Mary Bennett Unitarian

"I'm an Earth Lover. Especially enjoy it when people of all ages gather to appreciate the beauty and bounty of Parent Earth. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,026 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

41

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

306

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

519

minutes

spent learning
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6.1

pounds

food waste prevented
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4.0

pounds

waste avoided
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13

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Mary's actions

Regenerating Nature

Is Nature on the Ballot?

I will spend 15 minute(s) per day finding out what sustainability and nature-related legislation is on local and state ballots this year.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Share My Habits & Actions

Each day, I will make my sustainable habits or actions visible through a lawn sign, bumper sticker, pin, t-shirt, social media or other ways.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Enacting Equity

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

I will watch 1 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Repair a Broken Item

I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 60 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste, excess carbon and save money by planning my daily and weekly menus so that I only purchase the ingredients needed.

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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?

Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/26/2022 5:25 PM

I hit 1000 points! I think you can still also do a lot of back dating and hit 1000 too. doesn't take long. I see we now have 17 members whereas we had 16 yesterday. Welcome new member!

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Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/25/2022 9:39 AM

Hmmn. So If I complete my actions tomorrow that'll give me 30 points brining me to 991 points. I need another 9 points. What can I do???

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Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/23/2022 8:44 PM

I enjoyed our BC ZW meeting today. Hosted/coordinated a low-waste Halloween party today. One person with one car picked up all 12 pumpkins. I made "pumpkin" soup from scratch and shared homemade kombucha in recycled bottles.

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Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/22/2022 4:24 PM

I support David Eby as new premier and spent a couple of hours being part of the "wallpaper" behind him as he delivered his first speech. I will remind him of what he's said about working with Anjali and new members for the environment. You can see me nodding my head in agreement in lower left! https://youtu.be/swHIRX4CLCI?t=119

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Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/22/2022 4:17 PM

Prepping for BC Unitarians Zero Waste meeting tomorrow - where we'll review how this went /is going this year.
I notice that I'm motivated by competition (or is that team spirit?) - when I sink below the top point person, I do more posts!

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Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/17/2022 8:56 AM

Well I voted for a lot of Green candidates in the city election. Adriane Carr and Pete Fry won as councillors (but 20,000 votes behind the 7 ABC candidates) and Tom Digby for Park Board (ditto re: the gap) and CHAN-PEDLEY, Lois and Janet Fraser for School Board It seems clear that if ABC had run a full slate, there would have been no other parties represented. Good to be at the table regardless. We'll wait and see how things go. CENTER right they keep emphasizing on CBC https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/unofficial-2022-vancouver-election-results.aspx

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- Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/22/2022 4:18 PM
  
  2 Greens got on city council with my help.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Cultivating Communities Share My Habits & Actions

What was the most fun or joyful way you have seen others share their positive sustainability actions and habits?

Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/15/2022 9:32 AM

I love my buy nothing group where people share some of their ways to keep things from the landfill and get to know each other. On Welcome Wednesday I always post a note and ask anyone who lives within a block of me to say "hi". Today someone did!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Enacting Equity Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

What did you learn about racial injustice in the documentary(ies) you watched? How does what you learned connect to your understanding of sustainability?

Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/15/2022 9:25 AM

Still looking for a recommended documentary on racial injustice. Anyone?

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- Mary Hanks 10/22/2022 11:08 AM
  
  13th is incredibly powerful and alarming. I highly recommend it.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Is Nature on the Ballot?

What ballot measure are you interested in following through this election cycle and why?

Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/15/2022 9:23 AM

Today's the day I can "put nature on the ballot" through my own x's. Still need to do some last minute decision-making about which candidates are best for the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nourishing Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Mary Bennett Unitarian 10/15/2022 9:22 AM

Since I've been paying attention I realize I throw out more food than I initially thought. As a single, retired person, the trick for me is to pop into the freezer EARLY. I love company (and food) so I may eat out several times and then the leftovers in the fridge get old, but on a night that I'm alone and haven't planned, it's a treat to look in the freezer and see small "gifts" from past meals.

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