Taking Action
There are many ways to get involved and to take action in our community. Sustainable Hanover has been experimenting with a "Take 3" strategy - Pick 3 actions to do in a given season and see where you are at the end of a year. It is much easier to take action incrementally than to make any single dramatic change at one time.
We propose that you think about your involvement from the context of personal, professional and community adaptations you and your colleagues, family or friends might make over the course of a year. After reading some of the suggested actions you could take, explore what others are doing in these various categories and come up with your own "Take 3" challenge.
We propose that you think about your involvement from the context of personal, professional and community adaptations you and your colleagues, family or friends might make over the course of a year. After reading some of the suggested actions you could take, explore what others are doing in these various categories and come up with your own "Take 3" challenge.
Individual Actions (Some suggestions to get started)
- Self Study - Know thyself: Gather data about energy usage at your home and take the Hanover Carbon Challenge;
- Actions at Home: Change a behavior: Start composting; Drive 10 miles less each week; Or, walk/bike instead of driving to do errands.
- Get involved: Review the Resources page of this site to connect with the topic areas of greatest interest to you.
Community Actions
- Attend a Sustainable Hanover meeting or some other Town committee meeting.
- Talk with neighbors about transportation alternatives with kids in your neighborhood;
- Sustainable Hanover Event: the Community Sustainability Workshop, the Community Yard Sale, or The Naked Table Project.
- Join Sustainable Hanover on Facebook at Creating a Sustainable Hanover
Organizational Actions (Some suggestions to get started)
- Take leadership for a specific initiative or event at your children's school or at your workplace.
- Join one of the Sustainable Hanover sub-committees (education, policy, events)
- Host a neighborhood potluck and brainstorm ways to carpool, share composting, or explore alternative fuels together.
