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Campus Ecochallenge

Kerry Stapf

Delta Theta Epsilon

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
669 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

10

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

20

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

530

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

290

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

125

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

30

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

26

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

14

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved

Kerry's actions

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 15 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 15 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 5 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Community

LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

I will spend 60 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Learn About Renewable Energy

I will spend 15 minutes learning more about renewable energy alternatives (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in my region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

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

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 16
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?

Kerry Stapf 4/08/2021 5:36 AM

Many of the actions were things I already wanted to implement. This just gave me another motivation to start. It's going good so far.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Kerry Stapf 4/04/2021 6:41 AM

Opt outside is a great way to get your exercise and explore, or just experience, nature. When it's warm out I enjoy walking on nature paths.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Learn About Renewable Energy

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?

Kerry Stapf 4/04/2021 6:40 AM

I want us to preserve the earth for generations, decades, centuries. I want it to be as beautiful, or more, as when I was here. To do that, sustainability is a must.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Choose LED Bulbs

Switching out your lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?

Kerry Stapf 4/04/2021 6:39 AM

If possible, starting to use more energy efficient everything will move us towards less carbon emissions. Car pooling is a great start, especially if you don't live on a city so public transport or walking isn't an option.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community SIGN UP TO VOTE

Why is voting important to creating a just, sustainable, and thriving world? In what other ways can you actively participate in important decision-making?

Kerry Stapf 4/04/2021 6:37 AM

Voting let's your voice get heard. As society starts to value sustainability more, it will show in our votes.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Kerry Stapf 4/04/2021 6:36 AM

I think I could really benefit by looking into repairing more. I don't have a lot of experience using tools, but I'd like to extend the life of my things more.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Healthy Sleep

Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?

Kerry Stapf 3/31/2021 3:24 PM

I'd like to get 7 to 7.5 hours each night, instead of just massive oversleeping on the weekends. I'm still working on putting down the book or turning off the TV at night at a decent time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Go get a check up

How do you practice self care?

Kerry Stapf 3/31/2021 3:23 PM

Listening to my body. If I hurt, I don't force myself to do something strenuous. If I'm hungry, I'll have a snack. When I'm stressed, I take time to be in a quiet place where I can relax.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Water Bottle

While water bottles are needed for health and safety in certain places, we can do more to reduce the unnecessary use of them. What are the barriers to you using reusable bottles and tap water instead of bottled water? How could you make this a permanent habit?

Kerry Stapf 3/31/2021 3:10 PM

Keeping an extra reusable one in my car might help. But honestly I'm already using my reusable one 99% of the time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Kerry Stapf 3/31/2021 3:08 PM

If the items are able to be carried in my hands, I do that. Otherwise I accept disposable bags, with the intent of using them as trash liners later on. This doesn't happen to me very often, as I keep my bags in my car, both in the front and back.

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