Calling all creative and hungry students! Earth Week at UNC wraps up today with some great activities - including a one-of-a-kind art exhibit! Click here to download and print the UNC Earth Week 2011 flier. Today's featured activities include:
SOGreen Sustainable Art Exhibit and Awareness Event
The event is a reception at which SOGreen will unveil a sustainable art exhibit. The exhibit will feature local artists (including a UNC MPA Alum) who utilizes sustainable and/or recycled products to create their pieces. Artists will be on hand to speak to the guests about their work. The reception will be catered (free to guests) by a local, sustainable caterer, and will be a Carolina Certified "Green" Event. The event will be held at the Knapp-Sanders Building.
Sponsor/Host: SOGreen and the UNC Sustainability Office
Times: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Knapp-Sanders Building (School of Government)
Fee: Free of charge. No need to RSVP. Sustainable art will be on display and for sale.
Event Contact and email: Kevin McLaughlin, mclaugkw@email.unc.edu
Event website: see attached flier
ABAN Earth Week Pit Presentations
A week-long celebration of the ways ABAN is impacting our world. Each day is represented by a different step in the process of our program coinciding with fun events and games. Come out to the pit this week to have some fun, learn more about ABAN, and check out our unique and environmentally conscious products.
Sponsor/Host: A Ban Against Neglect (ABAN)
Times: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: The Pit
Fee: N/A
Event Contact and email: Diana Lee, diana@aban.org, and Jenny Demarest, jenny@aban.org
Event website: http://www.aban.org/
Libba Cotten Bikeway Litter Clean-up
This service activity is part of the Town of Carrboro "Adopt a Trail" program.
Sponsor/Host: NC Institute for Public Health
Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Carrboro (starting at 400 Roberson St.)
Fee: N/A
Event Contact and email: Bev Holt, bev_holt@unc.edu
To find more UNC Earth Week events, visit http://carolinagreen.unc.edu/!
