Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Environmental

Dimension:  Environmental

Activity:  WILD CARD – make a clothing donation

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

On Sunday, we had a wild card, which was pretty much a free-for-all.  I only had two dimensions left at this point, which were the environmental and the physical… Seems like every time these two dimensions were offered, I was either out of town or busy working…   I decided to find an environmental activity to do, since I could obtain the physical one the following Wednesday.   I was sitting in my room thinking about it, when I realized I had way too many clothes I don’t wear, which inspired me to go make a clothing donation at Dakota Boys Ranch thrift store.  I quickly went through all of my sweatshirts and everything and gathered a fair amount of stuff which I brought over to donate. Unfortunately I still have a lot to get rid of, but one step at a time, right?   I figure at least this way, I am contributing to the greater good, and giving my unused clothing a good new home where they may find some use.   I feel good about that!

Salvation Army- Environmental

Dimension: Environmental
Activity: Donate to Salvation Army, Goodwill, or any community food pantry
Saturday, January 21st

As I pulled out my ‘extreme winter gear’ this past Saturday morning, I began to go through my closet to find the items that I no longer need and others might find use for. I realized the amount of scarves, sweatshirts, etc.. I no longer wore and it felt good to clear out some room at my house. Even more, it felt better to donate the items to the salvation army on the south end of town. Donating items I no longer need is a good way to “recycle” clothes and help others out. Clearing out my closet also made me realize how much I had that I selfishly hoarded :). It was an eye-opener and I definitely will not be shopping for a while. It also made me consider other things to donate more than clothes.

Environmental Wellness: Donate!

Dimension: Environmental
Activity: Make a donation to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, or any community food pantry
Saturday, January 21st @ 3pm

The activity for the Environmental Dimension I chose to do was donating to the Goodwill. I had a bag of clothes that I did not wear anymore which were in good condition. I mostly had winter clothing in the bag such as a couple of jackets and snow pants that did not fit me anymore. It was very easy to make the donation at the Goodwill. I simply pulled my vehicle into their donation garage, and a worker came out to greet me and took my donation and handed me a receipt. It was a fast and easy process that gave someone less fortunate than I a chance to get proper clothing for the cold winter months. Donating things is a good way to make sure that the items don’t end up in the land fill, and it gives one the added bonus of feeling good about themselves.

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