You are AMAZING!

This year was such a special Scavenger Hunt year because of YOU. We were blown away by the impact you all made with the 2023 mission submissions. It was heartwarming to see the good you all did for your community. This ranged from park cleanups and clothing donations to food pantry volunteering and so much more!

Of the 37 participating teams, 10 teams completed all of the 14 daily missions, but three teams stood out above the rest with exemplary submissions.

Huge congratulations to the first place winner, Team Artemis, from Arrowstreet. Kate Bubriski, Kathleen Chainey, Andrea Brue, and Jillian Lydon, truly expressed themselves in each submission, and we enjoyed keeping up with them during this year’s hunt! 

We had so much fun presenting the awards and prizes at the April 27th Earth Day Celebration at Cisco Brewers in Boston. We honored the top 3 teams, along with prizes for Top Submission, Top Individual, Community Impact, and more. 

We would also like to highlight the amount of teams we had from all around. Thank you for joining us from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington D.C., and even Dublin!

Here is the full list of winners:

Top Team: Artemis (Arrowstreet)

The winning team received $400, 4 BE+ event entries, 4 BE+ memberships, 4 tickets to a Red Sox game, 1 team building event from Let’s Roam, and 4 Cisco’s gift bags.

Second Place Team: 3 Lines of Work (Linnean Solutions)

The winning team received 4 BE+ memberships, 4 pairs of Sea Grass sunglasses from Zeal Optics, and 2 date night and 2 family pack events from Let’s Roam.

Third Place Team 1: AST Dreamers (Arrowstreet)

The winning team received 4 bundles of CleanCult products (including hand soap, dish soap, and laundry detergent dispensers with refills for each bottle) and 4 Klean Kanteen water bottles.

Third Place Team 2: Green Dream Team (enviENERGY)

The winning team received 4 Klean Kanteen water bottles, 4 Bootstrap Compost vouchers for 1 month of service, and 2 gift bags from the Ministry of Supply.

Top Submission: EMigrants (Elkus Manfredi)
for high quality and creative submissions

The winning team received 4 reusable digital cameras from Lumentation and vouchers to have the photos developed and scanned, and 4 Cotopaxi backpacks.

Top Individual: Emeline Gaujac, May the forest B with you (PCA)

for completing almost all of the community impact missions even in the pouring rain 

The winner received a BE+ membership, a voucher for 2 free standard size box deliveries from Boston Organics, a voucher for 2 free meals and 1 free side from Chipotle, and Lil Bucks seasoning.

Crowd Favorite: IncoGREENo, Team FunGals (CMTA)

The winning team received 2 totes and 2 wallets from Nisolo, and Lil Bucks products.

Community Impact: Don’t Stop BeLEAFing (PCA)

The winning team received 4 $75 gift certificates to HiBAR, 4 annual memberships to Thrive Market, and Lil Bucks products.

Sponsored Awards

Bluebikes’ I’m Blue mission: AST Dreamers (Arrowstreet)

I’m Blue, 100 Points
Bluebikes offers 4,000+ bicycles around the Greater Boston area to help residents access healthier and more sustainable modes of transportation. Record a teammate on a Bluebikes bike (or any blue bike if you are outside of the Boston area) singing or bopping along to the song “I’m Blue” by Eiffel 65. 

The winning team received 4 annual memberships to Bluebikes, Bee’s Wrap lunch pack reusable wax wraps, 4 phone stands from ChopValue and 4 keychains from ChopValue.

Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Rap mission: LEEDers (NUSBO/Northeastern)

HVAC Rap, 50 Points
Mitsubishi Electric uses high efficiency heat pumps for commercial-scale decarbonization and electrification of HVAC/Ventilation/Domestic Hot Water Systems! Write and perform a short rap explaining what heat pumps are, the benefits of this innovation, and why we are all so excited to use them!

The winning team received 4 Buff CoolNet UV neck wraps and 4 $25 gift certificates to Marathon Sports.

Daikin Ice Bucket Challenge mission: EMigrants (Elkus Manfredi)

Ice Bucket Challenge, 150 Points
Daikin is currently advocating for policy change on the use of their R-32 next generation refrigerant that improves efficiency, reduces electricity consumption, and has a dramatically lower global warming potential. Show your love for cooling the planet by uploading a video of you or a teammate having a bucket of ice water dumped on them while explaining why you think we should make the leap to R-32.

The winning team received 4 $25 gift certificates to Saloniki Greek and 2 bundles of Lil Bucks products.

Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

Thank you to our generous Prize Donors!

We had so much fun with this year’s Scavenger Hunt that we already know we’re doing it all over again next year! Stay tuned to the event page for details on our 4th annual Sustainability Scavenger Hunt as they unfold. If you’re interested in sponsoring or participating, reach out to eli@builtenvironmentplus.org.