Keene State College is celebrating Earth Week
from Thursday April 17 to Friday, April 25, 2008.

Thursday, April 17

Grocery Bag Art
Young Student Center Lawn 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come paint environmental mesages on paper grocery bags from local stores. They will be used on Earth Day instead of plastic bags, which are made from petroleum. Rain location: Rhodes hall atrium.

Friday, April 18

Poetry Contest Due Date
All poems must have an environmental theme and are due by 4 pm. They can be sent electronically to Kaitlyn Taft, Assistant Recycling Coordinator at ktaft@keene.edu
The winning poems willbe featured in the Student Center Marketplace from April 23-28.

Solar Fest
Fiske Quad, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Listen to excellent, diverse local and regional music powered by the sun! Join in for tie-dying, making GORP and other cool activities! Sponsored by Campus Ecology.

Water Taste Test
Young Student Center Atrium, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Think you can tell the difference between bottled water and tap water. Come do a taste test and learn some surprising facts about bottled and tap water.

ReFashion Fest
Mountain View Room, Young Student Center, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Join Acworth artist Alice Fogel and her crew who will help you sew a fantastic garment from your outdated fashions. Bring a bag or two of old clothes and a passion to create beautiful clothing. Plan to stay for the fashion show at the end and show off what you made that day.

Tuesday, April 22 EARTH DAY

Trash Audit
Young Student Center Lawn, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
So what is really in our trash? Keene State Eco-Reps will audit our residence halls' trash and evaluate how many recyclable versus non-recyclable items KSC is throwing out. Come watch, learn and even win a prize.

Green Bike Wizard
Student Center Lawn, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Come visit the bike wizard. Free bike repairs and long term bike leases

Wednesday, April 23

Local Food Fest
Student Center, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Come sample some local and organic foos. Yummy and Free!

Friday, April 25

Tree Planting
11 a.m. Join campus and community members for the annual Memorial Tree Planting.

Join The President's Council for a Sustainable Future
Location: Student Center Atrium or on line
Join through this on-line form or pick up a paper copy in the Student Center. Deadline for Faculty and Staff is May 19, 2008

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 Kaitlyn Taft at ktafte@keene.edu.

Be sure to check out the great schedule of events happening in the city of Keene at: www.antiochne.edu/news