McKenzie Watts

RIT Sustainable Living Class - Spring 2022

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
227 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

105

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

105

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

360

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

1.0

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

McKenzie's actions

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 6 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 60 minute(s)

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

SIGN UP TO VOTE

I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Community Volunteer in my Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

McKenzie Watts 3/30/2022 12:55 PM

Over the weekend, I volunteered on campus to raise food for the Open Door Mission, a non-profit in Rochester that provides food, clothing, and shelter to the homeless. The group I volunteered with raised over 200 pounds of food for those in need.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

McKenzie Watts 3/29/2022 4:18 PM

I took a walk about campus today to go see squirrels. I love squirrels and didn't see them around very much where I grew up. I was able to get very up close and personal with a squirrel outside of Gosnell. He sat there for like 5 minutes eating a nut, and it was a very pleasant experience for me.

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