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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Patricia St August's avatar

Patricia St August

NCW Sustainable Community

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 736 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    133
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    25
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    122
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    332
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    199
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    110
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    147
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Patricia's actions

Climate

Use Public Transit

If a necessary trip is longer than I can walk or bike, I will use public transit 1 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere, while being sure to follow CDC guidelines for prevention of disease infection or transfer.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 3 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 3 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Patricia St August's avatar
    Patricia St August 4/29/2020 2:05 AM
    The most difficult challenge for me is to remember to put my points into computer/activity count.  
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    • Jeanne Poirier's avatar
      Jeanne Poirier 4/29/2020 7:14 PM
      Hope this isn't what kept you up at 2AM!  
      Good to see you again here Patricia - thanks for putting in the points and sharing!
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    Patricia St August 4/03/2020 5:54 PM
    The team of 350 does this every year.   In reality, all of us on our team live environmentally friendly lives daily. Yet this is a good cause and reminds us to be more active in our weekly duties.  
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    • Sue Kane's avatar
      Sue Kane 4/10/2020 9:45 PM
      Good to see your post!  I am hoping you are doing better and that your computer is cooperating.
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    • Jeanne Poirier's avatar
      Jeanne Poirier 4/03/2020 8:42 PM
      I miss you Patricia and am so grateful to see you here!  Thanks for posting - please keep it up!  Hope you are spending time in your magical yard too.
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