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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Melinda Driesen

Columbia Bank

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 855 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    54
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    920
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    3,231
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Melinda's actions

Nourishing Food

Donate Food

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Reduce Social Media Use

I will use my social media only once per day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside and often with electronics with quality time outside walking, exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, observing nature, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 15 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Enacting Equity

Research Indigenous & First Nations Communities

I will spend 30 learning about the past and present indigenous or first nation communities in my regions impacted by colonization, and what I can do to be supportive.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Pull Together Items to Donate

Each day, I will find one or more items I can donate to a local thrift or resale shop.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 20 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Know My Waste & Recycling Services
    What did you find surprising or hopeful in your research?

    Melinda Driesen's avatar
    Melinda Driesen 10/26/2022 9:37 AM
    There are more options for convenient recycling in my neighborhood.  I have downloaded an app that gives guidelines and even allows you to find alterative recycling options for specific items like large furniture and prescription drugs.