EarthFest
Voice actor David Coburn will visit GCSU in his full Captain Planet uniform on Saturday, April 25 to participate in the Environmental Science Club’s third annual EarthFest.
Secretary of the Environmental Science Club, Allison Hughes, said the week of events is used to promote a greener world.
“The week long celebration is used to bring awareness towards environmental concerns,” Hughes said.
On Monday, the Environmental Science Club will be handing out freebies and information at tables set up near Arts & Sciences about the week ahead.
Tuesday will bring a Green Living Forum to the A&S auditorium. The forum will be focused on the small steps that can be made to make this world a little greener. Students will have a chance at the end to open up discussion to questions and personal concerns they might have.
To commemorate Earth Day, there will be a Power Ride starting at the bobcat on Front Campus and going throughout Milledgeville. The ride is a demonstration about using a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation. The Environmental Science Club will also be showing the movie “The 11th Hour” Wednesday night.
All day Thursday there will be a recycling drive on campus until 4 p.m. Anyone can bring their recyclable materials to Front Campus to help reduce waste.
The volunteers of the Environmental Science Club will be on hand to help with the recycling process.
“We set up trucks on Front Campus and we sort it for you load it up and take it away for you,” Hughes said.
Thursday night there will be camping on Front Campus. Any student with a valid student I.D. can bring a tent and set up for the night. There will be musicians and fellowship all night.
The goal of the camping is to make a statement.
“(The camping) is to raise awareness of how much electricity we use in one night,” Hughes said. “Kind of like a silent protest.”
On Friday there will be a river clean up at the Oconee River Greenway off Highway 22. The clean up will focus on removing trash from around the greenway. The Environmental Science Club will also be planting a tree to commemorate Arbor Day.
Starting at 11 a.m., Saturday morning there will be a wide variety of activities and booths on Front Campus. The activities include: open-mic entertainment, tie dying, t-shirt sales and even a demonstration of a bio-fuel generator. At 5 p.m., there will be a contest to build a fort form only recyclable materials.
Through the night Saturday the voice actor of Captain Planet will be hanging around dressed in costume to meet students and support the cause.
After the fort contest, at 6 p.m., there will be live music from the Black and White Horror Picture Show, Los JazzBanditos and K-Macks. The concert is free to the public and will last until around 10 p.m.
To wrap up Earthfest, there’s a hike at Bartram Forest at 3 p.m. Hikers can ride their bikes or hike the trail on foot. Individuals planning to attend should meet at the Selma Irwin entrance.
Students like freshman Lauren Tripi are looking forward to the information EarthFest will provide.
“I think that EarthFest is good because it’ll help students learn ways to help the environment,” said Tripi.
Other students were a little less enthused but remained positive about the event.
“Personally I don’t see it as a great big deal, but I guess anything promoting taking care of the earth is a good thing, so all in all I approve,” said freshman Tyler Pederson.
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on Apr 17 2009. Filed under News.
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