Earth Hour is a yearly event where everyone turns off their lights and electronics to show and gain awareness and concern for climate change. 10-year-old ecoblogger Hannah Alper (callmehannah.ca) is encouraging everyone takes Earth Hour 2013 one step further with her STOP, START AND CONTINUE campaign.
Hannah is one of the most popular kid bloggers. She believes that children are passionate about supporting causes to help change the environment. With this Pledge, Hannah hopes that kids and their families will take the time during Earth Hour (March 23 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST) to think about how they can do in the year ahead to help create change. “Earth Hour should be a time to connect with your family and friends to talk about and renew your commitment to the environment,” Hannah says. ”When you power down for the one hour, I want you to spend that time and think about what you can do, what you can change – what you can stop, start, and continue… Those three things add up to a big difference.”
On Hannah’s blog, there are four different Pledge Certificates. Each one has three spaces to be filled in with what you can start, stop and continue. There is space for it to be signed. Hannah suggests placing it somewhere visible in your home as a reminder of your commitment to the environment.
Hannah created a list of tasks for inspiration. Under Stop, she wrote things like littering, using plastic bottles, and leaving lights on when you leave the room. Under Start and Continue, Hannah listed unplug electronics when not using them, recycling, and turning off water when brushing my teeth.
This Pledge is great for anyone who wants to help create awareness and show something that you are passionate about!
Will you join Hannah’s Pledge and participate in Earth Hour? Let us know what you think in the comments!