Here Come the Holidays...

… and more opportunities to share a ride while you share the fun!

Let’s start with getting home. If you’re at school or even if you live and work just across town from your folks, you can probably catch a ride or provide one to someone who’d like to enjoy a family holiday without adding to the congestion and tension that trying to get home before the cranberry sauce is served can cause.

Speaking of cranberry sauce, what about that trip to the market to pick up the ingredients for that dish you promised to bring to the party or the high blood pressure inducing potential nightmare called “holiday shopping at the mall”? Wouldn’t it be more fun if you could save gas and reduce your carbon footprint by getting together with one or more to hit the stores and maybe the food court?

The holiday season is often blockbuster movie season, too. And parking, never great at the best of times, is even worse during the days leading up to New Year’s. This is also true of the many special plays and concerts, charity events, gift and art shows that happen around this time of year.

And then there are those winter sports you’ve been waiting for – snowboarding, skiing, or just taking time to go up into the snow covered mountains and enjoy the scenery and maybe a hot drink in a lodge with a view.

Simply put, this time of year is full of as many opportunities as you could hope for to have fun and share it with others. Why not make the most of it while doing yourself, your friends and family, and the planet a favor at the same time by using ZoomPool? Log in and post a trip that you are sharing with a friend or family member. That way you can fill an empty car seat while you both meet someone new.

Commuting over the holidays with a new rideshare partner increases the Zoom Pool of potential matches, increasing everyone’s chances of finding someone interesting to ride with. Tell folks you know about ZoomPool and recommend they register. That’s the best way to build our green social community!

Share Your Interests

Just a reminder – we’re on Facebook, which is a great place to “meet up” and talk about where to go and what to do. You can always post an event you’re interested in on our fan page and share it on your wall to let everyone in your network – and ours – know what you’re looking forward to over the next few weeks.

Also if you are holding an event or you are going to one that should be ZoomPooled, recommend and use our SmartBadge tools to help aggregate event attendees. It’s a great way to improve transportation efficiency and decrease parking needs.