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Encourage Your School to Put All Computers in Energy-Saving Sleep Mode When Not in Use

computers

If your computer is making a noise like a rocket about to go off, then its been on too long. Your computer needs to be an energy sucking machine while you're working on your essay (and looking at funny cat pictures) but when the lab empties out, make sure you turn the computers off for the night.

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Action Tips: Lead a Driving Distraction Clean Out

18 year old driving

A fatal traffic accident is the 10th most common type of death in the world. Improve ever driver's safety—lead a cleanout where your classmates or friends eliminate potential distractions from their cars.

Grab the Trashbags

Have everyone throw out old papers and snack foods that would keep their hands from the wheel.

Make Space in the Backseat

Electronics are the biggest distraction to drivers, so make a spaces in the backseats where drivers can safely store (and maybe even lock up):

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How To: Host a Potluck for Veterans and Service Members

Veterans and service members have done a lot for us and our country. Repay them back by hosting a potluck. Here are six simple steps you can follow to help honor the troops:

Action Tips: Include People With Disabilities

Almost 600 million people worldwide have some kind of disability, but someone can still feel isolated in his or her everyday life. Here are some tips on how to be inclusive for people with disabilities in your life:

Action Tips: Host a Drug-Free Activity

Mountain Biking

There's pressure to drink or do drugs in high school and college. A lot of people may feel that's all there is to do in your town, suburb, or yawn-worthy neighborhood.

Prove people wrong and host drug-free activities that will give your participants a huge hit of adrenaline.

Try the extreme sports

These aren't Grandpa's favorte sports. Quicken your pulse with extreme activities like

How To: Lead an Activity about Lack of Water Abroad

Faucet

A typical American will use over 100 gallons of water per day, while a person living in the developing world could only have 8 gallons of water. Educate others about the lack of clean water worldwide by having people participate in the following challenge:

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How To: Make and Distribute Dog Care Guides

Once people have adopted or bought a dog, they need to know how to care for it. Help prevent animal neglect by distributing tips that will encourage proper dog rearing:

How To: Lead a Religious Tolerance Activity

Students walking over the grass

If you have a group of people of different religions (or even different denominations), lead this activity to help promote respect and understanding.

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How to: Handle a Friend or Family Member Struggling With Addiction

Girl with alcohol

Singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse's death this weekend sparked conversations about what those who loved her could have done to prevent her death. No matter how desperately they might try to control a chaotic situation, friends and family of drug addicts are ultimately incapable of achieving sobriety for the person close to them.

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How To: Create Blankets for Animals Shelters

dog in a blanket

Every animal deserves to be comfortable, including the ones living in animal shelters, waiting to be adopted. Make the animals' cages more comfortable by creating blankets for donations.

Gather your materials.

Collect towels, fleece, or sweatshirts that can serve as blanket material.

Wash them.

You don't want to donate dirty blankets.

Tear 'em up.

Rip the edges of your rectangular or square material into strips.

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