mary margaret willbanks

IU Health Green Team

"I will establish at least 2 new "green" habits during the month of April!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
70 THIS WEEK
382 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

43

pieces of litter

picked up
UP TO

85

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

5.0

items

donated
UP TO

15

minutes spent

learning

mary margaret's actions

One Healthcare

Green Gratitude

I will recognize 5 colleague(s) for their sustainability efforts on our team feed, in-person, by email, and/or through my organization's recognition platforms.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

At Work

Turn It Off

I will turn my computer monitor(s) off at my work station when not in use to save energy (I will follow my organization's IT instructions for keeping on, turning off, or restarting computers).

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

At Home

Learn the Truth about Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

In Our Communities

Donate Items

I will help others in need and prevent useful items from going to landfill by donating 10 items.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Well-being

Gratitude

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for every day.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

In Our Communities

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

In Our Communities

Support Diverse and Locally-Owned Businesses

I will promote equity and support my community by purchasing items at 2 diverse- and/or locally-owned businesses.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health & Well-being

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 15 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

At Work

Last to Leave? Lights Out, Please!

Lighting makes up approximately 10% of hospitals' energy use on average. I will save energy by turning off unnecessary lights when not in use and when I am the last one to leave a space.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Health & Well-being

What is one thing that you are grateful for today? How does practicing gratitude make you feel?
mary margaret willbanks 4/23/2025 5:36 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
My sister-in-law is on hospice and I am grateful that I can go spend my weekends with her, my brother and my niece. We treasure each day that we still have her with us, making memories.

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- Paul Goodenough 4/23/2025 6:57 AM
  What a powerful example. Your sharing this reminds me of what is actually, truly important. Thank you for sharing. Peace to you and yours, may you savor every moment you have together.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health & Well-being

What did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and/or touch? How did you feel after spending time outdoors?
mary margaret willbanks 4/23/2025 5:33 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
I noticed a goose. She (I guess it was a she I don't know.) was sitting by herself in the grass by the sidewalk. Since I seldom see a singular goose, it caught my attention. Then 2 geese flew by honking and she jumped up and started honking back at them. They kept on flying and her honking changed, then stopped. She started walking and I did too. The next time I came around, there was another goose walking with her.

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mary margaret willbanks 4/10/2025 10:10 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
I was walking around my office building yesterday and simply could not believe all the litter I saw (and picked up). I was dumbfounded because I just don't remember seeing all of that the day before. I'm sure it was there because some of it was disintegrating to a great degree. It's amazing what our eyes and mind ignore until we are forced to look at it!

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- Kelly Coddington 4/10/2025 11:32 AM
  - Explorer 🗺
  I notice this outside our building, and I think you are right that sometimes we just walk past until we really look around.
  
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- Paul Goodenough 4/10/2025 10:40 AM
  Sometimes my patients say, "I'm obviously upset to have this diagnosis. But I'd rather know than not know. Because now that I know, I can make a plan to tackle this."
  
  We can't tackle an issue we don't know is there. So thank you for bringing this to our awareness. It makes me wonder how we can help IU Health as a system gain awareness of campus litter and effectively help.
  
  Last thing - I actually have some Keep Indianapolis Beautiful trash pickup supplies in my office! Buckets, picker-upper tongs, bags, and gloves. Maybe we could organize a couple pickups with fellow Green Teamers or colleagues. If there's something I can do to help, let me know!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
At Home

What did you learn about expiration dates? How do you reduce food waste at home? What are some additional ways you can reduce food waste?
mary margaret willbanks 4/10/2025 10:06 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
I learned that all those dates on the packages mean different things. I then began to wonder how my organization chooses which date it mandates for us to follow with the food stuff we use with our clients.

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- Arielle Hoisington 4/12/2025 12:48 PM
  
  DIY Enthusiast 🔨
  Thank you for sharing! How does your organization choose?
  
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mary margaret willbanks 4/03/2025 5:49 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
Members of my church have started a "Green Team" at our church and I have learned that we can change the world when each one of us makes one small change at time! I am hoping that by joining the iu health green team I will learn a few more "one small change" items or actions I can take!

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- Paul Goodenough 4/09/2025 8:25 AM
  Mary this is amazing. As a chaplain I couldn't agree more that the church has massive potential to promote healthy people in all aspects -- physically, mentally, spiritually, and environmentally. Have an amazing Earth Month.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
At Work

Was this action easy to add to your daily routine? Why or why not?
mary margaret willbanks 4/03/2025 5:46 AM
- Resource Steward 🪵
It was easy because I have been doing this on Fridays anyway. It's not difficult to add in the other days!

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