Erin Pedersen
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 491 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO24meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO10milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO10milestraveled by foot
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UP TO7.3pounds of CO2have been saved
Erin's actions
Food
Advocate for More Food Options
I will advocate for local and/or organic food options at work or on campus.
Simplicity
Go For A Daily Walk Outside
I will take a walk outside for 10 minutes each day.
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
Waste
Watch the film Creatures of Convenience on CBC Gem
Check out the film Creatures of Convenience on CBC Gem for FREE! This is a local film about the the impact our culture of convenience has on the environment. If you liked the film, consider attending our Earth Day event on Thursday, April 22: "In Conversation: Creatures of Convenience," a Q&A session with the film's producer and filmmaker, moderated by KPU instructor Dr. Paul Richard! To complete this action, you only have to watch the film - but we'd love to see you at the event as well! :)
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Community
Sign up for the Sustainable KSA Newsletter
Here's a freebie action for everyone! If you haven't already, sign up for the SustainableKSA newsletter to stay on top of all of our events, promotions, and news. Sign up at http://eepurl.com/diZbsv!
Transportation
Walk Instead
I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Participant Feed
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Erin Pedersen 4/01/2021 10:18 AMHi everyone,
Wow, thank you so much for your excellent participation in the March Campus Ecochallenge!
Our team's points total was 11,147! Some of the biggest impacts we made were:-Saved 1014 lbs of CO2 from being emitted-Spent 7209 minutes exercising (that's 120 hours!)-Spent 3894 minutes outdoors-Saved 384 gallons of water-Travelled 85 miles by foot (that's like walking from Vancouver to past Whistler!)-Spent 587 minutes being mindfulThe final point scores were as follows (top 5 students):Nikita Madhani - 2113Theresa Coles - 2089Sharmin Malik - 1812Sheldon Desa - 1158Camille Clores - 850
Congratulations, Nikita! As the top point earner, you win the $500 tuition waiver. Excellent work!
Also, congratulations, Theresa - you were chosen to win this week's prize, a set of beeswax wraps.
If you're interested in a fun event for Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, check out In Conversation: Creatures of Convenience, put on by the KPU Library and Sustainable KSA: https://libguides.kpu.ca/library/news/Creatures-of-Convenience
Have a wonderful Easter long weekend!
Best,
Erin -
Erin Pedersen 3/31/2021 11:58 AMAdjusted leaderboard, March 31 at 12pm:
1. Theresa Coles, 1904 points ((1558 + 379) - 33)
2. Nikita Madhani, 1823 points
3. Sharmin Malik, 1740 points
4. Sheldon Desa, 1103 points -
Erin Pedersen 3/29/2021 9:59 AMAdjusted leaderboard, March 29 at 10am:
1. Theresa Coles, 1800 points ((1558 + 272) - 30)
2. Nikita Madhani, 1743 points
3. Sharmin Malik, 1660 points
4. Sheldon Desa, 1033 points
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the LAST week of the Campus Ecochallenge!
Congratulations to our prize winners for week 4, Sharmin and Emily! They'll be taking home an adventure box and solar lights!
Don't forget to engage this week to be eligible to win our final prize, a set of beeswax wraps. We'll do the draw for that on Thursday, April 1st.
Also on April 1st, we'll award the $500 Tuition Waiver to the highest point earner!
Because of the account issue from last week, I'll post the "adjusted leaderboard" every day until then so you can see your position.
Have a great week!-
Hina Kuae 3/29/2021 1:46 PMThanks Erin for sharing! :)
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Erin Pedersen 3/26/2021 11:45 AMHi everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that one of our participants, Theresa, has had a problem signing in to her account via Google since yesterday evening.
I want this competition to be as fair as possible, and having one of our participants missing out on engaging due to an account error isn't fair.
I've let Theresa know that she can make a new account and her points from the two accounts will be added together to determine her final score. However, to ensure fairness, she will not do any of the following:
-Complete any one-time actions on the new account that she has already completed on the old account
-Answer any reflection questions on the new account that she has already answered on the old account
-Donate any more than $85 since she's already donated $15*
If anyone else is signing in via Google and has the same problem, please email sustainablity@kusa.ca.
Thank you everyone for your patience and for being so engaged!
*Please don't feel that you need to donate to get points!!! The KSA is making a donation to Ecochallenge.org for the use of the platform - we don't want you to feel like you need to spend money!-
Erin Pedersen 3/26/2021 3:22 PMFollowing up on this - I'm going to personally make sure that all is done fairly and that no one is able to complete more than the 15 one-time action limit or 10 daily action limit, and that no duplicate points are awarded. Thank you all for your patience with the new platform!
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Erin Pedersen 3/22/2021 10:35 AM50% Discount on the KPU Farm School CSA available for KPU students!Sustainable KSA is giving out a 50% OFF promo code for the 2021 KPU Farm School CSA! Get your fresh, local veggies direct from KPU Farm Schools!Support your fellow students and receive a box of freshly grown produce each week this summer by signing up now for the CSA Program at https://kpufarmschools.bookmark.com/!Email sustainability@kusa.ca for your KPU Student 50% off promo code!What is the KPU Farm School CSA?CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a weekly food box subscription where you pay up front for part of the harvest. The program runs from the week of June 16 to the week of Oct 27. There are many pickup locations including Surrey, Richmond or Langley KPU campuses, and more! More details are available at https://www.kpu.ca/farmschools/csa-program! -
Erin Pedersen 3/17/2021 10:17 AMHi folks, there has been some confusion as to how the prize winners are selected each week.
The weekly prizes are given out in a raffle. This means that anyone who engaged during the week has their name entered into a random draw. Only students who engage are entered. So far there's been approximately a 1-in-6 chance of winning something!
The grand prize will be awarded to the highest point earner at the end of the challenge on March 31st.
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Erin Pedersen 3/17/2021 9:27 AMHi everyone, I wanted to apologize for sending this week's email so late! The winners this week were Camille and Karen. Don't forget to engage this week to be eligible for prizes on Monday! :) -
Erin Pedersen 3/05/2021 10:48 AMIt's amazing to see all the posts on here - keep it up!! 😍 -
Erin Pedersen 3/04/2021 9:22 AMHey everyone, I hope your Ecochallenge is going well! Thanks for all your engagement, it's great to see. I wanted to let you know that we'll do the prize draws for each week on the following Monday. That means that you can engage up until Sunday, March 7th to be entered into the first draw. Please tell your friends! -
Erin Pedersen 2/17/2021 11:12 AMHey everyone!
We had a question about whether or not you can start your actions before March.
You are totally welcome to do any actions right now, but unfortunately points you gain during February won't count for prizes. I also don't believe the Ecochallenge platform will let you track any completed actions before March 1.
You can select actions that you want to complete in March and get them ready on your dashboard.
We've also made a change to our prizes:
In Week 3 the second prize will be changed to Food Storage Bags from the Vancouver Aquarium; and we've added a prize for Week 5 (Mar 29-31) - another set of Beeswax Wraps from Alisa Yao.
Thanks!