Green up, Fanshawe!
Flowers are blooming, birds are
chirping and everyone is putting
their winter gear into hibernation
and dusting off their spring
clothes... in MARCH? There is
one little problem here; this may
indicate the end of another school
term, but this premature spring
weather is yet another symptom of
global warming and the negative
impact on our environment coming
to fruition.
Environmental Awareness Week (April 2 to 6) could not come at a better time for Fanshawe College! In order to increase our awareness of the little things that we can do to help, the FSU has organized some amazing events with the chance to win some great prizes while learning how to decrease our carbon footprint!
Our College has already put in place a wonderful recycling program, evident in every cafeteria and hallway you walk down each day. To name a few: water bottle filling stations, compost bins, paper and food waste bins, as well as plastic, paper and aluminum recycling options. If you love your coffee and don't have a ceramic mug, Fanshawe has you covered, with an innovative program that composts Tim Hortons cups. Let's try our best to think green and take an extra minute to sort out your garbage/recyclables after lunch. “We really want to encourage people to take advantage of all those methods to divert some of the waste at Fanshawe,” said Jason Yeoman, the Fanshawe Student Union's VP Internal and organizer of the events.
On April 3, there will be a campus cleanup, so consider this your official VIP invitation to take part! We will provide students and volunteers with the gear they need to clean up campus, but be sure to wear long sleeves and closed-toed footwear. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. in Oasis, and the cleanup will start at 5:30 p.m. Afterwards, helpers will be provided with a free pizza dinner!
Last week you may have received a “minor misconduct” if you were one of the 80 students busted by our Recycle Referees for our Get Caught Recycling Week. Lucky you! You got some sweet swag (our new recycled pencils) and free admission into our version of Let's Make A Deal, which will be held on April 4 in Forwell Hall from 12 to 1 p.m. This is a chance to educate yourself about some of these issues and also the opportunity to win some awesome prizes. This event will give away some of the biggest prizes ever, including six cases of Rockstar energy drink, a new longboard, gift certificates and other prizes. Altogether, at least $500 worth of prizes will be given away.
Remember, this is YOUR planet. We should all do our part to be clean, be seen and, with apologies to Kermit the Frog, it IS easy being green!
For more information, check out @FlaggedFanshawe on Twitter, the Flagged Fanshawe group on Facebook (tinyurl.com/flaggedfanshawefb) and watch some hilarious digital shorts on YouTube by searching for ‘Tony the Recycle Ref.' “Tony the Recycle Ref can tell you all of the different ways that you can recycle on campus and will also show you what happens when you don't recycle properly,” explained Yeoman. Be sure to catch the “Mission Recyclable” video that will be released this week.
— With files from Erika Faust
Environmental Awareness Week (April 2 to 6) could not come at a better time for Fanshawe College! In order to increase our awareness of the little things that we can do to help, the FSU has organized some amazing events with the chance to win some great prizes while learning how to decrease our carbon footprint!
Our College has already put in place a wonderful recycling program, evident in every cafeteria and hallway you walk down each day. To name a few: water bottle filling stations, compost bins, paper and food waste bins, as well as plastic, paper and aluminum recycling options. If you love your coffee and don't have a ceramic mug, Fanshawe has you covered, with an innovative program that composts Tim Hortons cups. Let's try our best to think green and take an extra minute to sort out your garbage/recyclables after lunch. “We really want to encourage people to take advantage of all those methods to divert some of the waste at Fanshawe,” said Jason Yeoman, the Fanshawe Student Union's VP Internal and organizer of the events.
On April 3, there will be a campus cleanup, so consider this your official VIP invitation to take part! We will provide students and volunteers with the gear they need to clean up campus, but be sure to wear long sleeves and closed-toed footwear. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. in Oasis, and the cleanup will start at 5:30 p.m. Afterwards, helpers will be provided with a free pizza dinner!
Last week you may have received a “minor misconduct” if you were one of the 80 students busted by our Recycle Referees for our Get Caught Recycling Week. Lucky you! You got some sweet swag (our new recycled pencils) and free admission into our version of Let's Make A Deal, which will be held on April 4 in Forwell Hall from 12 to 1 p.m. This is a chance to educate yourself about some of these issues and also the opportunity to win some awesome prizes. This event will give away some of the biggest prizes ever, including six cases of Rockstar energy drink, a new longboard, gift certificates and other prizes. Altogether, at least $500 worth of prizes will be given away.
Remember, this is YOUR planet. We should all do our part to be clean, be seen and, with apologies to Kermit the Frog, it IS easy being green!
For more information, check out @FlaggedFanshawe on Twitter, the Flagged Fanshawe group on Facebook (tinyurl.com/flaggedfanshawefb) and watch some hilarious digital shorts on YouTube by searching for ‘Tony the Recycle Ref.' “Tony the Recycle Ref can tell you all of the different ways that you can recycle on campus and will also show you what happens when you don't recycle properly,” explained Yeoman. Be sure to catch the “Mission Recyclable” video that will be released this week.
— With files from Erika Faust
