Victoria Vella
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 582 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.7poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO3.6pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO85gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO5.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO9.0advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO2.0treesplanted
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UP TO60minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO135minutesspent learning
Victoria's actions
Climate + Air
Walk to School at least once a day
Month long goal - walk to school at least once a day for drop off or pick up
Land + Forests
Explore My Area
When we explore natural spaces around us, our connections with them change. I will spend 60 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, office, or campus (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
Land + Forests
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
Land + Forests
Plant Trees
Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant 2 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Action Track: Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Leave No Trace
I will respect and protect biotic communities by practicing the seven principles of Leave No Trace whenever I am outside.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Invest in Nature
A healthy world needs both our daily actions and support from larger systems. I will spend 30 minutes learning about how I can use my investments and savings to advance environmental sustainability.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Save the Bees
Bees are vital to ecosystems. To help save the bees, I will learn which local flowers provide nectar and plant them in my backyard or in a pot on my balcony.
Climate + Air
Weekly Meal Planning
One third of all food produced worldwide is wasted, and so is the energy it takes to produce and transport that food. I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need and eating what I planned each day.
Climate + Air
Declutter My Home Without the Landfill
Each day, I will learn about responsible ways to dispose of items and de-clutter, clean, donate, repurpose or recycle unneeded items in my home to make sure that what I get rid of doesn't go into the landfill.
Freshwater + Oceans
Dishwasher Efficiency
Hand washing dishes can use more energy and hot water than a dishwasher. To save water, I will use a dishwasher and scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading them into the dishwasher.
Freshwater + Oceans
Go Plastic-Free
Millions of tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide. Each day, I will conduct a plastics audit of what I buy and use throughout the challenge (kitchen, bathroom, personal care products, etc.), to see how single-use plastic shows up in my life. I will find plastic-free alternatives to these products and advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, product manufacturers, at work, or on campus.
Action Track: Community
Sustainability Lunch and Learn
Learning in a social setting can inspire connection and change. I will work with a friend or colleague to plan and host a lunch and learn at work, school, in my neighborhood or other location to learn more about an environmental topic important to me. After the lunch and learn, I will share more about it on the feed.
Action Track: Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 5 hours in my community.
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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Victoria Vella 4/30/2024 7:11 PMIt was such a busy month! We didn’t get a chance to check in daily but we completed many of our daily tasks throughout the month. We also accomplished walking to or from school at least once a day for this month. On this last day of Earth Month we walked the rail trail and collected a bag of litter.
I hope some of you had a chance to learn something new or challenge yourself to complete a daily task. Once you commit to it, you are encouraged to complete it. We’ll tally up our impact and share at our next leaders meeting. Thank you for signing up! Happy Earth Month 🌎 -
Victoria Vella 4/09/2024 6:05 PMCustom task added! We are challenging ourselves to walk to school at least once a day for drop off/pick up. Now that the weather is better, there's no excuse for us. We live a few blocks from school and it just makes sense. Hoping we walk to and from school most days this month.
Do you ever try to cluster errands so you take less trips? Do you wish we could access more walkable/bikeable businesses for daily/weekly needs? Has anyone traversed the entire pedestrian and bike path? We can make it from one end of town to the other! I recently walked from Route 23 by Circle Farms all the way to CVS & beyond. Looking forward to the completion of the project when we'll be able to walk to Mountain View in Wayne.-
Regina V 4/09/2024 6:11 PMme too! I like walking to school
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Victoria Vella 4/03/2024 4:12 AMRain, Rain, Rain! Another rainy day over spring break, looks like we'll be getting some points for research today as we haven't gotten outside much.
NBS is going to plant a pollinator garden this year. We started to research native plants. I'm excited to take on this project as a parent volunteer, but also apprehensive as I do not have a green thumb. Hoping to learn more here and through our community's experts. Anyone have a favorite native plan we MUST include in our garden design? -
Victoria Vella 4/01/2024 5:28 AMTODAY IS THE DAY! Welcome to PEQ GS's Earth Month EcoChallenge Team. This is a fun way for girl scouts and their families to learn about conservation efforts and ways to be more sustainable and ecofriendly. Challenge yourself to check in daily and attempt to complete tasks. Each task has informational videos and websites where you can research the topics further. We hope you learn a lot this month and this ecochallenge makes an impact on your life! Looking forward to hearing your feedback. Sharing your thoughts earns you more points!