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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Dana Wynn

SIUnited Green Action Team

"For me, sustainability is all about ability to endure."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 366 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    40
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    480
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    21
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Dana's actions

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will spend at least 120 minutes finding out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 120 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

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

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 7 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Improve a Bus Stop

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

I will avoid buying toxic plastics - including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl - and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 3
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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Advocate For More Food Packaging Options
    What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

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    Dana Wynn 10/15/2018 11:40 AM
    I have anxiety when I think about the resources we continue to use at unsustainable rates and that once they are gone, they could be gone for good.  I see sustainability initiatives like Mississippi Project VII continue to Flourish by getting communities excited to bring sustainability into their vocabulary and lives.

    Hashtags are all the rage today. So when I see the work our university is trying to complete, I see the strength behind #SIUEcares and #IamSIUE.

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    Dana Wynn 10/07/2018 6:32 AM
    I have been feeling amazing in my physical body and mind since I began to add a simple 1 mile(4x  around the 0.0.25 mile path at the local park) run 3x  per week. Two days I do a 30 minute yoga video and  1, I walk.

    My pants are all fitting better and my boyfriend has noticed too. I am so happy I chose this challenge.

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    Dana Wynn 10/07/2018 6:27 AM
    No plastics purchased on my monthly grocery trip. At Oktoberfest yesterday, I did have a few steins in German beer and had to buy a bottle of water to get something else into my system.  But I recyled it after. 

    *Note* This event held by my parish could model after the  Mississippi Earthtones Festival just a few weeks before and have some recycling warriors to guide ppl where to throw their

    Using my reusablereusable stainless Yeti today all day. 

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    Dana Wynn 8/28/2018 5:32 PM
    Just finishing up some group work tasks.  Invited 31 people to join our team today!  

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    Dana Wynn 8/23/2018 10:20 AM
    Looking for a documentary on Food Sovereignty. Any suggestions? 

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    Dana Wynn 8/20/2018 9:41 AM
    I am loving going through the different sections and updating actions I have done in the past!  I am bummed and relieved all at the same time that daily challenge items are limited as are one-time challenges.  I got through the transportation section and had already reached my limit on both.  The reason I would like to go through and add more is to focus on new areas for self growth.  
    Perhaps I will just add the items I would like to work with anyway and make this a group-work activity.