Sample Schedule of the 1-2-3 Program

1st – 2nd Weeks

  • Chairperson appointed
  • Committee chosen
  • Committee meets, decides upon foundational statement, basic timetable and kickoff plans

3rd Week

  • Chairperson meets with clergy to explain basics of program and obtain buy-in and endorsement.(Chairperson may also give a presentation to Board of Directors)

4th Week

  • Chairperson and/or committee member writes or re-writes basic materials

5th Week

  • Announcement in bulletin/newsletter about the upcoming global warming initiative

6th Week

  • Committee and/or congregational staff put together mailing to every household in the congregation. This includes the Questions & Answers (blue sheet), 1-2-3 Pledge Form (orange sheet), Easy Reference Sheet (white sheet) and a return envelope to send pledges in.
  • The mailing may also include an announcement of the kickoff.
  • Announcement/Global Warming blurb in bulletin
  • Clergy announces 1-2-3 program from the pulpit, asking for support

7th Week

  • Chairperson speaks from the pulpit, asking for support
  • Announcement/Global Warming blurb in bulletin
  • Kickoff – pledge forms handed out
  • Collection of pledges returned by mail (and every week after)
  • Compact Fluorescent Light bulb (CFL) demonstration at coffee hour starts; 1-2-3 pledge forms available there
  • Pledge forms given to all attendees at service(s), collected after service

8th Week

  • Announcement/Global Warming blurb in bulletin
  • Clergy announces support again from pulpit
  • CFL demonstration; pledge forms available
  • Pledge forms given to everyone before the service(s) that hadn’t received one the previous week. Again, they are collected after the service.

9th Week

  • Announcement/Global Warming blurb in bulletin
  • CFL demonstration; pledge forms available

10th Week

(and 2-6 weeks more, depending upon size of congregation and response)

  • Weekly blurbs in bulletin, each announcing the number of households that have signed the 1-2-3 pledge and pounds reduction in carbon dioxide
  • Article in newsletter about the program
  • CFL demonstration; pledge forms available

Final Week

  • Announcement of final results in Bulletin
  • Thank you to all households participating in the program distributed at service(s) (green sheet)
  • Clergy and Chairperson publicly thank all who participated
  • Further Individual Action Tips (canary sheet) distributed at service(s) or mailed to all households in the congregation
  • Committee meets as needed to evaluate program

This page is from the 1-2-3 Response to Global Warming Campaign developed by the 1st Unitarian Church, Portland OR

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