Earth Day Recap!

This Friday was Earth Day and we are so thankful to say that we put on a very successful event that helped to contribute $225.00 through donations to a local park.

Some of the events that were offered were plain white t-shirts that students were able to then tie-dye. The t-shirts were sold to help achieve our goal of getting a sizeable donation for the park. Everyone loved tie-dying and their shirts which reminded them to RESPECT YOUR MOTHER…EARTH. We also sold eco-bands that were completely made of recyclable materials; the band read “EARTH DAY ROCKS” the theme of this year’s event.

We also had so much participation from other clubs, which we greatly appreciate.  We had clubs selling flowers that could be repotted sold in recycled cans, we had a game set up in which people who came and visited the event could win a gold fish, and our art department ran a pottery wheel by having someone bicycling on it as a means to be greener with powering equipment. They also made soaps and fired their pottery from left over grease from our dining halls. (So cool!)

One of the other activities that students seemed to enjoy was “recyclable bowling” in which we used old plastic bottles of nine pins and a ball completely made from recycled materials as a way to knock them down. It was a lot more difficult than one would have thought but also a lot of fun.

Another cool thing that helped to get students involved in Earth Day was setting up a WHAT SHOULD SHIP DO banner.  This banner allowed students to write what they would like Shippensburg University to do in hopes of being more environmentally friendly or just ideas in general. There were lots of calls for more plant life, trees and bicycle routes. Hopefully some of these ideas will get to be implemented.

We also had a signup sheet for an organic garden on campus. If you are interested in signing this petition, please contact SU Environmental Club and we will put you on the e-mailing list.

One of the things that we were all excited about was the idea of having music at this year’s Earth Day and while the weather permitted us from really exercising this plan, we are so thankful to Krista & Matt who did an excellent job of sticking it out through the weather and performing.

Sadly, the band Dagny Taggart was not able to perform due to the weather at Earth Day but they did stick around to play for some students off campus and it was a highly enjoyable performance so please check them out on Facebook if you get the chance.

All in all, it was a very successful day!

A reminder that our meetings are on Mondays, 8pm, at the McFeelys coffee house. Come join us!