Skip to main content
October 2 - October 23, 2019
LaToya  Stroker's avatar

LaToya Stroker

Comerica Bank

"Reducing my carbon footprint one step at a time "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 336 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    6.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    12
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    315
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    organic meals
    consumed

LaToya 's actions

Health

Take Control

Both systemic 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Stay on the Ground

Transportation

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 6 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

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

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 4 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will spend 15 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

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

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
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?

    LaToya  Stroker's avatar
    LaToya Stroker 10/22/2019 9:45 AM
    Learning a Need vs a Want has been a very rewarding challenge for me. The last couple weeks I have pushed myself to stop and think before making a purchase by asking myself how would this purchase help me and the environment in the long run. No more impulse buying for me!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

    LaToya  Stroker's avatar
    LaToya Stroker 10/21/2019 4:09 AM
    I watched a documentary this weekend called What the Health and it's making me think about my daily meat consumption. I haven't had beef or pork in over 20 years but I am seriously thinking of eliminating poultry and fish as well. Are the chemicals given to animals getting into our blood stream and causing some of the serious health issues in humans? 

  • LaToya  Stroker's avatar
    LaToya Stroker 10/09/2019 9:53 AM
    I felt great helping out the Wave Project on Saturday, October 5, 2019.