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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Katie Bogdon

SU Sustainability Warriors

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 741 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    5.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    19
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    hour
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    784
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,140
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    2,145
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    4.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted

Katie's actions

Cultivating Communities

Volunteer During My Local Election

I will contact my local election office to volunteer during the upcoming election.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Donate Blood

I will donate blood in my community to make sure there are adequate supplies for routine medical services and emergencies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Research Impact Investing

I will spend 30 minutes learning about impact investing and/or my current investment portfolio to determine if they align with my values.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

What is My Food Supply Chain?

I will spend 30 minutes learning about my food supply chains, and complete a food waste audit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 30 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Less Screen Time

I will replace 60 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Nourishing Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Advocate for Equitable Food Access

Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for equitable food options at work, campus, or in the spaces I frequent by contacting community leaders and/or doing other advocacy actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Listen to a Nature Podcast

I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about nature.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 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 18
DAILY 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

Develop a Work-Life Balance

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 10 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

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

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Develop a Work-Life Balance
    How does practicing a work-life balance create a more sustainable life for you? How might it contribute to sustainability more broadly?

    Katie Bogdon's avatar
    Katie Bogdon 10/20/2022 8:03 AM
    Practicing a work-life balance has created a more sustainable life for me because when I'm not working, I am learning about the environment and spending my time outside.