Deerfield runs an on-campus competition during the Green Cup Challenge. Through the month-long challenge, our students follow the success of their dormitory on our energy dashboard and compare their achievements to their on-campus peers and to other schools. The dorm that reduces its energy the most from an established baseline wins a significant prize—an on-campus activity for themselves and another dorm of their choosing, AND a cash prize proportional to dorm size. Because the Green Cup Challenge is a month-long event, we believe that the changed energy consumption practices are more likely to become a learned behavior.
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Lacrosse the Nation’s #BringBackLax Campaign – Nicaragua
Through perseverance and good will, I was able to understand the logistics involved in operating a donation initiative to a non-profit organization in a third world country like Nicaragua.