Dear Eco-generation friends, We would like to announce

the result of the Monthly Essay Contest for January in 2013!

Firstly, thank you for your sweet promises for our mother nature.
She must have been very happy for your 3 promises.

It was very hard to pick just 5 essays among many sincere and creative promises.
So we would like to share all the promises submitted on the Winners board.
Please visit the Winners board and put your comments.
It will be a great gift for the friends submitted their sincere 3 promises.

Now, we would like to share the 5 Winners? essays.
The order follows the time they uploaded their essays.
(To see other friends' promises, you can visit the Winners board ←click!  )

Name
Simran Vedvyas

Essay
1. Be a green leader-There's power in numbers, so I have organized a group in my community to tackle environmental projects this year. Creatively we plan activities that get everyone involved, like cleaning up trash, planting trees, reducing water and energy use.
2. Volunteer with a green cause-Volunteering for an outdoor clean-up is a great way to meet people and give back to my community.
3. Go paperless and Try a trash fast- Go paperless, whether at home or at school, printing only what is must, cutting back on unnecessary, to avoid heavily packaged goods and buying products that can be recycled. 

Name
AMAN AGRAWAL

Essay
I promise our mother earth that

1. I will plant at least 13 trees, and also try to gift 13, so my total individual target of planting is 26.
2. I will inspire at least 13 people to become environmentalists, and work for saving earth.
3. I will visit at least 13 homes, 13 schools, and 13 shops, and request them to live in an Eco-friendly way. I will request students to save paper, homes to plant trees, save water and energy, and shops to use jute bags, instead of plastic bags. I will also request homes to keep water for birds in a pot on the roofs during summers.

I wish our mother earth will help me in keeping my promise.

Name
Eujin Joe

Essay
My first goal is 'lending more books in library'. Cutting trees is essential to make paper books. The shortage of trees will eventually cause globalwarming. So, I decided to lend books in library, not buy them.
Also, I will make animations related to environment and show it to my family and friends so that they can know the severity of globalwarming and climate change.
Lastly, I'm gonna join the 'Earth Hour' at the last Saturday of March. Frankly, I couldn't join it last year because of my laziness.
Hopefully, my actions will make the earth healthier and happier.

Name
JieHye Han

Essay
I believe that I am lending Earth for a while than using it. Therefore, I have 3promises for Mother Earth.

First, I will wear many clothes in winter. Taking the place of a heater, it would increase my sensible temperature by 2 degree Celsius.

Second, I promise to eat everything on plate. This will decrease the pollution caused by leftover food.

Third, I will grow plants at home. The air will get clean, and it will sustain satisfying humidity without an air cleaner and a humidifier.

I will keep the 3promises for our Mother Earth.

Name
Mohammed Zoheb

Essay
Firstly, I promise to continue my Neighbourhood Recycling Programme which I had started in my building to create an awareness campaign among neighbours and friends on the importance of separating waste and recycling. I promise to continue my monthly recycling campaigns this year too. My second promise is to make green the environment by adding more plants and trees. I have already purchased bougainvilleas which will be planted in front of my father?s new warehouse this month end. Lastly, I promise to save energy and water consumption at home and to remind others also to do the same.

Many congratulations!!
Let's give them a big round of applause.
Their promises were feasible, creative, and action oriented.

We will come back with more interesting subject and gifts!
Please wait for our further notice~~

Thank you

Eco-generation Team

Note for the Winners
Please send us your correct phone number and address to get the Eco-Tumbler.
Also you can select the color among green, blue, light pink and hot pink.