Green
is no longer just a color—it’s a lifestyle! Whether you’re setting up
recycling bins in the classroom or simply shortening your shower time,
the little changes we make now can have a huge impact on our
future.
So,
in an effort to continue our green habits, we’re partnering with the
book Girls Gone Green to bring you Project Go
Green!
Project
Go Green is a photo and essay
contest,
so it's your chance to get creative. One
green girl wins an awesome getaway to Amelia Island!
Girls
Gone Green contains inspirational stories from teen girls
just like you who have stepped up and taken the initiative, and in
doing so, they have helped make a change. We especially love the story
about Erin Schrode, a 17-year-old who collaborated with
Teens Turning
Green in
developing a new skin care line.
How have you gone green? We wanna hear about it!
Send
in your story about your eco-friendly, earth-saving, totally green ways
(250 words or less please) with a picture of you going green to projectgogreen@girlslife.com
for an opportunity to win! Enter to win February 23rd through April
9th.
The top
ten most inspiringly green stories will be featured on Girlslife.com.
YOU will then have the chance to vote on your favorite go green story.
Vote on the top ten April 15th through April 21st!
The
writer of the story that receives the most votes will win the grand
prize–the ultimate green getaway: a trip for four to
Amelia Island Plantation off the coast of Florida. This amazing
4-day/3-night getaway will include activities for every green-loving
girl, from nature tours on Segways to kayaking through the beautiful
island waters. It’s a go green paradise! (Approximate Retail Value
(“ARV”) = $4,532.00.*) We'll announce the lucky winner on April 22nd.
*Prize does not include transportation or travel expenses to Amelia Island
Plus,
all of our top ten green girlies will receive products from Erin
Schrode’s skincare line,
Teens Turning
Green and their very own signed
copy of the book,
Girls Gone
Green! (ARV = $132.00)
For
more details on this fabulous island destination, voted one of the top
island destinations in North America by Conde Nast readers, head to
AmeliaIsland.com.
No purchase
necessary.
Open to residents of the fifty United
States and the District of Columbia, excluding Rhode Island, ages
10-18, who have a valid email address and Internet access at the time
they are eligible to enter.
Entries must be received no later
than April 9, 2010 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Ten finalists will be
selected by a qualified panel of judges based on how well their essay
and photo answer the question: “How are you going green and making a
positive impact on the environment?” Final winner selection will be
based on the number of votes received and will take place on or about
April 22, 2010. Void in Rhode Island and where prohibited by
law.
Discover
more fab earth-friendly ways by checking out GL’s
Six Day Guide to Being Green
Day
1: Paper
Trail
Day 2:
Unplug
Day 3: Shop
N’ Save
Day 4:
Give
Green
Day 5:
Summer