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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Drawdown EcoChallenge expert in no time!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Sonya Payne

Walgreens Boots Alliance

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Sonya 's actions

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

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

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

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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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Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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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
    Food
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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    Sonya Payne 4/19/2019 6:50 AM
    Knowing what the difference is for use by, sell by, and best by will help me decrease my waste and make better decisions about what I purchase and eat  
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    Sonya Payne 4/19/2019 6:45 AM

    While traveling the last two days, I not only paid attention to minimizing my waste, but found myself looking at others while out at restaurants. 
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    Sonya Payne 4/18/2019 9:52 AM

    Tracking the food i wasted has opened my eyes to how much I waste. So, I have made some changes as it relates to the amount of food I put on my plate.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
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    Sonya Payne 4/18/2019 9:50 AM
    I would rather use money to save, donate to a good cause, and or tithe and support the church I attend
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