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Team Environment Wales: 4 seasons challenge

from 01 Apr 2012 - 31 Mar 2013 in Wales

To celebrate Environment Wales' 20th birthday, the team has decided to undertake a series of challenges, that will not only test our mental and physical capabilities but will also promote the fantastic work that staff and volunteers do as part of their day to day work within their registered projects.

Our challenges will include:

- Cycle the Taff Trail (53 miles),
- Hike in and around Snowdonia,
- Run a half marathon or more (13.1 miles),
- Swim 3 miles; and
- plenty of training, getting wet and exhausted.

Motivation is key in training and the thought of groups, core partners and individuals supporting our campaign through pledging a single action will keep us dedicated, enthusiastic and determined to complete our challenges.

Yes, I'm asking you to sponsor me... But no, I'm not asking you to give me your change: I'm asking you to create change.

All you need to do is follow the instructions on the right, browse the DoActions and find one (or more) that suits you, then make your pledge(s).

Some will be really easy, others take a bit more effort. But they've all got an environmental focus and the currency is CO2 - The DoNation calculates these savings and donates them to me, publishing your pledges here on my page.

You only pledge to do your chosen action for two months and all the information you need is provided here on The DoNation, making it really easy to complete. At the end of the two months you'll be asked how you got on, and at that point your donation is confirmed.

So please, get doing!

Thank you!

Team Environment Wales

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List of pledges

Total saved: 6,072 kg CO2

22 May 2013
Confirmed savings of 20KG of CO2
22 May 2013
Confirmed savings of 10KG of CO2
03 May 2013
Confirmed savings of 5KG of CO2
I pledge to only measure out the water I will need to make myself hot drinks
26 Apr 2013
Confirmed savings of 73KG of CO2
26 Apr 2013
Confirmed savings of 123KG of CO2
25 Apr 2013
Potential savings of 8KG of CO2
15 Apr 2013
Potential savings of 258KG of CO2
I've been wanting to do this for ages, thanks for the kick start.
02 Apr 2013
Potential savings of 6KG of CO2
02 Apr 2013
Confirmed savings of 8KG of CO2
02 Apr 2013
Confirmed savings of 164KG of CO2
11 Mar 2013
Potential savings of 38KG of CO2
Jemma B pledged Do diet
11 Mar 2013
Potential savings of 2KG of CO2
Jemma B pledged Fag ends
11 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 4KG of CO2
One of the best reasons to quit smoking I've seen yet! :-)
Julie W pledged Walk on
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 11KG of CO2
Walk the 3 miles to and from work each day
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 2KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 7KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 4KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 38KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 14KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 3KG of CO2
Another easy peasy change ...
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 364KG of CO2
08 Mar 2013
Confirmed savings of 109KG of CO2
This is something we can all do and it will also save some pennies!
08 Feb 2013
Confirmed savings of 6KG of CO2
06 Feb 2013
Confirmed savings of 26KG of CO2
06 Feb 2013
Confirmed savings of 6KG of CO2
16 Jan 2013
Potential savings of 18KG of CO2
09 Nov 2012
Potential savings of 69KG of CO2
I only drive when I can't walk or cycle & i'll try harder to keep to the 5 top tips.
Jake pledged On yer bike
13 Aug 2012
Potential savings of 18KG of CO2
go team
12 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 35KG of CO2
Alison pledged Do diet
12 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 26KG of CO2
11 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 35KG of CO2
Go team!
11 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 38KG of CO2
11 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 9KG of CO2
Congratulations guys and good luck for the remaining challenges! Rosa x
11 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 95KG of CO2
11 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 6KG of CO2
09 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
saves money and smells nicer
08 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 35KG of CO2
I wouldnt say I am 'oblivious' I try to avoid oil tainted but could do more! Go Team EW!!
06 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
06 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 0KG of CO2
I will not eat any crisps for at least 2 weeks...
06 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 95KG of CO2
Good luck Julie and the team.x
06 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 18KG of CO2
Beehive pledged Tea time
06 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 4KG of CO2
06 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 27KG of CO2
06 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 120KG of CO2
Have a great day
06 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 204KG of CO2
06 Jun 2012
Potential savings of 70KG of CO2
I will eat only seasonal food 3 days a week for 2 months
Dad pledged Smart drive
01 Jun 2012
Confirmed savings of 69KG of CO2
actually selling a car we don't need........
30 May 2012
Potential savings of 11KG of CO2
I pledge to walk and take my little man Sammy Ray out as much as I can without using the car as much as I normally would.
30 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 117KG of CO2
Good luck guys, hopefully i can join you on more challenges
Psmeg pledged On yer bike
30 May 2012
Potential savings of 188KG of CO2
Not strictly family yet Gareth, but close enough. :0)
30 May 2012
Potential savings of 95KG of CO2
25 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 211KG of CO2
CJ pledged Tea time
21 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 3KG of CO2
I'm pretty bad for this so I'm only going to fill the kettle with the water I need.
FRH pledged Tea time
21 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 9KG of CO2
I will only fill the kettle with the water I need!
SarahJ pledged Veg out
20 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 55KG of CO2
I'm going to miss chicken curry but it's for the greater good!

From: 112 pledges

18 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 44KG of CO2
18 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 2KG of CO2
Will only use the tumble drier when absolutely necessary!!
18 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 18KG of CO2
No more plastic bags/ packs for my fruit and veg in particular!
18 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 20KG of CO2
Graham, our Chief Executive will cut out meat from his lunch time meals
Arry B-W pledged Tea time
16 May 2012
Confirmed savings of 17KG of CO2
I'll give this my best shot! I have a strange obsessive thing about always leaving some water in the pot! Will give it my best shot! :o)
14 May 2012
Potential savings of 258KG of CO2
good luck guys - I am sure it will be fun!
02 May 2012
Potential savings of 55KG of CO2
I love my meat but for you guyes and to help the planet I will do it!
29 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 14KG of CO2
2 pledges now, food & exercise. It's got to be done!
29 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 2KG of CO2
It's about time I stopped eating rubbish and this is another good reason to do it!
28 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 5KG of CO2
27 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 40KG of CO2
26 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 23KG of CO2
26 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 34KG of CO2
I think eating seasonal food is hard as it is hard to source it but I will try to find some more outlets
26 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 14KG of CO2
26 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 120KG of CO2
Good luck in your many challenges ahead.
24 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 109KG of CO2
24 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 60KG of CO2
this is making me do something that I've meant to do for ages, well done everyone
23 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 54KG of CO2
Good luck Gareth
20 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 38KG of CO2
20 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 14KG of CO2
20 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 54KG of CO2
20 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 10KG of CO2
By summer I will have my stabilisers off - be afraid all ye who use the Taff Trail!
13 Apr 2012
Potential savings of 18KG of CO2
Told you I'd support you Gareth!
Viola pledged Smart drive
04 Apr 2012
Confirmed savings of 33KG of CO2
go Julie!
30 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 54KG of CO2
30 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 204KG of CO2
Good Luck Gareth !
30 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 11KG of CO2
Go Gareth! I don't know where you get the energy from- I'm shattered after last night! We'll have to do it again sometime xx
30 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 2KG of CO2
I commit to cut out all shop bought, heavily packaged cakes and biscuits for the next 2 months. Good luck Gareth
30 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 32KG of CO2
I am practically turning veggie!
29 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 0KG of CO2
Good luck Gareth and enjoy the experience!
29 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 164KG of CO2
28 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 9KG of CO2
best of luck to all of you. I will do my bit as promised, not hard really, I love my cuppa!
23 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 66KG of CO2
Lets just hope the weather is kind to me!
21 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 21KG of CO2
21 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 38KG of CO2
this is on behalf of Becky at work she can't log in
21 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
I will pledge to hang out washing more, which should be easy with the time of year - there is nothing like line-dried washing!
20 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 3KG of CO2
There you go furbinator!
20 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 12KG of CO2
20 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 27KG of CO2
20 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 68KG of CO2
20 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 18KG of CO2
Bring on the onya!
20 Mar 2012
Potential savings of 27KG of CO2
caroline pledged Do diet
20 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 26KG of CO2
J - reading We Want Real Food by Graham Harvey at the mo and has made me rethink how I eat. Good Luck xxx
14 Mar 2012
Confirmed savings of 48KG of CO2
I do love my long showers, so I pledge to cut down for the team. Go Team EW!
24 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 109KG of CO2
As I sell cars furbs thought this most appropiate
21 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 21KG of CO2
mumjul pledged Walk on
20 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
Hi Jul plan to walk to town once a week instead of using bus.
17 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 14KG of CO2
I will try to unplug all chargers etc as soon as they have completed the charge.
16 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 0KG of CO2
Hi Furbo, I pledge to think a bit more about the type of food I buy and eat, look at it's origins and be as seasonable as possible.
ClaireFlan pledged Tap it
15 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 1KG of CO2
I can be quite lazy when it comes to not filling bottles of water up and tend to buy bottled water so will be making sure I dont buy any bottled water for 3mths
15 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 2KG of CO2
I will make sure both Stephen and I do all our washes at 30 degrees as we usually use the 40 degree setting
15 Feb 2012
Potential savings of 73KG of CO2
14 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 23KG of CO2
14 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 5KG of CO2
14 Feb 2012
Confirmed savings of 21KG of CO2
10 Feb 2012
Potential savings of 54KG of CO2
Although am taking part, once I get my new bike (last bike stolen yesterday) I pledge to have a crack at cycling more often.