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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Gabriella Vecchio's avatar

Gabriella Vecchio

JFK Awesome Possums

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 46 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    mile
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    1.0
    mile
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    50
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    12
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Gabriella's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 12.06 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

UNCOMPLETED
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?

  • Gabriella Vecchio's avatar
    Gabriella Vecchio 10/16/2019 7:07 AM
    I found taking the 5-minute showers the hardest because I always take forever in the shower. But other than that, I think i can get used to doing all these things. I never really used straws unless I was at a restaurant. I never really ever went on walks but now I am going on walks almost every day now. I also go outside a lot and play basketball. But only for like ten minutes because lately it has been really cold outside. I also have been walking to the bus stop and home from the bus stop. I think that I can live like this.
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