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October 5 - October 26, 2022
Matthew Mentone's avatar

Matthew Mentone

Hartford Environmental Action Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 965 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    21
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    306
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    104
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    541
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    541
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    6.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    19
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    36
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Matthew's actions

Regenerating Nature

Volunteer in My Community

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) for a nature-based event or another opportunity to support my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Track My Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases and identify my spending habits.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Cultivating Communities

Stay on the Ground

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. digital/virtual attendance, vacation without air travel).

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 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Make Zero-Waste Meals

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 21
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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • Matthew Mentone's avatar
    Matthew Mentone 10/19/2022 6:49 AM
    Been trying to stay up on the challenges, and it has forced me to spend more time outdoors during the week as it was one of the challenges I chose. What habits have you changed so far? 

    • NINA COVARRUBIAS's avatar
      NINA COVARRUBIAS 10/19/2022 4:25 PM
      I'm more conscious of what I'm bringing into my home by asking the question, "Do I really need this?"