Take a Break Instructions

• First, get the code for your company’s team from your organization’s coordinator.
• Click on the button in the upper right corner of this page that says “Login.”
• On the “TAKE A BREAK FROM THE EXHAUST” page, click the link at the top, “Sign up here.”
• Create a user ID and password and complete the short survey.
• You’re ready to record your activities!

To report activities, click on the “Login” graphic in the upper right corner of this page. After you log on, you will see a calendar for the current month. Click on any day prior to today’s date and select the actions you took. Each activity earns a certain number of points; riding the bus to work, for example, is 4 points. Staying in for lunch is 2 points. You’ll also record how many miles of driving you saved that day. The database will calculate your total vehicle miles and harmful pollutants prevented.

You individual results will be at the bottom of the calendar. Click on the “Your Team” button to see how your team is doing.

Take a Break Info

• Login
• Guidelines/Rules
• Instructions
• FAQs
• Info for Coordinators
• Prizes
• Background

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.