Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet
Keene State College is celebrating Earth Week
from Monday, April 18 to Saturday, April 22, 2011.
Please join in on the celebrations and bring a friend!
Monday, April 18
Trash Audit
Student Center, Front Lawn 11-1 p.m.
KSC Eco-Reps are going to collect garbage bags from all over campus, tear them open and sort out the recyclables from the actual garbage.
This is a fun, gross, hands-on activity that illustrates how much of what we throw away could be reused, recycled or composted.
Wednesday, April 20
Food & Water
Trail Mix Table
Student Center Lawn 11am-1pm
Food Tasting
7pm - 8pm Studetn Center Atrium
Water Tasting and Showing of "Tapped": The movie about bottled water
12-1:30 Atrium Conference Room
Thursday, April 21 EARTH DAY FAIR
Earth Week Fair
Dining Commons Patio 11 am - 1:30pm
Rain location Student Center Atrium
Learn about and sample Fair Trade chocolate and bananas, make a can tab bracelet, win a FREE Green Bike!
Exhibits, activities, games!
Localvore Lunch at the Zorn Dining Commons
11am-2pm.
Earth Week Eats
Enjoy the flavors of New England, support local agriculture and food producers, and reduce your carbon footprint,
all for $5.95 at the Zorn Dining Commons.
Join us as we welcome local farmers and food producers who will be
available to answer questions and offer samples.
Friday, April 22
Tree Planting
Zorn Dining Commons Patio. 11 am
Join campus and community members for the annual Earth Week Tree Planting.
Saturday, April 23
Monadnock Earth Festival Celebration
Ashuelot River Park 11am-4 pm
Check out the great schedule of events: www.antiochne.edu/earthweek
Saturday, April 30th
SolarFest
Oya Hill Quad. Noon to 7 pm.
Campus Ecology will once again host an excellent array of local and regional talant at an all solarpowered music festival.
Come enjoy the festivities with activities, vendors and amazing music on the last day of April!
Beware of the GREEN BUCKS! Get caught doing something sustainable and you'll receive green bucks for your effort!
For more information or to request accommodations for a disability, please contact Mary Jensen at mjensen@keene.edu.
Join The President's Council for a Sustainable Future
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