Once you meet the patch requirements, you can purchase your patch here for $3.00. HOW TO JOIN Join as a team MEMBER Go to drawdown.ecochallenge.org and click the 'Join' link. Join a team Sign Up! using your email address or with a Google or Facebook account. Join Your Team! Go to the 'Organizations' option. Search for 'ECO UU 2020' Find your Team and enter the password provided by your team leader OR join the 'Open Team' Invite a friend! Email someone to join your team, or click the 'Skip For now' option. Choose An Action! Select an Eco-Challenge from on e of the themes to start a challenge or to save for later. Watch Video: Go to your Dashboard to watch a short introductory video to learn how the site works. Join as a team LEADER Go to https://drawdown.ecochallenge.org and click Join Sign up using your Email or join with Google or Facebook. Choose Create Your Own Team to get started! Customize your Team, then click Create Team Choose a Team name and add a Team image! Put: ECO UU 2020 as your organization Choose a password for your Team or leave blank. Put your Start and End dates as 4/19/20 - 12/31/20 Invite others to be on your Team! Email someone asking them to join your Team, or choose Skip For Now. Choose your first Eco-Challenge! Select an action from one of the themes and get started! Learn the basics of how the site works by watching a short introductory video. Be sure that you can do all of the following: Complete one Eco-Challenge to earn points (An easy one to begin with is ‘Conduct Virtual Meetings’ under ‘Transportation’) Challenge another Team within the ECO UU 2020 organization. Find the Organization Impact page Share an update on your Team feed and Organization feed CHALLENGES TO GET STARTED Here are a few easy Eco-Challenges to get started: Conduct Virtual Meetings (Transport) Share Bioplastic Displosal Tips (Materials) Go For A Daily Walk (Buildings & Cities) Future suggested Eco-Challenges will be sent out weekly throughout the project. What is the Drawdown Eco-Challenge Project Drawdown was launched to find the 100 most viable global climate change solutions and share them with the world. Each solution comes with special actions, or 'Eco-Challenges', that everyday people like you can take on! Read more... About Harley Pinto Harley is an Eagle Scout Candidate with Troop 167, Pittsford, New York, Seneca Waterways Council and is a lifelong UU. "My Eagle Project was built to inspire people towards Climate Action by Educating them on issues surrounding Climate Change, spreading Awareness of what they can do to help, and Empowering them to do it!" ~ Harley Need more informaiton, contact Harley at UUEcoChallenge2020@outlook.com Previous Article Shelter in Place Scavenger Hunt Next Article Kahoot - A Great Online Fun and Learning Activity Print 2852 Rate this article: 4.5 Tags: ServiceChallengeRemote ScoutingEagle Project Scouting TypeFamily ScoutingScoutingVenturingSea Scouts Documents to download 2020-UUEcoChallenge-Brochure-final(.pdf, 812.07 KB) - 164 download(s) 2020-UU-EcoChallenge-Team-Leader-Introduction-Packet(.pdf, 100.37 KB) - 131 download(s) 2020-UU-EcoChallenge-Church-Project-Announcement(.pdf, 46.22 KB) - 158 download(s) More links UU Eco-Challenge 2020 Website Project Drawdown Website Team Sign-up And Challenge page UU EcoChallenge 2020 Facebook Page David MadisonDavid Madison Other posts by David Madison Contact author Related articles Scout Spirit: a definition to consider. - Scoutmaster Minute Game: Mine Field Game: Blind Square Virtual Games with a Purpose - Boggle Virtual Summer Camps - Scouts BSA - The list Please login or register to post comments.