keka ray

Comerica Team

POINTS TOTAL

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450 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

140

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

293

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

193

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

keka's actions

Regenerating Nature

Use Compostable Disposable dinner items

When planning a party, buy compostable disposable plates. No, you cannot compost them in your backyard, but you can toss it in your trash can or compost bins for city to pick up. They are biodegradable, less waste for landfills.

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Regenerating Nature

Learn to Compost

Instead of food waste going to trash can, learn how to compost without any major issues or buying products or Earthworms

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DAILY ACTIONS

Regenerating Nature

Plant a Native Tree

You can choose any or all: a) Plant a Native Tree , shrub, flower plant or grass in your area OR b)Donate to Any non-profit for planting native trees c) Pot a native plant in balcony d)Avoid Chemical Fertilizers or pesticides It helps all pollinators and the micro-ecosystem to regenerate

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Take Shorter Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute or less showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

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Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

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Explore My Area

Each day, I will spend 5 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, which might include a park, water body, trail, etc.

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Regenerating Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 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.

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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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Calculate My Water Footprint

What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

keka ray 10/12/2022 3:39 PM

Reuse kitchen water to water my plants. I try not sweep and use broom to clean my patio or garage instead of using Hose.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Explore My Area

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place? Was there a new place in your region that was exciting to learn about and visit?

keka ray 10/12/2022 3:29 PM

This year is extremely hot. The flowers are supposed to be gone by now. Jasmines should be in winter mode, but they are still blooming. Spiders are not in sleep; bees are gone though.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Spend Time Outside

What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

keka ray 10/12/2022 3:26 PM

I am just sad to see the kids now a days inside all day with their cell phone, even at dinner or in a party, adults are doing the same thing. Any time there is aa ping on a mobile phone, people just jump to answer or check; what it is, who is it from, and respond immediately-- totally forgetting the person in front of them and cut them short.

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keka ray 10/12/2022 3:18 PM

Composting going well. Learning different methods of composting, reading about it. Some of them or most of them will not work in my home, but it does not hurt to learn.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Regenerating Nature Take Shorter Showers

With 5-minute or less showers reducing your water footprint, what do you plan to add next to your water conservation habits?

keka ray 10/12/2022 3:15 PM

I was busy ( ha ha,really) this weekend and lots of parties, had to take two showers two days in a row because of health and cleanliness reasons. So, there goes by saving water! But I took shorter showers and turned of water for shampoo and soap times. I also reused by kitchen water to water my plants and other things.

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keka ray 9/16/2022 2:29 PM

Last two years I am composting my food waste in my tiny back porch/ landscape area. I have a large pot, holes at the bottom( so earth worms can come and leave at will) only the vegetable peels, no animal products or cooked food waste ( so no unwanted animals), fallen leaves, coffee grounds, tea bags and leaves, egg cells. At first it took for awhile and then , right now, every three months I add compost to my garden and recycle the food waste to earth.
At first I was not sure if my flowers are going to be big enough or healthy enough. I was surprised of the results. I don't use any chemical products to my garden, very healthy garden this year.
Please do not buy earth worms, they do more harm.

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- Kristin Bloser 10/04/2022 9:26 AM
  
  This is great Keka! I have a compost bin beside my house. I have to get better at keeping the right mix of green to brown waste within the compost bin, but I agree that compost is great for my plants!
  
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