Take a Break Guidelines/Rules

1. Weekly prizes will be randomly awarded. Each person who scored points that week will be entered into the drawing.
   
   
2. Monthly prizes will be randomly awarded to each person who has scored a minimum of 40 points in a single month AND scored at least one point each week during that month. A few easy ways to score 40 points in one month include:
1. Using a flexible schedule to avoid traffic congestion every day and bringing your lunch to work for half the month
2. Walking to lunch every day
3. Carpooling twice a week
   
   
3. For the purposes of the Take a Break drawings:
1. A week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday
2. "Month" refers to either July 1 - July 31 OR August 1 - August 31.
   
   
4. Prizes are awarded only for activity completed from July 1 - Aug. 31, 2007. Logging activities outside of that time period will let you see the miles you’ve saved and pollution you’ve prevented, but will not increase your eligibility for a prize.
   
   
5. Challenge participants who do not have Internet access may enter by submitting this form to:

   ATTN: Joan Steurer
   Mid-America Regional Council
   600 Broadway, Suite 200
   Kansas City, MO 64105

   Or fax to: (816) 421-7758

   Forms must arrive by noon on Monday in order to be counted in the previous week’s drawing. 

6. Put a reminder on your calendar or a shortcut to the Take a Break Web page on your desktop to help you remember to record your activities!
   
   
7. Be aware that the name and e-mail address you enter in your profile will be visible to other participants. You many use your initials or a nickname. If you wish to hide your e-mail address, please include your real e-mail address in the “comments” section of your user profile so we are able to notify you if you win a prize. The “comments” section is visible only to program administrators, and we will not use your e-mail for any other purpose.
   
   
8. Contact Darrin Dressler (ddressler@marc.org) or Joan Steurer (jsteurer@marc.org) if you have questions. They may also be reached at (816) 474-4240.

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Emissions Savings

Since the Take a Break program started, participants have reduced the amount of carbon dioxide entering our air by 212 tons! Learn more

Who's Taking a Break?

UMB; Commerce Bank; City of Kansas City, Mo.; Hallmark; Mid-America Regional Council; Shook Hardy Bacon; Embarq; Johnson County; Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce; Missouri Department of Transportation; Commercial Lithographing; Social Security Administration; State Street; Garmin International; Terracon; Kansas City Area Transportation Authority; Coffeyville Resources; and DLR Group

Costly Commute

The average commuter who drives 20 miles round trip to work or school each day spends more than $2,000 a year on those trips. Discover how much you spend to drive alone by filling out the Cost of Driving Calculator.