Office of Community & Civic Life

This was challenging!  Moving my trash can out of my office was a good move though

This Ecochallenge was fun and beneficial.  I'm going to try to continue the actions I chose.  

If you live in an unhealthy environment (polluted, violent, etc.) you are less likely interact with your community and support community health, because you are avoiding the environment outside of yourself and your home. Your personal health then is impacted because we need people (community)! It's a lot of cause and effect. You also can't have...

Wow! I can't believe it's over. I have absolutely been more conscious about my contributions to compost, my use of a reusable mug and my pulse on my happiness (often found through being outside!). I will try my hardest to continue the challenges once the official challenge is done, but it might be tricky, as I work well with visual reminders! I...

“Environmentally friendly cars will soon cease to be an option … they will become a necessity.” —Fujio Cho, Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motors

“Time spent among trees is never time wasted.” —Anonymous

Less is more as you can see in art and nature...

When I see how wasteful people are it inspires me to do better.

I value the future for the next generations, so leaving them some energy is a good thing...

I am wearing Evan's coat that my other son, Drew, located for me. Yes, I could buy a new gortex to replace the one Alice sold at the Farm sale, but...do I really need it or am I thinking about replacing it because I no longer have it? After a little time on reflection, I have decided that this funny snow/cammo raincoat is perfectly fine....