Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sunday April 22nd is Earth Day!

Sunday April 22nd is Earth Day! Montana Campus Compact Campuses are going all out this year with many organizing a full week of events to support efforts to further the "greening" of our world as well as to promote general awareness of environmental issues that threaten our planet on a daily basis. Campus Corps programs have joined on board with these initiatives with many hosting their own Earth Day events and others incorporating an Earth Day spin into their Global Youth Service Day Projects. Check out upcoming Campus Corps Earth Day projects to what's going on in your local community!


Aaniiih Nakoda College
Event: Nancy's Garden Boxes: Student volunteers will be planting garden boxes and talking about gardening with the Immersion School, located on the Fort Belknap Reservation. They will have an Earth Day presentation for the students.
When: Friday, April 20th, 2012 (12:30-1:30pm)
Where: The Immersion School located on the Aaniih Nakoda College campus (group will be gathering in Nakoda Hall prior to the event)
Contact: Alison Graham (406-353-2607/ agraham@mail.fbcc.edu)


Flathead Valley Community College (Kalispell, MT)
Event: Growing our Future: Evening of song and inspiring ideas, short filom, art activities for kids, and an environmental idea exchange.
When: April 20th, 2012 (7-9pm)
Where: FVCC Campus – Blake Hall and Arts & Technology Bldg. 777 Grandview Drive – Kalispell, MT

Contact: Ruth Rickenbacher – 837-0544 – recycle@fvcc.edu (FVCC Renewable Resources Club)


Event: Earth Matters Family Carnival - Educational booths, games, artwork, trivia, interpretive nature walk.
When: April 21st, 2012 (10am-3pm)
Where:  FVCC Campus – Blake Hall and Arts & Technology Bldg. 777 Grandview Drive – Kalispell, MT
Contact: Ruth Rickenbacher – 837-0544 – recycle@fvcc.edu (FVCC Renewable Resources Club)


Fort Peck Community College (Poplar, MT)
Event: Earth Day Cultural Seminar with Volunteer Recruitment Fair- Campus Corps will be working with Woksape Oyate to host an Earth Day Cultural Seminar, which will offer classes to the community about traditional practices and their relationship to conservation.


When: April 21, 2012 (9am-3pm)
Where: Great the Dawn building 605 Indian Poplar, MT 
Contact: Haven Gourneau /(406) 768-6329


Montana Tech of the UM (Butte, MT)
Event: M-Tech Earth Day Campus Clean Up:   The Campus Corps Team and student volunteers will be cleaning up the parking lots and surrounding forest at Montana Tech. We will be picking up trash and weeding in the parking lots, and creating mosaics using recycled materials to place in the medians to make the parking lots more “attractive”. We will also be raking the wooded area below Tech and removing all trash, and then laying down grass seed.
When: Monday April, 23rd, 2012
Where:   Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park St. Butte, MT 59701
Contact: Sean Cochrane (scochrane@mtech.edu/406-496-4692)

Stone Child College (Box Elder, MT)
Event: Earth Day Clean Up -  Members of Campus Corps and volunteers from the White Sky Hope Lodge will pick up trash at various locations around the reservation.  We will have a seperate trash bag for aluminum and tin/steel cans to be recycled
When: Thursday April 26th, 2012 (2-3:30 pm)
Where: Volunteers will be gathering in the Stone Child College parking lot outside of the White Sky Hope Center.
Contact: Michael Yegerlehner (myegerlehner@stonechild.edu/ 573-822-6171)
Additional Information: Event will be outdoors, so come dressed for the weather.  Bring gloves if you have them. Wear shoes/cloths that can get dirty


University of Montana (Missoula, MT)
Event: Earth Service Day & Ecopentathalon - Service opportunities  include river cleanup, prairie restoration on Mount Sentinel, sorting recyclables on campus and helping prepare UM's food gardens for another growing season. Those willing to help at several events are encouraged to take part in the Ecopentathalon, in which they participate in at least four activities and ride a bike to and from each one. Participants who complete the challenge will be eligible for prizes.
When: April 21st (river clean up) & April 22nd (Ecopentathalon). Events start at 9am
Where: Caras Park, downtown Missoula
Contact: Shanna Ungate (shanna.ungate@mso.umt.edu/406-243-5531)

University of Montana- Western (Dillon, MT)
Event: E-rase your E-waste! - Event is providing the community members an opportunity to safely recycle end-of-life electronics responsibly. 
When: April 21, 2012 (12pm-3pm) & April 22, 2012 (10am-3pm)
Where: Beaverhead County Fairground 4H building on South Railroad Street
Contact: Cheyanne Marcy (campuscorps@umwestern.edu/406-683-7202)
Additional Information: Volunteers will be helping remove e-waste from vehicles, greeters, general help people will be indoors and outdoors dress appropriately for the elements.



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