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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Shannon Tocchini

Port of Portland

"Simplicity"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,225 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    80
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    5.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    262
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    620
    minutes
    spent learning

Shannon's actions

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support Northwest Earth Institute or another local nonprofit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 5 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water each day by installing a toilet tank bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Advocate For More Food Packaging Options

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 90 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 20 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 22
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?


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    Shannon Tocchini 10/25/2018 12:54 PM
    Congrats Port of Portland EcoChallenge Team!

    We learned and laughed, we improved our health and knowledge, and we came in at 20th in a field of 842 teams.  We also won two of our three team challenges (and on a per-participant point basis, we were winners all the way around).  Way to go!  Special recognition to Nicole Campbell - who was our EcoChallenge Champion and  point leader for most of the event.  Nicole also served as an awesome co-captain this year.

    For those of you who earned 250 points or more and wish to pursue the Wellness credit incentive:  Submit documentation of the activity to Courtney Rust, courtney.rust@portofportland.com, (x 6311) by printing out your EcoChallenge home page that includes your total points, challenges participated in, and feed history by Wednesday, November 21, 2018 and sending via interoffice mail or email a screen shot of the dashboard to her.

    Erin, Nicole and I will follow up in the next week or two with the Port SWAG winners and transfer of the official EcoChallenge Champion trophy.  Thanks again to all who participated and made a good showing in the EcoChallenge on behalf of the Port!

    Shannon


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    Shannon Tocchini 10/24/2018 9:06 AM
    Thanks to Ellen Ridgeway for supporting the Sharing Economy and loaning me her sewing machine so I could make wings for my pups.  Pictured:  Matia.

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/24/2018 9:00 AM
    POP EcoGroovy EcoChallenge Team!

    LAST CHANCE TO LOG YOUR ACTIONS

    IMPORTANT: Log your actions by 11:59 pm, Wednesday, October 24 (in your time zone).
    Logging your actions will give us an accurate collective impact count, and ensure your individual and team actions are included in the final prize competitions.

    DON'T FORGET: You can check-in retroactively up to four days back, not including today. 

    A total of 250 is the point threshold for the Port Wellness credit incentive.  Remember to add one final check in as well - what did you get out of participating in the EcoChallenge?  For other questions about the Welleness Credit, please contact Courtney Rust.

    As of this morning on the final EcoChallenge 2018 day, out of 838 teams, we are ranked at 20!  This is very impressive for 58 team members!

    Thanks so much for your participation in this fun, habit building, educational event.

    Shannon, Nicole and Erin
    EcoGroovy Team Captains

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/23/2018 12:23 PM
    Greetings POP EcoGroovy EcoChallenge Team - We are on the second to last day for the Eco Challenge.  Remember to log your activities and make a post or two.  You can go back to previous dates to check in and log activities - and get points for those days as well.  Remember you need a total of 250 points logged for the Port Wellness credit (Courtney Rust has the details). Go Team!

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/22/2018 9:20 AM
    Hey POP Team - Three days to go!  Log your actions and post.  We are in the final eco-groovy stretch of this event.

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/17/2018 11:24 AM
    Hey Team - Currently we are ranked 23rd out of 826 teams based on our team points total - pretty impressive.  Washington County and Hennebery Eddy Architects - who challenged us - are still ahead of us by a couple thousand points, but victory is still within reach.  Remember to post, log completed actions, consider completing a few one time actions and even recruit.  And have fun building eco-groovy and healthy habits.

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/15/2018 11:40 AM
    Way to rock the points team!  We are at 14,160 as a team this morning, less than 1000 away from getting ahead of Washington County and Hennebery Eddy Architects - two teams that challenged us this year.  Remember to log your points, post, recruit and get eco-groovy!

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/11/2018 12:20 PM
    Scenes from a recycling center... We need to be more mindful about packaging and waste...

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/10/2018 9:30 AM
    Visiting Westrock Recycling today over lunch to see the current state of recycling in these challenging times.

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    Shannon Tocchini 10/08/2018 10:32 AM
    If you missed logging actions for a day (weekends!), you can toggle back to that date and mark the actions you completed to receive credits for those days.  Happy EcoChallenging!