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Alara Cohen

UFV Ecochallenge 2023

"🎵 I'm just a girl and life is a nightmare 🎶"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 871 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    39
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    95
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    1,245
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    83
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    15
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    480
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent learning

Alara'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 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go For A Daily Walk Outside

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 20 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Engage In Active Listening

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 5 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Talk To My Friends and Classmates

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 4 friends and/or classmates each day about the issue.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 14 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Visit A Local Farm

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Tour A Waste Management Facility

I will spend at least 180 minute(s) touring (virtually or in person) a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about our local waste and waste recovery streams.

COMPLETED
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?


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    Alara Cohen 11/08/2023 3:28 PM
    Does air count as a vegan meal?

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    Alara Cohen 10/23/2023 1:15 PM
    Keeping up with daily actions is harder than I thought!
    We can do this guys <3

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    Alara Cohen 10/18/2023 5:54 PM
    All of you are super cool ❤️ thanks for being inspiring!

    • Janelle Sztuhar's avatar
      Janelle Sztuhar 10/27/2023 10:26 AM
      Alara - you are super cool and inspiring too!

    • Samantha Gibbs's avatar
      Samantha Gibbs 10/21/2023 9:36 AM
      This challenge has been really fun to take part in so far, and there is so much learning going on! 🤓

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    Alara Cohen 10/11/2023 4:55 PM
    Dancing (badly) is hella fun. Get on your feet and MOVE! 😍