Lorenzo Sunseri

Central Catholic High School

POINTS TOTAL

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486 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

28

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

400

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1,160

minutes

spent outdoors

Lorenzo's actions

Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

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Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 10 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

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Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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Nature

Forage for My Food

I will use the 'Learn More' resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/10/2019 6:09 AM

If I order a coffee from a shop, I can go to a shop that doesn’t use my plastics

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Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 7:05 AM

Challenges are going good

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 7:05 AM

Bring a backpack with you to fit anything you need

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Practice Gratitude for Earth

Kathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How do we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 7:04 AM

We cultivate a sense of gratitude when we realize the effects of something on the planet

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

Father Thomas Berry says, "...our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." Respond to Berry's assertion.

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 7:03 AM

Religious traditions can include nature in them

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Forage for My Food

People are motivated to forage for many different reasons: as a source for food, a means of income, to connect with nature, to participate in cultural tradition, transmitting specific ecological knowledge, or as a means of stewarding local and native plant populations. What is your chief motivation for foraging?

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 7:01 AM

Being about to connect with nature

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Lorenzo Sunseri 10/02/2019 6:59 AM

You can take more time to look around and see things you wouldn’t see if you were driving.

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