Two student organizations have teamed up for a series of events this month to celebrate the environment. The Green Team and Sierra Club are raising awareness of environmental sustainability, which includes Earth Day on April 22, during the campus community’s second annual “Earth Week.”
Monday, April 20:
Elon Township Stream Cleanup
3-5 p.m.
End of Wooddale Street (corner of the golf course)
Pot Luck in the Elon Community Garden
5:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Elon Hillel and Students for Peace and Justice
Tuesday, April 21:
College Coffee
9:40-10:20 a.m.
Learn about Elon’s new sustainability pledge and how you can make your life a little greener.
Farmers and Local Arts Market
1-5 p.m.
In front of the Colonnades Dining Hall
UPDATE: Due to weather, the Farmers and Local Arts Markets has been moved inside McKinnon Hall in the Moseley Center.
Fashion Show
4-5 p.m. (at the Market)
Hosted by Students for Peace and Justice, the show will feature sustainable fashions that are fun and wearable.
Wednesday, April 22 (EARTH DAY):
Landfill on the Lawn
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
See a portion of trash waste created by students, and watch as volunteers sort out the recyclables on the West Lawn outside of Moseley.
“Moving Towards Carbon Free Living: Practical Steps to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Increase Energy Dependence”
7-9 p.m.
Stephen and Rebekah Hren, authors of The Carbon Free Home, will speak on “carbon free living” and sign books at a reception following the talk. McMichael Science Center Room 115 for talk, Room 117 for reception.
Smores with Outdoors
10-11 p.m.
Come try Smores made with sustainable ingredients.
Thursday, April 23:
Sierra Club Highway Clean-Up
3-5 p.m.
Help clean up the portion of the highway that the Sierra Club has adopted.
Elon Community Garden Work Day
4-6 p.m.
Help Elon’s garden plant for the spring season and work the soil.
Movie on the Lawn
9-11 p.m.
On the West Lawn next to Moseley, watch movies “Way of the Bear,” “On Natures Terms” and “Cities.”
Friday, April 24:
Tour of TS Designs
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Transportation will be provided by the Elon BioBus
Concert
9 p.m. – midnight
Sea Monster, Ailyne, Russell Howard, Layden, and the Tipsy Bacchanals perform on the Campus Quad outside Alumni Gym.
Organizers will be at Mosley table #7 to accept donations to The Bald Head Island Conservancy and help protect the natural environment of the Smith Island Complex on the North Carolina coast. They will also have giveaways, calendars, and updates on what’s going on for the week.
Anyone with questions or who would like to learn more about any of the events, or to volunteer for either the Monday or Thursday clean ups, please contact green@elon.edu