Earth Day Fair April 20, 11am-2pm, Courtyard

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Mark your calendars, save your change, gather your old shoes – and join us for LB’s 7th annual Earth Day Fair!

Thursday, April 20
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Courtyard, Albany campus
“Science Matters”

Activities (why you saved your change!):
  • Book Swap, Student Leadership table, free
  • "Bust a Myth" on stage, Science faculty & staff
  • Buy your “eclipse” t-shirt - Space Exploration Club table, $ (small price)
  • Campus Farm Tour – 1 p.m., sign-up at Horticulture table, free
  • Eat Lunch! “Earth Day Café” lunch – $5, $4 students, benefits clubs
  • Free seed packet & plant start, Horticulture table, free
  • Flower Pot Planting, AAWCC table, donations accepted for scholarships
  • Welding Club “Recycled Metal Art” for sale, benefits club
  • Learn about our “Green Campus” with George & Sam, free
  • Art Students - art display
  • Recycle your Shoes! Old or new, First United Green Team table, free
  • UPCYCLE Contest! – table by stage, free, prizes awarded
Details:

“Bust a Myth!" - LB science faculty & staff take the stage to answer science questions & debunk science myths. Featuring: Warren Coffeen, Andrew Feldman, Parker Swanson, Ralph Tadday

“UPCYCLE” Contest – submit your creations!
  • Re-purpose or create something new out of something used!
  • Bring your idea or project to the stage by WHO 11 a.m.-12 Noon
  • Judging starts at 12 p.m., winners announced at 1 p.m. Prizes awarded!
Recycle your shoes! Bring your old or slightly worn shoes for recycle. First United Methodist Church Green Team sends your worn-out shoes for recycle, and your slightly-worn shoes for reuse for those in need. Don't throw 'em out - recycle 'em!

Community Information tables:
  • Audubon Society of Corvallis
  • City of Albany Water Conservation
  • Corvallis Science March
  • First United Methodist Church Green Team
  • Young Women’s Transition Program Sustainability Projects
  • Pacific Power Blue Sky Energy Program
  • Salmon Watch
  • Oregonians for Science and Reason
  • OSU Master Gardeners
  • Republic Services Recycling
  • USDA Agriculture Research Services
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
College Information tables:
  • Art Students display, Native plant art
  • Automotive Technology Program, Alternative Fuels
  • AAWCC Flower Pot Planting
  • Global Connections Club
  • Grounds Crew, Green Campus
  • Horticulture Club
  • Space Exploration Club, ROV Club
  • Student Leadership Council, UPCYCLE project
  • Textbook Affordability Committee
  • Welding Club
Information, learning & engagement on: alternative fuels, recycling, solar eclipse project & on-campus event, therapeutic horticulture, natural resource conservation, international efforts, textbook affordability, and more!

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