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October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Mindy Montgomery

KEEN HQ

"Stronger communities, healthier planet :)"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 548 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    603
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    95
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    37
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Mindy's actions

Community

Host a Watch Party

Do at Home

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

Do at Home

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

Do at Home

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

Do at Home

I will watch 1 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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Do at Home

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 2 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 60 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 9
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Learn More about Food Apartheid
    What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

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    Mindy Montgomery 10/28/2020 12:12 PM
    I never really thought about the tie between food and oil and was struck by the statement I heard that if we took all of the trucks off the road grocery store shelves would be bare in three days. That's a scary thought. We definitely have to buy and source things more locally!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Go Paperless
    Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

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    Mindy Montgomery 10/28/2020 12:10 PM
    I'm SO excited I finally filled out all of the forms to opt-out of junk mail because I get a ridiculous amount each week and it is such a waste!

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    Mindy Montgomery 10/28/2020 12:06 PM
    I'm kind of sad that today is the last day of the challenge, but am grateful for the lasting changes I've made (yay for reducing my junk mail and subscribing to clean energy)!

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    Mindy Montgomery 10/06/2020 7:06 AM
    I like the new challenges this year!!