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October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Dianne Riley

Office of Community & Civic Life

""To Save the Day!""

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 641 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    12
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    0.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    conversations
    with people

Dianne's actions

Simplicity

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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High Impact Action Track

Research Impact Investing

Simplicity

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and deterimine if it is right for me.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

Community

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 2 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

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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?


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    Dianne Riley 10/21/2019 8:12 AM
    Here we are on the home stretch, Civic Life Eco-Colleagues! Best Wishes to all of us as we move toward the finish line for this 2019 EcoChallenge. And may it set us up well for real life sustainability and environmental consciousness...

    Peace!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Support a Sharing Economy
    What are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?

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    Dianne Riley 10/16/2019 7:42 PM
    I am guessing that a barrier to sharing economies is finding people who want to share what you do and the way you do. For me everything just got so much easier. My new housemates are very creative and environmentally-conscious individuals who are constantly looking for ways to avoid the relentless subjugation of capitalism. I'm in heaven! Cause my most effective strategy and plan seems to be to continue hanging out with them! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Talk To My Friends and Colleagues
    What makes you feel connected to your neighborhood, your neighbors, or another kind of community in your life?

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    Dianne Riley 10/16/2019 7:29 PM
    Acknowledging shared interests.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Research Impact Investing
    How might impact investing help you better live your values?

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    Dianne Riley 10/15/2019 3:26 PM
    As I understanding it (and I am definitely still learning about "impact investing") it would help me live the value of the calculated risk being the risk worth taking. Only calculated risks are worth our hard earned dollars or labor at this stage in the game. Because the phrase "we have nothing to loose" doesn't apply when it comes to our current investment options, means of production and earthly resources. Turns out we have absolutely everything to loose in this economy.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Compost Food Waste
    New to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?

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    Dianne Riley 10/14/2019 9:45 PM
    I'm not really new to composting, but I often have to restart composting that I will use for my gardening. In Portland, its easy to compost because the City has composting service which is spectacular. I love composting when I have it set up and really running on a solid group of worms. It's amazing to see how fast they convert old food into rich soil. My plan is to outfit my property with an amazing set of garden beds to grow food and medicine (with the help of my housemates).
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity De-Clutter My Home
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?

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    Dianne Riley 10/13/2019 9:48 PM
    I think I accumulate things mostly from not knowing how to shop for the things I actually need. I need better shopping skills. But I am learning from my new housemates. They have great advice for how to get / find quality products, how to be thoughtful and creative, and how to maintain the things we get. They are brilliant.

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    Dianne Riley 10/12/2019 8:35 PM
    I just spent 30+ minutes reading about Impact Investing. I started out doing it just as an EcoChallenge curiosity, but ended up feeling like it was a possible lead into steps forward on my career path and life's work. Time well spent and a huge return on a 30 minute investment of time!