Earth Day Celebration Photos

Thanks to Scooter I have copies of the Earth Day Celebration photos. I will put some of them up on the site shortly. In the meantime, check out this link to view some of them: http://scooter.zenfolio.com/earthday.

Earth Day Celebration a Success!!

Thank you everyone who helped make this celebration a success! The sun came out. We ate, laughed, spoke, planted trees, recycled, exchanged green technology ideas, read poetry and shared a communal message of sustainability. We experienced Earth Day together! United We Believe, Communities Can Change. UWB/CCC.

Here is an excellent article about the recycling part of the event: http://www.huskyherald.com/2011/04/21/wow-what-a-waste-half-of-washington-trash-could-be-recycled/.

As soon as I get pictures and video that were taken during the event, I will put them up on the blog.

Volunteer meeting Wednesday the 20th!

All volunteers, please attend the Earth Day Celebration meeting in LB1-324 at 1pm!

Final Week!

The final push is here. Hopefully those of you on campus have seen some of the posters and fliers we put up for the celebration. I'm really excited! Thank you everyone for your hard work and effort. This is going to be a great event!

For those of you who are volunteering, there will be two meetings in the library (I'll post the room numbers here and on the board in the library). The first meeting is Tuesday at noon and the second meeting is Wednesday at 1pm. Please try and make one of the meetings.

Please spread the word. We still need volunteers for the day of. Thank you!

Promoting the celebration!

First I want to thank everyone from both campuses who have come together in collaboration to make this celebration happen. Melissa and I could not do this without you. The energy is exciting and heartwarming!

Starting next week we will be rolling out promotional and marketing material to maximize our exposure. We want as many volunteers and participants as possible. This includes both campuses and the surrounding community. If everyone pitches in and spreads the word, we will reach a lot of people. This is a great opportunity for everyone to learn, have fun and make valuable connections!

Earth Day Event Schedule

9am - Noon : Wetland Restoration Work Party
(Campus wetland)

11am : Planting of the "W"
(UWB Promenade)

11am - 4pm : Electric/Hybrid Vehicle displays
(UWB Promenade and South Parking Garage)

11am - 4pm : Recycling Event
(GLA courtyard)

11am - 4pm : Goats
(Near the Elders)

11am - 4pm : Seedling Giveaway, Worm Bin Display & Pledge Event
(GLA courtyard)

11am - 4pm : Community and Environmental Organization booths
(Book courtyard by the Library)

11am - 4pm : Commuter Services/Alternative Transportation & Earth Day booths
(UWB Promenade or Book courtyard by the Library)

11am - 4pm : Student Organization booths
(Mobius Foyer & UWB Promenade)

Noon - 2pm : Speakers, including John Van Leer, Maximilian Dixon, and Brian Dale. Introductions by Chancellor Kenyon Chan and President Eric Murray.
(Mobius Hall)

Noon - 3pm : Energy Dashboard display
(UWB Commons)

2 - 3pm : Poetry Reading and display
(To be decided)

Movies:


1.       Houston, We Have A Problem will show in CC3-103 in the GLA at 6pm, followed by discussion. It’s a room with comfy armchairs, well suited to this purpose.
2.       The 11^th Hour will spool on the TV in the Stopwatch Espresso area in CC1/2 all day.


Food:
Served around lunch time. Fruit, veggies and cupcakes from PCC.

Sponsors:

Sustainability Organization at UWB

Cascadia Sustainable Energy Club

Cascadia Student Government

UW Bothell Alumni

Gay Straight Alliance

New Developments

We have a new volunteer list on the blog. There are lot's of great opportunities. Please click on the "Volunteer Sign-up List" tab and get signed up!

It looks like Mobius Hall is pretty booked up. But we are still trying to get permission to use it for speakers and perhaps a few booths between 11am and 1 or 1:30pm. Depending on how many speakers we have, we may also book room 005 in UW2.

Some CCC students have suggested we show some Earth Day/Environmental themed movies. We are looking into showing one somewhere on the Cascadia side of campus as well as in the commons later in the afternoon or early evening. There are so many movies to choose from so having them in multiple locations makes sense.

Just as a reminder, we are still in need of student or local musicians to play on campus during the event. Thank you!

Newest Event Updates

After holding a meeting on Monday the 7th with several UWB and CCC administrators and staff, Melissa and I came away with some pretty solid developments. We are still attempting to work out a deal to rent Mobius Hall for the speakers between 11am and 5pm. A tentative list of speakers includes: Denis Hayes (or someone from the Bullitt Foundation), Estella Leopold, myself, and Chancellor Chan. Perhaps we could have a faculty member as well. We would like faculty involvement with this project. As of right now we have none.

We have quite a list of local community and environmental organizations that are being invited to set up tables/booths. Most of these will be set up on the "book" courtyard next to the library. There will also be a booth containing information on the history and importance of Earth Day and a booth on alternative transportation that talks about what's going on at the campus. Some of them may be set up within Mobius Hall. Also possibly in Mobius Hall student organizations will have booths. We are working on having some kind of locally produced food available, as well as music performed by students between speakers.

Kids from surrounding K-12 schools may be attending the event. Possible activities include the recycling event, a wetland tour, and interacting with or viewing the goats.

On the UWB side of campus there will be goats, EV/Hybrid vehicles on display (11am - 4pm), the planting of the "W", and a recycling event. There will also be a seedling/worm giveaway. This will include signing a pledge to help the environment that will be put together to form an artistic display. It will also include some instructions on planting a tree and composting. On the UWB side there will also be a dashboard display, which will be explained in more detail at a later date.

We will continue to post updates as they develop. Be sure to check out the Sub-Committee page to figure out what we need help with. Please feel free to contact either myself (Maximilian Dixon) or Melissa Clark if you have any questions, ideas, concerns and or want to VOLUNTEER!! Thank you!

Updates on Earth Day Event

I have created the student organization (Sustainability Organization at UWB) that will be the sponsor group for the event. I will be submitting a SOAP application for funds as soon as we have a better idea of the overall budget. I will also be looking into having other organizations and or sources helping match this funding. This is vital, so any assistance is most welcome.

The event will most likely be taking place mainly between noon and 4pm. We will be scheduling the events so that the main ones do not overlap too much. We are also still working on reserving rooms. I will add more as things unfold.

Freddie and Karama are working diligently on reaching out to organizations who are interested in having booths and tables at the event. Teresa and Tyson have been working hard on the recycling part of the event. It should be great. Dayna with the CEB is looking at possibly having a concert later in the evening and a speaker. That should be really fun. A lot of staff are helping as well with figuring out how to promote this event as well as with the budgeting. I really appreciate their valuable help. Of course Tony has some really exciting stuff with the EV/Hybrids and goats. Also Andrew and the UWB facilities staff have the wetlands restoration event all worked out, which is great. Thank you everyone else who is working hard on making this event happen.

We still need more volunteers! That means students! This is a great opportunity to gain experience with event organization, meet cool people, and you are helping the campus, the community, and the environment!

Volunteer and Organization Process for Event

I have been asked to clarify how this event is being organized and run. Melissa Clark is overseeing the CCC side and I am overseeing the UWB side. We are also the interim leads for any sub-committees that don't yet have leads. I am in the process of forming a student club to be the official sponsoring group for the event. All administration, staff, faculty, students, and other interested parties who are working on this event should contact both Melissa and myself initially so that we know who you are and what your interest is. If you know what sub-committee you want to volunteer for, then also contact the lead (if there is one) for that sub-committee. They will then be your direct contact person who you will work with. If there is no lead for that sub-committee then feel free to volunteer for the position! If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to say hi, don't hesitate to contact Melissa or myself at any time.

Maximilian Dixon
maxdixon@uw.edu
(206) 393-8889

Melissa Clark
mclark@cascadia.edu

I will continue to post updates as things progress. Thank you for your support! Let's make this event a smashing success!

Sub-committee Volunteer update

1.       Speakers, including Estella Leopold

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members: Warren Gold wgold@u.washington.edu , Maximilian Dixon
              (speaker) maxdixon@uw.edu , Marilyn Cox MCox@uwb.edu , Melissa Clark

mclark@cascadia.edu

2.       Wetlands restoration event

i.                    Lead: Andrew Sambrook asambrook@cascadia.edu

ii.                  Members: Ali Mainayar sonics5987@hotmail.com , Karama Blackhorn

KBlackhorn@uwb.edu , Gabriel Barnes GBarnes@uwb.edu , Barney Harvey

BHarvey@uwb.edu

3.       Recycling display and event

i.                    Lead: Tyson Kemper tkemper@uwb.edu

ii.                  Members: Teresa Bower teresa@theprojectlead.com

4.       EV/Hybrid Car displays (Tony Guerrero has made this possible)

i.                    Lead: Tony Guerrero AGuerrero@uwb.edu

5.       Energy Dashboard display/booth

i.                    Lead: Tony Guerrero AGuerrero@uwb.edu

ii.                  Members: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu , Melissa Clark

mclark@cascadia.edu

6.       Tables/booths for local organizations

i.                    Lead: Frederic Sawyer frederichensen@gmail.com

ii.                  Members:

7.       Music

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members:

8.       Food

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members: Brendan Lemkin blemkin@gmail.com

9.       Overall logistics for reserving and setting up the North Creek Events Center

i.                    Lead: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu

10.   Overall logistics for setting up the Promenade

i.                    Lead: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu

11.   Seedling and worm giveaway booth (information and demonstrations)

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members:

12.   Pledges

i.                    Lead: Melissa Clark mclark@cascadia.edu

ii.                  Members:

13.   Marketing and Art

i.                    Lead: Meagan Walker mwalker@cascadia.edu

ii.                  Members: Karama Blackhorn KBlackhorn@uwb.edu , Bill Hayes
            BHayes@uwb.edu

14.  Alternative Transportation
i.          Lead: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu ,
ii.         Members:

Alternative Transportation is being added as well!

I will be leading this section, as well as speaking at the event. Anyone that is interested in helping, please contact me. I need student advocates for bicycling, busing, and carpooling. This is a perfect opportunity to educate the campus about alternative transportation opportunities and issues.

Goats!

Thanks to Tony Guerrero and Tyson Kemper we will be having goats celebrate with us on campus for the Earth Day event! More to come.

Keep spreading the word! We need more people to lead sections and sign up in general.

New sub-committee (Marketing)

I am adding a new section and sub-committee to the list. This will be marketing for the event. We need a lead and some members, so be sure to sign up!

Apology to CCC students/staff/faculty

Whoops. In my haste to get this project going, I forgot to add Cascadia Community College to the main title. This was not intentional. I am very sorry if my oversight offended anyone. This is a joint school and united campus event. I greatly appreciate all the help and leadership that Melissa Clark (Student Sustainability Coordinator for CCC) is bringing to this event, as well as everyone else from CCC who is getting involved. We have a perfect opportunity here with this event to bring our campuses closer together on all levels. Again, my apology for the oversight. Thank you.

Sub-committee volunteers so far

1.       Speakers, including Estella Leopold

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members: Warren Gold wgold@u.washington.edu , Maximilian Dixon
              (speaker) maxdixon@uw.edu ,

2.       Wetlands restoration event

i.                    Lead: Andrew Sambrook asambrook@cascadia.edu

ii.                  Members: Ali Mainayar sonics5987@hotmail.com , Karama Blackhorn

KBlackhorn@uwb.edu , Gabriel Barnes GBarnes@uwb.edu , Barney Harvey

BHarvey@uwb.edu

3.       Recycling display and event

i.                    Lead: Tyson Kemper tkemper@uwb.edu

ii.                  Members: Teresa Bower teresa@theprojectlead.com

4.       EV/Hybrid Car displays (Tony Guerrero has made this possible)

i.                    Lead: Tony Guerrero AGuerrero@uwb.edu

5.       Energy Dashboard display/booth

i.                    Lead: Tony Guerrero AGuerrero@uwb.edu

ii.                  Members: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu , Melissa Clark

mclark@cascadia.edu

6.       Tables/booths for local organizations

i.                    Lead: Frederic Sawyer frederichensen@gmail.com

ii.                  Members:

7.       Music

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members:

8.       Food

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members: Brendan Lemkin blemkin@gmail.com

9.       Overall logistics for reserving and setting up the North Creek Events Center

i.                    Lead:

10.   Overall logistics for setting up the Promenade

i.                    Lead:

11.   Seedling and worm giveaway booth (information and demonstrations)

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members:

12.   Pledges

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members:

13.   Marketing

i.                    Lead:

ii.                  Members: Karama Blackhorn KBlackhorn@uwb.edu

14.  Alternative Transportation
i.          Lead: Maximilian Dixon maxdixon@uw.edu ,
ii.         Members:

Sub-committees

1.      Speakers, including Estella Leopold

a.       Get speakers, organize schedules, assist them with logistics, reserve rooms/areas

2.      Wetlands restoration event

a.       Coordinate event, get permissions, liability forms?, provide tools, monitor students and show them what to do, collect tools and put them away after event

3.      Recycling display and event

a.       Gather and set up recycling material display, educate students about recycling, provide information, clean up afterwards

4.      EV/Hybrid Car displays (Tony Guerrero has made this possible)

a.       I’m sure Tony will handle all the details for this

5.      Energy Dashboard display/booth

a.       Set up booth, provide information on the program with display, break down booth afterwards

6.      Tables/booths for local organizations

a.       Contact local organizations that might be interested in joining the event, organize booths and provide logistics info, break down booths afterwards

7.      Music

a.       Find musicians or djs, organize logistics for equipment and space to perform

8.      Food

a.       Find vendors, figure out how much food we need and costs, organize distribution and clean up

9.      Overall logistics for reserving and setting up the North Creek Events Center

10.  Overall logistics for setting up the Promenade

11.  Seedling and worm giveaway booth (information and demonstrations?)

a.       Research which seedlings and worms to give away, find sources and costs/donations, organize collection and distribution, set up booth, provide information and demonstrations, break down booth and clean up aftewards

12.  Pledges

Work with Seedlings/Worm group, create pledge materials saying something to the effect of “I plan to do my part to help our earth as a personal pledge and pass on to others what I have learned today.” Everyone that wants a sapling or worms will have to sign this pledge and turn it in to you. You will take these pledges and display them somewhere for everyone to see to encourage and remind them and others of Earth Day, this event and pass it all on to others. Obviously there is a lot of room for creativity here!