Vancity Member Day at the PNE 2015
The Fair at the PNE returns for the season from August 22nd to September 7th and Vancity Savings Credit Union is proud to sponsor the annual Vancity Member Day on September 3rd. Vancity members and a guest can enjoy a fun-filled day at the Fair for only $5 each.
Vancity Member Day at the PNE
To receive the discounted admission, present your Vancity MEMBER CARD® debit card or Vancity enviro™ Visa, (or another form of membership verification), at any Fair at the PNE ticket booth on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Gates open at 11:00am.
Vancity Eco Alley
On top of saving $11 off adult admission to the Fair, Vancity members – and other fairgoers – can all stop by the Vancity Eco Zone to find out how Vancity is supporting the PNE on their journey of going green. Get fun facts and helpful tips on how you can go green at home through our fun and interactive activities.
Last year, Vancity worked with PNE in making Vancity Member Day a Zero Waste Event where 95% of event waste was diverted from landfill – in a 12 hour period, 58,000 PNE fairgoers only generated 9 bags of garbage! This year they will once again make Vancity Member Day a Zero Waste Event with help from community partner, Green Chair Recycling and dedicated staff volunteers.
Vancity’s Eco Alley will be a fun, informative and interactive area where PNE guests can learn about current PNE green initiatives, share ideas about further reducing the environmental impact of the PNE and find out new ways to be greener in their day-to-day lives. Vancity Brand Ambassadors will be onsite during The Fair to share the PNE’s journey to sustainability at the Vancity Eco Zone near the Livestock Barns on Saturday, August 28 through to Monday, September 7, 2015.
How can you be more green at the PNE? Ride your bike to the fair! There will be a complimentary Vancity-supported bicycle valet service. The bike valet stations are set up inside Gate 1.
PNE Prize Pack Giveaway for Vancity Member Day
In support of Vancity Member Day, I have a prize pack to give away that includes: A gift basket and $100 gift card to Sidesaddle Bike Shop, $50 in Vancity food cart vouchers, $60 in Vancity farmers’ market vouchers, and a pair of PNE Fair and Playland passes. The grand prize value is over $400!
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment naming one way you’ve ‘gone green’ this summer (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 5:00pm on Friday, August 28, 2015.
Gates open at 11:00am on PNE Vancity Member Day. Follow the event on Facebook, and on Twitter using the tag #VancityMemberDay for more information. Check out the full PNE Concert Lineup for nightly entertainment at The Fair as well.
Update The winner is Taryn!
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I’ve walked to work every day this summer instead of driving.
Gone green this summer taking transit.
8/10 weeks of day camp within walking distance. Other two weeks by bus or carpool.
I’ve started composting!
I’m taking transit or walking to anywhere I need to go!
I have gone green by composting all organic waste.
We have been filling up the recycling bags and the compost bin instead of the garbage bags. Good for the environment and helps of the wallet as well.
Leaving the car at home and biking where we need to go!
I’ve stopped washing my hair every day – now it’s every three or four. This saves lots of water when it comes to shower time.
I’m using cloth diapers for the baby.
I’ve started commuting by bike every day!
Biking and walking more to the grocery store.
Air drying clothes instead of using the dryer 🙂
Local groceries
Bussing/Biking
Shorter showers
Growing vegetables on my lawn
I also air dry my clothes on the dryer, year round (except towels and sheets).
We started composting, it really reduces the amount of garbage we toss
I mean I air dry my clothes on the clothes rack! lol
Walking whenever I can, and scaled back pretty severely on the garden to save water.
I bus to work!
Compost all my food wastes.
I’m choosing to buy local, in season produce, cutting down on my meat intake and opting for organic.
Started biking or bussing to work
We made a strawberry planter from reclaimed lumber
I’ve been walking to walk and not using so much electricity (open windows instead of fans).
I stopped smoking and started to recycle my organic waste !
I have gone green by eating less meat.
I’ve gone green this summer by increasing the size of my vegetable garden to be more sustainable!
Reducing my commute time. By working at home and an office location closer to to home.
I hang my clothes outside on the line to dry
Organic green waste recycling and walking and bike riding instead of driving.
We compost to stay green!
I’ve gone green this summer composting and unplugging our electronics.
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Biking kids to daycare, then to work.
Walking everywhere!
I’ve started composting now
Stopped watering the garden altogether to conserve water!
I make sure to turn off all unneccessary lights in the house
A lot of walking! It’s good for you too. Why waste time and money driving and parking? If you can, walk (and have your kids walk with you too).
using a refillable water bottle instead of buying and using plastic bottles
Our house is equipt with only LED light bulbs.
No more produce bags!
Used my metal water bottle filled with Vancouver’s finest tap water.
Not using the dryer, we put up a clothesline.
Biking and walking to the grocery store. Using bath water and dish water for plants.
Yay Earth!
Taking plastics home from fast food restaurants to recycle.
We’re growing our own food in our garden.
Lots of walking!
My method of going green this year has resulted in going brown. I did not buy any plants this year and have not watered anything in my yard. Also, my spouse and I bought a pair of bikes recently and are about to get fully “bike-shorted and helmeted” 🙂
Use less water
We haven’t washed the car at all this summer…saving water!
We have managed to get down to 2 loads of laundry per week. Doing our part to conserve water!
I try to walk everywhere with my dog, groceries, bank, shopping…walkies is the best!
More walking, hanging clothes to dry, composting, recycling, using grey water for my patio plants.
Using transit for work, shorter showers, growing some of our own veggies/herbs.
Drying clothes on a clothes umbrella ! Turned the hot water down also 🙂
All my food scraps go in the green bin
I’ve been doing my part at home and at work. Garbage in Garbage bin, recycling in recycling bin, and food in scrap bin. Also picking up garbage left in my neighborhood. 🙂
I’ve started using the green cans for food waste.
We’ve gone green by walking more places and leaving the car at home.
My husband built me a vegetable garden for mothers day and we have eaten fresh all summer:)
Hang my clothes out to dry
I’m biking to work!
Air dried all of our linens, etc. outside in the sunshine that blasts through every afternoon.
Go Green Go
This summer ive Gone Green by purchasing my first ADULT bike to get around! 🙂 Also by growing the most delicious tomatoes, strawberries, and potatos EVER!
Air dry our clothes outside!
This is my carbon footprint that I’m leaving on big blue…
1. Showers are limited to 10-15 minutes for all members of the family
2. Laundry is done 1x/week and only uses cold water for washing
3. Clothes are being hung on the line outside..why not make use of all this sun were getting
4. Toilet has a mini jug of milk so that less water is being used for every flush
5. All lights have been converted to “smart” lighting/energy efficient
6. Bike, bus, skateboard and walk everywhere…we’ve parked the car until winter time.
I’ve been doing lots of bike riding and also growing my own vegetables.
I have started composting.
Cycling!
I am now composting all organic waste
I stopped buying bottled water and use a reusable container filled with tap water:).
Sorting and composting organic wastes recently.
Using cloth shopping bags and reusable coffee cups. Also no more plastic water bottles.
Lots of walking everywhere!!
To go green this summer, we have started using wine bottles and cork for decorative purposes (e.g. candle holders, business card holders, etc).
Walking and taking transit instead of driving.
Air drying my clothes & also dumping the cooking water from steamed veggies in the garden instead of down the drain.
Walking places instead of taking the car or bus
Transiting to work!
I have started a green bin at work & bring it home twice a week to add to my personal green bin.
Just took my bike out of storage and have been biking everywhere!
I walk everywhere.I compost my greens and kitchen waste by saving it for a friend who has a big compost barrel.I turn lights off and air dry as much of my laundry as can fit.I’ve started reading as many of the newspapers and magazines as I can online and have stopped buying any papers versions.I read more books from the library instead of buying them Mostly,it’s in my attitude.i want to breathe better air and see positive changes in my community.I talk to people about it when I can .My neighbours know I recycle all the flyers in the building and I’ve told them they can put their paper recycling down with the flyers and I’ll take care of it.I have offered to take the other recycling to the depot for those that can’t get there,so styrofoam and stuff like that doesn’t go into the garbage.Thank you
OOOPPSSS!! I just noticed it said one thing you do ,i listed everything I could think of,sorry
I recycle pop cans and juice boxes.
I also transit to work.
Take shorter showers and stop running water as I am brushing!
I bring my own coffee mug.
recycling!!
transiting
keep reusable bag in car for shopping trips.
I use my Vancity coffee mug!
Walking to places
started riding my bike
Foraging
I recycle most of the time
Our family has taken recycling to the next level. Everything recyclable gets recycled. Items that can’t go into the city blue bin are now taken to the Burnaby Eco-Center, which takes almost everything you can imagine (metal, pastic, styrofoam, paint, batteries, large appliances, etc.). We take a trip every three to four weeks to drop off our recyclables. It’s a great one stop recycling spot. We reduced our household garbage by more than half. We were also fortunate enough to have space in our yard for a vegetable garden this year. Backyard fruit and veggies are the best!
Been sorting and recycling
I try to ride my bike instead of driving.
I walk and take the bus more often rather than driving.
I walk everywhere and we started composting everything – we also changed all our light bulbs to LEDs.
Composting and using rain water to water the plants.
more veggies please!!!
Biked everywhere. stopped using paper coffee cups and bottled water.
I’m walking more this summer!
Transit to work everyday for the past 20 years.
Using my mountain bicycle for commuting!
Cycle commuting to work everyday
Making sure all food scraps and compostables stay out of the garbage.
I returned all my cans and bottles to the depot.
taking transit to work instead of driving
I moved 5 minutes from my work and I no longer drive, plus I swim in the ocean daily
instead of showering, no water wasting in my apartment.
We’ve been composting all our food scraps!
Gone green by being extra diligent w water conservation this year
I purchased to-go mugs and water bottles and stored them at both work and home so there’s no excuse to not use re-usable ones.
Composting 🙂
Composting, riding my bike or taking transit and growing mint in the garden adds vibrant flavours to food and drink mmmm. ..
Switched all of my old bulbs in my house to LED. Also haven’t filled up and used the hot tub this summer. Saves water and electricity.
I’ve walked as much as possible
I’ve been walking instead of taking transit.
Biking to work!
I’ve ditched the Windex in favour of vinegar solution for washing mirrors and windows.
I’ve used public transit to get to everywhere I need this summer!
Bringing cloth bags when I go to the grocery store.
I have been using a refillable water bottle, instead of buying bottles of water in bulk.
Food scraps going into the organic green bin and taking transit/walking to destinations!
no plastic water bottles allowed!
Composting
I ride my bike to & from work, or walk or transit! “Be the change you want to see”
Trying to use less water, and I have the brown lawn to prove it! I also take transit a lot—from South Surrey. I think that shows some sort of dedication 🙂
Helping others sort with their recycling items so less items go to rubbish.
Regularly bringing styrofoam containers for recycling (not accepted in most blue boxes)
gone green by composting all organic matter
Commuting by transit, walking to the market, and buying local whenever possible. Thank you for this sweet sweet giveaway!
I compost and buy local!
Recycled water for plants and letting the grass go brown to be green 🙂
We started composting all organics this summer
We started composting at home!
leaving the car at home and taking transit
I compost all organic waste daily. I use transit to major events in Vancouver always instead of driving:)
Collecting excess shower water in a pail and using it to flush the toilet.
bringing my own bags to grocery stores
We’ve been super conscientious about water useage due to the drought. If it’s yellow let it mellow and all that…