Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia students will celebrate
Earth Day April 22 with games, music, food and educational activities focusing
on environmental issues.
The “Captain Planet
Carnival” will be held on the Tate Student Center Plaza and lawn and on Myers
quadrangle behind Myers Hall on South Campus.
The Tate Plaza activities will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and events at
Myers will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Both locations will have live musical entertainment, free
food, interactive games and giveaways. More than a dozen environmental
organizations will have booths and tables with information and opportunities to
get involved in environmental programs.
Speakers at the Tate Center will include Athens-Clarke
County Mayor Heidi Davison, who will discuss joint UGA-ACC sustainability
efforts, and Sandra Neuse from the facilities office of the University System
of Georgia, who will talk about sustainability programs at colleges and
universities in the system.
All events are free and open to the public.
Earth Day sponsors include the Go Green Alliance, Students
for Environmental Awareness, the Environmental Health Science Club, the Ecology
Club and the environmental sustainability program in UGA’s Physical Plant
Division.
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