By ASIA EWART
Staff Writer
With the weather slowly climbing higher into the 60s and even 70s each day, it’s finally beginning to feel like the spring students have been craving. What better way to enjoy time outdoors than by giving back to the community and making the environment just a bit lovelier in the process?
The end of April is nearing, which means that Earth Week is finally upon us. From April 19 to April 26, Saint Rose students are invited to participate in the Earth Week of Service, a bevy of volunteer opportunities around Albany, presented by the Environmental Club and the Community Service Office.
Each year during Earth Week, the Environmental Club and the Community Service Office come together to reach out to the rest of the student body and let them know what they can do to assist in taking care of the environment, as well as how that carries over to the rest of the outside community.
Aside from volunteering at places like St. Anne’s Institute and Habitat for Humanity, students are invited to the showings of the documentaries “Switch” and “Tapped,” about electricity and the effect of the water bottle industry on the environment, respectively; the first 50 student to attend and stay until the end of the latter will even receive a free Camelbak water bottle.
On Wednesday, April 24, students are also invited to attend the Green Vendors Fair on the quad, from 2 to 5 p.m. Locally owned, environmentally friendly businesses will be present will information, food, and items to sell; clubs will also be set up with games, prizes, raffles, and free stuff to give away.
In addition to St. Anne’s and Habitat, students also have the choice of volunteering at the Plumeri Sports Complex for the Sport’s Festival, St. Vincent’s Food Pantry, and the Community Loan Fund for a cleanup session.
On Tuesday, April 23, students also have the option of taking part in the presentation of the sustainable energy petition proposed the Sierra Club at the Capital Building.
Students can check the Earth Week Community Service Facebook event page for a list of all volunteer opportunities, where and when each are, and how to sign up for them.
Let’s make this one of the most successful and informative Earth Weeks Saint Rose has ever had!
