In my short bio, I mention that I'm an Environmental and Sustainability Studies major at George Mason University (GMU). While I probably celebrate all year round, Spring is known for having official Earth Day on April 22nd. At Mason, we not only have an Earth Day celebration, but an Earth Week as well!
In this blog's spirit of sustainable living tips and to-do's I went ahead and typed up below some of the events going on the next week or so at Mason just as another medium for the information to get out there. I will be attending most of these events and hope to share my experiences at them. While below will be the brief description and schedule of some events, I intend to further connect the events and their themes to the topic of this blog and sustainable living.
Friday, April 18th, 2014
Sustainable Foods Day
10:00 am - 3: 00 pm
- Sponsored by Mason Dining and Student Government, this is probably an extremely looked forward to event because who doesn't just love food! The event will be held at the University Hall Lawn and will include a farmers market hosted by Keany Produce company.
- Also on Friday, the GMU Campus Kitchens Project (CKP) will be hosting an outreach event from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. The CKP is a hunger-relief program that recovers and redistributes food to the local community instead of just having the food become excess waste. Some of my classmates have been working on this project, and I even had a chance to volunteer with them, so I am hoping they are successful in their big outreach event.
- During this event, GMU's Organic Garden Association (GOGA) plans to also hold garden hours from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. This is at the Potomac Heights vegetable garden and should be a great experience because the garden itself is so much fun to be at working in. I have worked at the garden before in a previous semester and it is truly one of the coolest things on campus.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Earth Day Celebration
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- On the official Earth Day, GMU's Prince William Campus will be hosting their celebration. I will personally be helping out the table and hoping to engage people about the environment and enjoy some activities.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
Local Beer Tasting at the Mason Rathskeller
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Another cool event during Earth Week is going to be a local beer tasting in the Mason Rathskeller (Sorry, 21+ only!) While this is one of the few events that isn't free, I'm still looking forward to this event because I am interested in trying beer from Heritage Brewing Company right nearby in Manassas, Virginia. The cost will be $12 in advance and $15 at the door. With 2- 14oz beers and unlimited tastings of the 5 Heritage beers, the event will certainly be worthwhile.
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
Green Job Networking Fair
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Another HUGE event going on during Earth Week is the Green Job Networking Fair. The Office of Sustainability and Career Services is hosting the event and many local environmental organizations will be there for networking opportunities. Being so close to D.C., having this opportunity is a big deal for any college student interested in internship, employment, and even volunteer opportunities. Some of the organizations who will be there include: the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and many others. Since this is such a great opportunity, pre-registration is required: here is the registration link!
Friday, April 25th, 2014
Reforest Mason
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Another event I will be helping at is the Reforest Mason project near the Rappahannock Parking Deck. Due to all the construction on campus, many of the existing trees have been knocked down which has affected some of the campus ecosystem life. Fortunately, through the Patriot Green Fund, our Mason Green Patriots have been awarded money for a reforestation project on campus. This event also has a sign up page: located here!
I hope that my experience at the events are worthwhile and I look forward to blogging more about them as they occur!
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