Barbara Revard

To all of our Columbus Zoo Staff and Volunteer team members - I can't believe how quickly July has gone! You still have a few hours to log in, check in, check off actions and post your thoughts, so go for it! I have been so impressed with our team's efforts, with your candor in sharing your successes and the actions that didn't go quite as planned. I feel that many of us now know one another on a new level and that is a very good thing! We were in this challenge together, representing the Columbus Zoo and I thank you all so much for your participation. Tomorrow I will send a recap of our actions and the actions of MORE THAN 15,000 PEOPLE! Just today, with time left, our team has logged over 1200 points. I really appreciate the fact that you didn't stop your actions just because we are at the end of the calendar month. Our hope is that the actions you chose will stick with you long after today, and will create lifelong habits. It's a beautiful world out there and your actions matter!

Go Team Go! Don't forget you have until midnight to log any remaining actions and post comments to earn those last points!

Saturday I was stocking up on green beans to put in the freezer and somehow I lost one of my reusable produce bags. I sure hope whoever found it knew what it was and will use it:-)

Stopped by a farm market and bought all sorts of fruits and vegetables, put them in my reusable produce bags and bingo, no plastic at all!

Hey Team! We're down to 7 days left in our 31 day challenge. Still plenty of time to post your thoughts, record actions and be an inspiration to others! I have seen such great comments in our feed - you all rock! Please do still nudge others to join either our staff and volunteer team or the Columbus Zoo Community team. We need less than 1,000 participants to hit 16,000 motivated people who have pledged to change their personal actions and help the environment. Let’s go!

Epic fail! Waiting at the hospital all afternoon and finally asked for a cup of coffee. It came in a styrofoam cup😞I was actually surprised that OSU still uses those. #leftmycupinthecar  

Got this interesting scrubber from Mighty Nest. Rather than a plastic scrubbie, this is made from peach pits! Haven't used it yet but I am definitely going to try it out on my cast iron skillets.

The winners of our last challenge, to create your first post, were Cindy Cupps and Barbi Kealy! They have each won a set of Chico Bag Travel Zip pouches, to replace using plastic zip-top bags. CONGRATULATIONS!