The Worthington Partnership Green Team is launching a new community-wide Earth Month challenge designed to make sustainability local, engaging and fun.

Using the GooseChase app, residents will complete missions throughout the month that encourage them to explore Worthington, take sustainable actions, learn about our environment and

participate in community events. Missions may be as simple as choosing a reusable option or as involved as attending a class, joining a cleanup or participating in a local stewardship event.

How It Works

Participants will join the challenge through GooseChase and earn points by completing missions and documenting their participation. Missions will combine everyday sustainable choices with opportunities to get out into the community. Points will be valued based on complexity of the mission. Special points will be awarded based on creativity.

Prizes and awards will be presented during The Worthington Partnership Green Team’s annual Green on the Green event Saturday May 8, 2027.

• Examples under consideration include participating in the Moses Wright invasive plant removal work day, joining a BioBlitz or FLOW river cleanup, using an Okapi reusable cup at a local cafe, trying a Farmers Market reusable container, documenting drops offs such as styrofoam or food waste at the City Recycling Convenience Center, checking out a book on sustainability from a Worthington Library, or attending a Franklin County Conservation District Community Backyard Class.

The result is a month-long challenge that connects residents not only with sustainable actions, but also with the local organizations, businesses and community resources already doing this work in Worthington.

Key Dates

March 2027: Event Promotion

March 21, 2027: Announcement and Sign Ups during Annual Pollinator Party

March 23, 2027: Worth the Earth Month missions begin 

April 22, 2027: Happy Earth Day! Final day of the challenge 

May 8, 2027: Awards presented at Green on the Green 

Be Part of Worth the Earth Month

We’re inviting community organizations, local businesses and sponsors to help bring the challenge to life.

Partners might contribute an activity or mission, help promote the challenge,, or offer a prize or participant incentive. Sponsors can help support the cost of the challenge while connecting their organization with a positive, community-wide sustainability initiative.

Interested in participating? We’d love to talk about how your organization could be part of Worth the Earth Month.

Sponsor Level: Large Business Sponsor‍ ‍

Contribution: $500 ‍ ‍

Who is it for? 10+ Employees‍ ‍

Sponsor Benefits: Sponsor recognition on Worth the Earth Month event webpage and promotional materials; inclusion in sponsor acknowledgements; complimentary table/booth at Green on the Green; opportunity to contribute a prize or participant incentive 

Sponsor Level: Small Business Sponsor

Contribution: $250

Who is it for? 9 or fewer employees

Sponsor Benefits: Sponsor recognition on Worth the Earth Month event webpage and promotional materials; inclusion in sponsor acknowledgements; complimentary table/booth at Green on the Green; opportunity to contribute a prize or participant incentive‍‍ ‍ ‍ 

Sponsor Level: Nonprofit Sponsor ‍ ‍

Contribution: $100

Who is it for? 501(c)(3)

Sponsor Benefits: Sponsor recognition on Worth the Earth Month event webpage and promotional materials; inclusion in sponsor acknowledgments; complimentary table/booth at Green on the Green; opportunity to contribute a prize or participant incentive 

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Sponsor Level: Community Partner  ‍ ‍

Contribution: No fee

Who is it for? Organizations making a significant program contribution 

Sponsor Benefits: Recognition as an official Community Partner; may host or contribute a mission, volunteers, or other meaningful support. Green on the Green booth space is not automatically included. 

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Prize & In-Kind Donors: Businesses and organizations may also contribute gift cards, experiences, products, passes, or other prizes without becoming a paid sponsor. Prize donors will be recognized as part of the challenge.