Sheila Ongie

National Co+op Grocers

"It's not waste until it's wasted. "

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Sheila's actions

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

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Women and Girls

Start a Social Media Campaign

#6 Educating Girls

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

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DAILY ACTION

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate 1 Femme Kit(s) to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

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Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

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Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

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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
Materials Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

How do you address your own feelings of concern, fear or despair about climate change?

Sheila Ongie 4/16/2019 3:07 PM

How do I address my own despair about climate change? By focusing on the things that we have the power to do. None of us is powerless in this issue. Our actions as consumers, voters and as companies are the only way that we'll have a chance at solving climate change.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Start a Social Media Campaign

How are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?

Sheila Ongie 4/16/2019 3:05 PM

I recently shared some info and a fantastic TED talk about how supporting women and girls can be a top climate solution. No one replied, but I'm hoping that several people saw and clicked and thought about this often-forgotten climate strategy. :)

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- Sheila Ongie 4/25/2019 12:48 PM
  
  Sure, Amy! I didn't share it here but on different forms of social media. Here you are: https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_wilkinson_how_empowering_women_and_girls_can_help_stop_global_warming
  
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- Amy Kirkpatrick 4/22/2019 7:13 AM
  
  Hi Sheila, can you post that link again? I'm not seeing it in the feed. And it does sound interesting. --Amy
  
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