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Earth Day 2008 STUDENT




The Committee on Environmental Sustainability is proud to announce that student exhibits, recycling information, a Graduation Pledge table, and sustainable food provided by Whole Foods Market® Coral Springs will highlight this year’s Earth Day festivities. The week of April 21 will celebrate the new wildflower plantings throughout BCC campuses.

 

April 21

Wildflower Week displays: Student poetry and posters inspired by Florida’s native wildflowers will be on display for the entire week at the BCC/Broward County North Regional Library. Admission is free.


Earth Day Fairs April 22

North Campus - Coconut Creek
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the breezeway of Building 46

(Contact Peggy Green X2409)

  • Student exhibits
  • Community display
  • Sustainable food provided by Whole Foods Market Coral Springs and more

South Campus (Judson A. Samuels) - Pembroke Pines
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Southern Breezes Café and breezeway

(Contact Natalie Osterhoudt X8099)

  • Student environmental projects displays
  • Vendors will offer T-shirts and other goods for sale
  • Food will be provided by Student Life

Central Campus (A. Hugh Adams Central Campus) - Davie
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the patio adjacent to Building 19

Contact Diana Honeyblue-Monroe X 6568)

  • “Recycle, reduce, reuse”
  • Learn about water conservation
  • Have the chance to rescue a rubber ducky from a sea of debris
  • Information on native plants
  • Energy conservation
  • Display of energy-efficient cars
  • Recycle cell phones, printer ink cartridges and more
  • Refreshments will be served

Two contest winners and one guest each, will win a guided canoe tour of the Matheson Preserve’s mangrove habitat and picnic lunch in a fisherman’s secret treehouse with the Wildlife Research Team.

Florida wildflowers workshops presented by Dr. Genevieve Chung 11 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the president’s dining room, Building 19, Room 126

WHC - Fort Lauderdale
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the activity center, Building 33, Room 221

(Contact Sue Hawk-Finn X7377)


Showings of:

“An Inconvenient Truth”
“Who Killed the Electric Car?”

  • Recycled giveaways
  • “Check Your Car Day”
  • Refreshments will be served

 

Open to BCC students and staff only



Each campus presents unique offerings that includeDifferent activities at the various campus sites will include:


  • Native plant sales,
  • Student art contests,
  • Film screenings,
  • Voter registration,
  • Campus cleanups,
  • Native animals,
  • Career opportunities,
  • Wildflower workshops
  • Suggestions for sustainable actions to live in harmony with the earth’s life-sustaining system

 

Contact the campus coordinators listed above for more information.

 

April 23

Campus Cleanup: Students and staff at North Campus in Coconut Creek will participate in a campus cleanup from 2 to 4 p.m. sponsored by the Business Professionals of America, a student club. The cleanup will serve to rid the campus of litter, but also to raise awareness of the importance of environment of environmental stewardship. Admission is free. The event starts at the breezeway of Building 46. Gloves, bags and water will be provided. Participants are urged to wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and sun protection.

April 24

Wildflower Week program: Coconut Creek city officials will join with members of the North Campus community from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the BCC/Broward County North Regional Library auditorium. David McLean, a local horticulturist, will present a program on using wildflowers in native landscaping. Winners of the student poetry and poster contests will be honored and a reception will follow from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited.