Brian Flanders

Hainesport School

"I will be a good person and take care of our amazing Earth."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
531 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

990

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

1,980

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

110

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

66

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Brian's actions

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 45 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 90 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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 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?

Brian Flanders 10/04/2018 8:33 AM

I joined the entire Eco challenge because I want to make the Earth cleaner and better so I can live in the best world as possible.

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Brian Flanders 10/04/2018 8:10 AM

I joined this challenge because I want to use less energy so the environment around me is cleaner and nicer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Brian Flanders 10/04/2018 8:07 AM

Electricity is generated from solar power or from fossil fuels. It impacts the environment because it causes global warming. The blanket it causes over the Earth gives us global warming which we don't like.

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Brian Flanders 10/03/2018 8:10 AM

I joined this challenge because I think it will make me a better and calmer person. This will help me stay calm and nice during the day and to keep myself together for my homework.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Brian Flanders 10/03/2018 8:07 AM

I would like to shift my sleep patterns by calming my breathing down before I go to bed, so I can get more sleep by falling asleep earlier. I find that putting a bit of cold water on my eyes and focusing on my breathing helps me fall asleep.

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- Christina Oleykowski 10/08/2018 3:01 PM
  
  Great idea. I also focus on my breathing. It's very calming.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How do we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Brian Flanders 10/02/2018 8:35 AM

We cultivate a sense of moral obligation when we go outside because it shows us that we want to keep the Earth as beautiful as it is.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Brian Flanders 10/02/2018 8:32 AM

I can incorporate these things into my life cycle because I will ask myself every time I am about to throw something out if it can be recycled or put to another reusable use.

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Brian Flanders 10/02/2018 8:30 AM

I am a boy from New Jersey. I see how litter keeps growing around me and I want to stop littering and promote recycling or stop using recyclable materials. We don't have another Earth so we have to take care of it by taking part in these challenges.

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Brian Flanders 10/02/2018 8:28 AM

I want to do this challenge because i think it will help the Earth. The Earth is very important so I want to treat it very well. I can do this by starting making this simple task my habit and not polluting the Earth with plastic bottles.

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Brian Flanders 10/02/2018 8:27 AM

I joined this challenge because I want to help our Earth by not polluting it with plastic bottles.

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