Peggy King

Pachamama Alliance Delaware River Valley Community

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
286 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

5.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning

Peggy's actions

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Fund Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

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

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

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?

Peggy King 4/18/2018 1:46 PM

A friend asked if I would like to participate, and since I care about the environment, I signed up. The first time I looked at the website, I found some interesting topics to explore, but I have been frustrated on subsequent visits by not being able to figure out how to do some of the things on the page. I would click on a topic, but end up just coming back to the page I'd already been on.

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- Carey Compton 4/18/2018 6:15 PM
  
  Also Peggy know that as a veteran, it does get easier each time you do the eco challenge because you get to know the web site. Hang in there. You are your team are doing a great job for NJ!!!!
  
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- Marty Levin 4/18/2018 5:04 PM
  
  Hi Peggy,
  
  Thanks for your post. It is a bit confusing to find where to identify which actions we've completed each day. My method is to log on, then click on the Dashboard. This shows which actions are already chosen. To indicate an action taken, click the big circle in the center of the tile for that action. It will change color and indicate it has been completed. Some of the actions are one time only (i.e research on a specific topic like family planning in the Girls and Women sector) and others are daily actions (i.e. eating meatless meals, recycling, using recycled paper, avoiding plastic whenever possible, etc.).
  
  Any further questions, please call or email us.. Happy Earth Day, Marty (& June)
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!

Peggy King 4/11/2018 3:44 PM

Some husbands or communities are not supportive of women using birth control, and some women have not been educated to the various ways to prevent an unplanned pregnancy. Young women are also at risk and many die from becoming pregnant too soon. I made a donation to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which helps to educate women about contraceptives,promotes safe childbirth, etc.

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