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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Jillian Betts

Montevallo Environmental Club

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 181 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill

Jillian's actions

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Jillian Betts 10/05/2018 6:56 AM
    Other day to keep on keeping on wiht the he Eco Challenge!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Take Control
    How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?

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    Jillian Betts 10/04/2018 12:14 PM
    I find I am much happier when I take time to enjoy the sun! Beucase of this I can take walks and enjoy the community, pick up trash while I walk and get my daily sun!

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    Jillian Betts 9/30/2018 5:49 PM
    It is nice to be able to have a moment where I can really focus on living better!