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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Nora Schneider

NVeco

"Better the environment through daily actions."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 659 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    320
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    640
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    41
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Nora's actions

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

Do at Home

I will spend at least 15 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Do Nature Activities

Do at Home

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

Do at Home

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Learn About Constructive Communication

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minute(s) learning about constructive communication.

COMPLETED
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?


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    Nora Schneider 10/27/2020 10:02 PM
    We have reached the last day of the Eco Challenge! Hopefully everyone feels proud that they made progress with their environmental goals. Some of you might be leaving attuned to new things in your environment. Great! Thanks for all your hard work.

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    Nora Schneider 10/27/2020 9:59 PM
    Almost the end of the Eco Challenge!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Learn About Constructive Communication
    How can you, your loved ones, the community, and environment all benefit from constructive communication?

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    Nora Schneider 10/27/2020 9:58 PM
    Instead of commenting on somebody's actions or stating facts, make your rhetoric pointed and engage in constructive, not critical conversations about people's actions pertaining to the environment.

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    Nora Schneider 10/18/2020 11:26 AM
    It's been great to experience the outdoors during the fall.

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    Nora Schneider 10/12/2020 9:57 PM
    Great weekend for the EcoChallenge, and I love seeing all our teammates who are participating.

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    Nora Schneider 10/11/2020 1:00 PM
    Great chance to focus on Eco Challenge during the long weekend!

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    Nora Schneider 10/09/2020 10:21 PM
    Feeling motivated by the actions on the people's ecochallenge. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement
    Who is affected by polluted water or a lack of access to water in your region? How are they affected?

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    Nora Schneider 10/09/2020 10:20 PM
    Our city is fortunate to be included on lake Michigan water, but beyond us the cities rely on other sources of water that are more difficult to provide to citizens. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Personal Waste Audit
    Why is it often difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places?

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    Nora Schneider 10/09/2020 10:19 PM
    We filter the majority of the things we consume and are disconnected from the process of our purchases. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Do Nature Activities
    What did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and/or touch?

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    Nora Schneider 10/09/2020 10:18 PM
    Walked through the forest preserve and observed many native plants.