Do you Know an Eco-Hero?

Enter on Facebook or Twitter
Entry Deadline extended to 5pm, April 14

No green act is too small. Nominate yourself or someone you know at VCU or in Richmond as an Eco-Hero. Your eco-hero could win the grand prize, an Amazon Kindle, or one of many other fabulous prizes!

Follow these simple steps to enter:

Submit your entries on Twitter, or through a status update on your own Facebook page

Facebook:

Like us on Facebook

1) Sign in to your Facebook account
2) "Like" MCV Campus Earth Week


3) Mention @MCV Campus Earth Week in your Facebook* update, the name of your Eco-Hero, and describe their green act

*Hint: Facebook status updates are made on your Home or Profile page by typing in the box marked "What's on your mind?" You need to "like" MCV Campus Earth Week on Facebook first to be able to tag/mention Earth Week in your status update.


Twitter:

Follow us on Twitter

1) Sign in to your Twitter account

2) Follow MCVearthweek on Twitter

3) Mention @mcvearthweek in your Tweet, the name of your Eco-Hero, and decribe their green act

Encourage your friends to "retweet" or "like" your entry to sway the judges and improve your chances of winning! Winners will be notified Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Take the Sustainability Pledge!

Not an Eco-Hero yourself, but want to become one? Take the VCU Sustainability Pledge now, and learn how to make sustainable behavior changes at home and at VCU. You can then nominate yourself as an EcoHero on Twitter/Facebook!

Contact Rachel Elves (elvesr@vcu.edu) for more information.