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Pia Cruz

Nature, God, and Social Justice Spring 2025

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 337 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    112
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    112
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    131
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    7.0
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    95
    neighbors
    met
  • UP TO
    7.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    495
    minutes
    spent learning

Pia's actions

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

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

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 20 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

I will raise money to support Ecochallenge.org or another nonprofit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 7 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 3 new neighbor(s) each day.

COMPLETED 13
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?


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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:57 PM
    I baked focaccia with my friends after work on Apr. 12!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:56 PM
    By making sure I'm unsubscribed from mailing lists I don't check and by taking my address off of mailing directories.

    • Rosie Esquivel's avatar
      Rosie Esquivel 4/23/2025 9:08 AM
      I agree I have unsubscribed from mailing list, another why is to check if you can get digital mail instead of paper.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:56 PM
    By buying clothes made from small makers such as individual seamstresses, and by thrifting or accepting hand-me-downs.

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:55 PM
    I was washing my clothes in cold water for a long time before switching to hot (because I felt as if they weren't being properly cleaned), but it's also better for the clothes in the long run to be washed cold.

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      ABY RASHEL VILLATORO NAJERA 5/01/2025 11:59 AM
      Here, the clothes are hung outside on pegs, where the sun and fresh air help them dry. You would also notice that you do not need to have a big backyard or patio to use this alternative to dry clothes. With this, I mean that you can eliminate that dilemma of washing your clothes with hot or cold water. Try doing things with your bare hands! Humans are better than machines.

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:45 PM
    I wasn't able to ride the bus today because I was too busy.

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:42 PM
    I deleted the Depop app today; I want to do a no-buy challenge.

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:40 PM
    I took the bus to a restaurant after work!

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    Pia Cruz 4/22/2025 8:37 PM
    I met many new people at work today! A large group of students came in.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    What have you noticed about your purchases? Where are you inclined to make shifts, if any?

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    Pia Cruz 4/21/2025 4:07 PM
    At work, I spent some free time going through the apps I most often use to buy things on and seeing what I usually like to buy and why.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    In what ways can you create more real and meaningful interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?

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    Pia Cruz 4/21/2025 4:06 PM
    I met many new people at my job and had conversations with them!