The starter kit is intended to help recipients take stock of their personal well-being and their impact on the world.

Here’s what’s included with CHANGE: a starter kit –

•Handmade, one-of-a-kind recycled tote bag

•Seedling from The Arbor Day Foundation

•Handmade, treeless journal and recycled pencil

•CFL (light bulb)

•Fair Trade hot chocolate from Equal Exchange

•Sudoku booklet (These puzzles can decrease memory decline and energize your brain.)

•Three gratitude cards

•Envelope addressed and stamped to Action Against Hunger (if the recipient choses to donate)

A description of the kit from rockpeacelove:

The box, pencil, tote bag, and all paper products were made from recycled materials. The journal is handmade using shavings from the lokta bush requiring no trees to be cut down. The tags are made from lokta paper embedded with flower seeds. Plant them in 1/2 inch of dirt, water, and watch them grow. The string, ribbon, and cellophane bag are biodegradable.

The starter kit sells for $40, and a portion of the proceeds go to Action Against Hunger. It would be unique gift for college students, or anyone looking to start new habits, like carrying a reusable shopping tote or using a CFL. If you’d like just the tote instead of a starter kit, you may purchase small or large recycled totes as well.

Congratulations again to Liz, our surprise contest winner who will receive CHANGE: a starter kit. And thank you to rockpeacelove for providing the prize.

Images via rockpeacelove.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008

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Surprise Liz!

You won CHANGE: a starter kit. We’ll talk more about what’s in it coming up soon, but why a surprise contest?

Jennifer and I wanted to surprise one of the participants in this month’s Reusable Bag Challenge with a special gift. We’d also like to thank rocklovepeace for sponsoring this surprise contest.

Here are Liz’s recent comments:

On BYOB Challenge Update

Ugh! Not so great! I’m at 8 bags. I can’t believe how bad I’ve been about it. Part of my problem is that I often don’t carry a purse, and I’m a carless wonder, which means there’s nowhere to stash that bag. I really have to commit to carrying a purse or bag with me, so that I can keep a couple of Chico bags stashed in there.

and on Have You Tried a ChicoBag?

I have four Chico Bags … My only complaint is that for the farmer’s market I’d really like something I can wear over my arm, like a purse. I’ll probably pick up some of those ubiquitous string bags for the farmer’s market, but for the grocery store and other shopping, the chico bag is perfect.

So, Liz, we’re hoping that maybe the unique, recycled tote bag in CHANGE: a starter kit will be helpful to you as a place to stash your other bags and for the farmer’s market. Since each bag is unique, your bag will be another surprise. We’ll contact you by e-mail to get the surprise gift to you.

Up next, learn what’s inside the recycled tote that comes with CHANGE: a starter kit. It makes a perfect gift.

Image via rocklovepeace.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008

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