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October 1 - October 31, 2025
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Lenora Andrews

Team Comerica

"To do my part to help our climate, environment and practice daily activities that contribute to our well-being."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 75 THIS WEEK
  • 942 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    209
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    30
    random acts of kindness
    completed
  • UP TO
    27
    individuals
    recognized
  • UP TO
    408
    minutes
    spent learning

Lenora's actions

Energy

Turn Off Lights and Electronics

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Take the Pre-Survey

Take the Pre-Event Survey

I’ll take a short pre-survey to share what motivated me to join — and earn 15 points! (If I already took the survey by email, I’ll just mark this action complete to get my points.)

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Declutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Express Gratitude and Random Acts of Kindness

Small acts of kindness and gratitude can brighten someone's day and create a positive ripple effect. I will express gratitude to 1 people or perform 1 random acts of kindness to spread joy and connection.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate or Create a Moment of Silence

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 5 minutes each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Listen to a Food Podcast

I will spend 10 minutes listening to a podcast about food.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    What podcast did you choose and what did you learn on the podcast you listened to?

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    Lenora Andrews 10/28/2025 8:58 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    I watched a free video on Youtube named Globesity. They discussed how our food choices have changed over the years. The fast food and snack industry markets to children and adults and those "food like" items are the cheapest but provide very little nutrition. Fast food restaurants permeate many neighborhoods, and fresh food is not nearby for many.

    What I got out of it and want to share: I encourage everyone to take control of their food choices and try to incorporate small changes into your life today; try new fruits, look up healthy recipes online, and eliminate soda. It can start with awareness: Did you know that there are 39 grams of sugar in one can of Pop (which equals 10 teaspoons=tsps of sugar)? The recommened daily allowance for sugar is 6 tsps for women and 9 tsps. for men. Also, we can try healthy alternatives such as swapping chips for skinny popcorn, try baking foods instead of frying; or try using an air fryer. We can also say "no" when we are focusing on doing better but someone at work is offering us candy, cookies and other unhealthy snacks. Bring your own snacks: skinny popcorn, boiled eggs, cut vegetables, fresh fruit, or a serving size of healthy nuts. Try drinking water, making healthy smoothies, and other healthy beverages in place of soda.

    Please take control of your health starting today.

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    Lenora Andrews 10/21/2025 12:45 PM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    Last week, I was invited by my best friend, Andrea Cole, to attend a Mental Health Initiative award ceremony. Andrea was one of four honorees at Motor City Casino. Highlights included stories shared by the honorees with the state of mental health and the limited resources available for those facing various struggles. Two Channel 7 action news casters: Heather Catallo and Ross Jones were also honorees and are doing good work in the mental health field by bringing awareness and personally helping families.

    I have included photos, but not sure if they will show as there sometimes seems to be issues with sharing photos in the Ecochallenge site.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How does/can practicing gratitude keep you centered and motivated to work for a better world?

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    Lenora Andrews 10/10/2025 12:10 PM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    I have learned to be thankful for everything even the challenges as my faith in God always gets me through them each time. I recognize the individuals that surround me are all important and share a role in the growth of my life. Positive words of reinforcement are appreciated. I am grateful when someone says something positive to me and see other's respond back in the same way. It is an uplifting way to pay it forward.

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    Lenora Andrews 10/05/2025 5:23 PM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    Me and a friend walked in our annual Domestic Violence walk today in Southfield, Michigan. The stories were heartbreaking, but some of the women managed to get away from these situations. I am thankful to live in a community that cares for their people.

    I saw Diana Lewis (former anchor Channel 7 news) and her daughter Glenda Lewis (current anchor Channel 7 news). Our local police and fire department provides a lot of support also. Our chief of police Elvin Barren came around to thank members of the community for coming out and he was nice enough to take a picture with me.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

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    Lenora Andrews 10/02/2025 8:29 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    We have DTE Energy for our electric company in Michigan and they have recently increased their pricing. DTE impacts the environment by producing carbon emissions from it's fossil fuel energy generation. I have seen T.V. commercials that state that they are actively working to reduce the impacts by investing in clean, renewable energy sources and reducing carbon emissions by the year 2050. I will be watching to see what improvements are being made.

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    Lenora Andrews 10/01/2025 6:50 PM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    I encourage everyone to add the ecochallenge to your cell phone so you can participate on weekends and when off work to keep the momentum going daily. Here's our Comerica team link: https://peoples.ecochallenge.org/dashboards/teams/team-comerica

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    Lenora Andrews 10/01/2025 10:08 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    It is that time of year again for the ecochallenge. Go "Team Comerica". Let's make an impact!