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Ray Cook

The Red Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 616 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1,200
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,200
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    245
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    109
    conversations
    with people

Ray's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Try a New Vegan or Vegetarian Recipe

I will try a new vegan or vegetarian recipe and share how it turns out on the Ecochallenge feed, or with family and friends.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Know Your Produce

SDG 2

I will become a savvy produce shopper when buying organic and non-organic items.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Donate Food

SDG 3, 10

I will find out what food programs are in my area and donate food and/or other items that they request.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Chat With A Nonprofit

SDG 12

I will have a conversation with one or more nonprofit organizations I want to be involved with.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Volunteer in My Community

SDG 1

I will volunteer 5 hours in my community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Equity

Spend Time Outside

SDG 3

I will replace 20 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Practice Mindfulness

SDG 3

I will spend 5 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Share Your Eco Habits

SDG 11

Through my Earth Month Ecochallenge feed, I will share with others an environmentally friendly habit I have cultivated.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Communicate Constructively

SDG 16

I will use the communication methods I read about to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly (i.e., my roommate, parents, co-worker, partner, classmates, or children).

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Week 2 - Share some Flair

Update your Microsoft Teams background or Email signature to reference the Ecochallenge

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

Calculate Your Carbon Impact

SDG 13

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Economy & Communities

Analyze Your Utility Bills

SDG 7

I spend 15 minutes analyzing my recent utility bills, which might include electricity, gas, or water to see what my current usage is and determine if I can reduce my energy and water use.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate & Ecosystems

How are you celebrating Earth 🌎 Day?

Post in the feed about your plans or an interesting event in your community.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Week 2 - Spread the news on LinkedIn

Share your Ecochallenge experience on LinkedIn. Marketing has made it easy for us, repost from the Alliance page on 4/11.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Talk about the Ecochallenge with a Coworker

It's not too late to join the challenge! Share your experience or something you've learned with a coworker.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education & Livelihood

Work-Life Balance

SDG 8

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily breaks during work days to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Education & Livelihood

Week 1 - Spread the news on LinkedIn

Share the Ecochallenge on LinkedIn. Be sure to tag @Alliance Technical Group and include #ecochallenge2023.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Health & Equity
    What was it like to practice mindfulness? If this is a practice for you already, what was something new you understood in practicing during Earth Month?

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    Ray Cook 4/04/2023 6:17 AM
    Practicing mindfulness is having complete and total awareness of your thoughts, feelings, emotions, environment etc, through a gentle lens. It has brought me to a heightened awareness of doing more to protect the environment, namely by doing everything I can to create less waste and decrease my carbon footprint.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?

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    Ray Cook 4/03/2023 9:48 AM
    Isolation and poor health.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health & Equity
    What is easy for you to do when having a constructive conversation and what is challenging? What tips do you have for having a constructive conversation?

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    Ray Cook 4/03/2023 7:26 AM
    In a constructive conversation it's easy for me to listen to the other persons concerns, but at times it's challenging for me to hear them out completely before making a comment. I am conditioning myself to first completely understand the issues/concerns of the other person so that I can effectively respond rather than react. I believe a "reaction" comes across as defensive whereas a "response" is a well thought out statement or question, only given once the other side is truly understood rather than simply heard.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Education & Livelihood
    How do you create new sustainability-related habits or change bad habits?

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    Ray Cook 4/03/2023 7:22 AM
    Started religiously separating my trash correctly and making full use of the recycling bin. By doing so about 80% of my trash is now recycled, VS ending up in a landfill.