To kick off Earth Day celebrations on campus, Associated Student Productions will hold an Earth Day Awareness Super Nooner on Monday, April 21. Students will be painting pots and planting flowers and other plants outside of Darwin Hall from noon-2 p.m. Free pizza and live music will be provided. All students are invited to decorate their own pots and plant a seedling. Later that night, students will chalk the campus with eco-facts.
The Student Health Advisory Committee and the Student Health Center have also called Tuesday "No Butts Day," encouraging all students to help clean the campus by picking up cigarette butts on April 21. They are promoting a clean and non-toxic campus, and will be handing out sandwich bags and gloves to those interested.
Before the cigarette butts are disposed of, they will be used for a display on Earth Day. For more information about No Butts Day, call Toni Boracchia at (707) 664-2927.
On Tuesday, April 22, Sustainable SSU, ASP and various other clubs will be tabling around campus. There will be guest speakers, live music and plenty of information for those interested in helping the environment. Local mayor, Jake Mckenzie is scheduled to speak sometime during the even.
Members of Sustainable SSU will also be calling elected officials on Tuesday to call for a coal moratorium and action on Green Jobs.
Dining venues around campus will also honor Earth Day with discounts on drinks for clients who provide their own cup. Customers can get a free tea bag at Toast, a free fountain beverage at the University Commons and fifty-cent drip coffee at Charlie Brown's.
On Thursday, April 24, Bikes of Sonoma State will participate in a statewide Bike-To-School Day and encourage all students to participate. Rather than drive, participants will ride to school, where they can have a free bike tune-up, maintenance tutorials, safety/route advice, and are eligible for free bike supplies and giveaways. For more information, e-mail BikeSSU@gmail.com.
Friends of Copeland Creek will also be planting native species on Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tools and gloves will be provided. They will meet along Copeland Creek behind the Environmental Technology Center at the end of West Redwood Drive near parking lot A. Contact Rebecca Crowe, crowe@sonoma.edu, or Steve Gordon, gordonst@sonoma.edu, for more information.
Above,Tracy Ramsdell Ray, Assistant Director, Dining Services, displays the many recyclable dining supplies now available at venues on campus. At right, Friends of Copeland Creek at work.
