Dana Fialkowski

Seton Hall University

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participant impact

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documentary

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spent learning
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143

gallons of water

have been saved

Dana's actions

Materials

Install a Toilet Bank

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

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Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

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Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

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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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

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Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

#10 Rooftop Solar

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

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Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!
Dana Fialkowski 4/16/2019 8:29 AM
What I learned about the need for family planning is that it could be hard planning for a family and there are a lot of responsibilities that have to be made and things will go nice and smoothly throughout life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
Dana Fialkowski 4/11/2019 8:34 AM
Women can equally do things like what a man can do. They can be strong and confident and have the right to do whatever they want.

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Dana Fialkowski 4/06/2019 12:22 PM
I joined the challenge and chose the actions that I did because I'm more familiar with the challenges that were given and I usually do most of the challenges in my dorm room or in my house.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
Dana Fialkowski 4/04/2019 8:50 AM
Frequent and intense extreme weather events have resulted in a higher incidence of floods and drinking water and sanitation situation.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
Dana Fialkowski 4/04/2019 8:35 AM
The other R's make me feel good because when I'm at home I do some of the R's. I reuse water bottles and plastic utensils.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
Dana Fialkowski 4/04/2019 8:32 AM
This label is aimed at consumers as a directive of the date by which the product should be eaten; mostly because of quality, not because the item will necessarily make you sick if eaten after the use-by date. However after the use-by date, product quality is likely to go down much faster and safety could be lessened.

Sell-By
This label is aimed retailers, and it informs them of the date by which the product should be sold or removed from shelf life. This does not mean that the product is unsafe to consume after the date. Typically one-third of a product’s shelf-life remains after the sell-by date for the consumer to use at home.

Best-By
This is a suggestion to the consumer on which date the product should be consumed to assure for ideal quality.

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Dana Fialkowski 4/02/2019 9:00 AM
My challenge this week is to recycle what I can and make my school environment a better place.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

How does environmental quality influence your sense of community?
Dana Fialkowski 4/02/2019 8:56 AM
The environmental quality influence in my sense of a community is that the people want to have a good health and want to be safe around a community where there is no danger at all.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
Dana Fialkowski 4/02/2019 8:14 AM
Other benefits that might come out of eating smaller portions is that it won't make you feel so full anymore and it'll be more healthier for us and live longer.

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