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Colby Berard

YCP Fall 2023

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 221 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.2
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    6.8
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    262
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    435
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    3.0
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    11
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning

Colby's actions

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 2 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 120 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY 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 5
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
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
    Colby Berard's avatar
    Colby Berard 10/16/2023 11:34 AM
    This doesn't surprise me at all. I see this all around campus. I think families could use that money towards things like loans or paying back credit cards.
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