^[1]What are you doing this Friday, the Friday before Earth Day?  Wherever you are, you’ll need to eat lunch, right?  Why not participate in the Lunchbox Project Day of Action ^[2]?  The action is centered in San Francisco, but I am extending it to anyone anywhere who wants join in. What’s more, LunchBots ^[3] has offered to give away a free LunchBots stainless steel container to a random participant to encourage participation in this unprecendented event.  Depending on where you work or live, there are two ways to participate:

Lunchbox Project Flash Mob at Crocker Galleria

In coordination with the City of San Francisco’s Department of Environment, The Lunchbox Project will hold an action and rally on April 20 at the Crocker Galleria food court ^[4] in downtown San Francisco near the Montgomery BART station.  Come at noon with your reusable container.  Join others all ordering lunch in our own containers and stay for some inspirational talks and surprises.  I’ll be there.  I may even wear the plastic sea monster costume if enough of you say you will come!  Let’s show downtown SF how to eat lunch the truly sustainable way.  After all, while SF has gone a long way to ensure take-out ware is either compostable or recyclable, no disposable packaging at all is better than either of those options!

Join the Lunchbox Project wherever you live!

If you don’t live or work near downtown San Francisco, bring your own container wherever you happen to be.  Encourage friends and co-workers to do it with you.  Send your kids to school with reusable containers.  If you don’t want to eat out, you can pack your own lunch in your own container, but the idea is to be seen and make an impact, so don’t hide in your cubicle to eat your PB&J.  Let others see you!http://myplasticfreelife.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6144&action=edit#post_name ^[5]

Enter to win a free LunchBots stainless steel container

05/11/2012 UPDATE: The winner of the LunchBots stainless steel container is Uttama ^[5]. Congratulations and thanks for sending your picture for the slideshow ^[6]!

Here are ways to enter the drawing:

1. Leave a comment below letting us know what you will do.
2. Do one of the following:
   1. Show up at Crocker Galleria with your own lunch container.  Take a photo of the event or of yourself using your own container.  Post your photo to the LunchBox Project Facebook page ^[7] or email it to me at beth [at] myplasticfreelife [dot] com.
   2. If you’re not in SF, bring your own container for lunch wherever you are and take a picture.  Email it to beth [at] myplasticfreelife [dot] com.
3. For bonus points, you can also do some of these actions (but these are not instead of bringing your own container for lunch):
   1. “Like” The Lunchbox Project Facebook Page ^[7]
   2. “Like” the LunchBots Facebook Page ^[8]
   3. “Like” My Plastic-Free Life Facebook Page ^[9]
   4. Invite your friends to the LunchBox Project Facebook Event  ^[10]

I will choose a random winner (or winners depending on the number and quality of entrants) by the end of next week.  If you can’t participate this Friday, do it some time before the Monday the 23rd to be eligible.

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