New Providence Recreation and Sustainable New Providence are hosting the inaugural New Providence Green Challenge, funded by the 2024 PSEG Foundation Sustainable Jersey Grant, from June 17-July 14. The challenge is offered free of charge to all local residents, and aims to encourage small sustainable changes that will make a big difference in our community and for the environment as a whole.
Each week, participants will receive an e-mail offering valuable information about living life with a smaller carbon footprint, and a challenge of a weekly sustainability task. The same weekly task will be posted on the NP Recreation Facebook page @NPRecreation.
Participants are rewarded for sending an e-mail to nprec@newprov.us or commenting on the Facebook post with a note about how it’s going, a story about a change they made, a result, success, or failure. For each communication, participants will receive a raffle entry and have a chance to win fun prizes.
The New Providence Green Challenge will help the Borough of New Providence toward the goal of educating the community about programs like the PSEG Quick Home Energy Check-Up, and ways to save natural resources such as recycling and unplugging appliances after use.
Just for signing up for the Green Challenge, participants get a free gift from Union County Recycling and will be entered for a chance to win additional prizes, including reusable water bottles, t-shirts, herb gardens, flower pots, a composter, and a Yeti Cooler.
There will be a Green Challenge celebration on Thursday, July 18 at 6pm in Centennial Park, prior to the weekly “Summer Concert Series” event, where participants can pick up their reusable lunch bag and the live raffle will take place.
To register for free on Community Pass, go to www.newprov.us. -or- call/e-mail the Recreation office and we will help you register.
