Here you go, green families. We are all feeling the economic pain of this recession. What fuel for the creative mind! Here’s a way to put all your frugal greeness into the world, and possibly make a lump of cash doing so. JustDoOne.org, an online community for sustainable living, today issued a global call for personal green solutions. The Just Do One organization is collecting the best ideas for more sustainable living, summarized in three-minute YouTube-style videos, and sharing them free with the interested community worldwide. The best video entry, as judged by the JustDoOne.org community and an expert panel, wins a $5,000 cash prize.

Oh yes, get out your inner producer. Here is your opportunity to promote green choices for families in a fun, creative and informative way. If you have older children, they might be seriously motivated by using this technology, and the ching! involved. You can also submit animated clips. Over at JustDoOne.org, they have music, images and other tools you can use to create snazzy videos. Get inspired by watching this video.

Here are the rules from the JustDoOne.org team:

* All entries must be original content
* Entrants must be US resident, 13 years or older
* Maximum running time: 3 minutes
* Winners will be selected by a panel of passionate experts
* The grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and international acclaim
* Enter as many times as you wish!

You can read more about the contest (and enter!)at this page on the JustDoOne.org site.

The video must be up to three minutes in length, and can be submitted January 1 to March 1, 2009. Winners will be announced April 1, 2009 in time for media coverage leading up to Earth Day.

Go, creative green families go. I can’t wait to watch these!