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

Dana's 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

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

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

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

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

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

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

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

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 2
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

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

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

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

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

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

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    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.