Elissa Welch

"“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
222 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

165

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

165

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

131

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved

Elissa's actions

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Elissa Welch 11/05/2020 2:24 PM

Hi Team! It's been a stressful week! Take an opportunity to watch a sunset or sunrise (challenge item!) over the next few days to help find some peace and balance. Enjoy the weekend! Go Team!

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Elissa Welch 11/04/2020 8:24 AM

Hi all! Thanks for your participation in this effort! This is a neat tool to help us brainstorm individual actions--often that push us beyond our everyday comfort zone--that can make a difference! Let's all aim for at least 5 personal actions, in waste or other. I welcome your feedback at our next team meeting, thank you! Elissa

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