The challenge organizers have selected a variety of educational events for participants to choose from; you are not expected to attend every event (but it would be awesome if you did!).)
Give yourself two points for each educational event you attend.
| Earth Week (April 7-13) |
| Mon., April 7 |
7 p.m. |
International Sustainability Panel
Composed of Whitworth faculty and staff discussing sustainability on a global scale. Panelists will talk of their experiences overseas and the relevancy that environmental stewardship has for us today
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Robinson Teaching Theater, Weyerhaeuser Hall |
| Tues., April 8 |
7 - 8:30 p.m. |
Redefining Environment
Author John Francis will present. Francis gave up using motorized vehicles for 22 years and sees the current environmental crisis as a reflection of worldwide social and economic inequity |
IEL Colville Education Center, 985 S. Elm St. (contact Jim Mohr for more information, 509.276.6081) |
| Wed., April 9 |
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Redefining Environment
Author John Francis will present. Francis gave up using motorized vehicles for 22 years and sees the current environmental crisis as a reflection of worldwide social and economic inequity |
IEL Hillyard Center, 4410 E. Market (Contact Jim Mohr, 509.276.6081, for additional information.) |
| Wed., April 9 |
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Tour of Spokane's Waste to Energy Plant |
Hixson Union Building (transportation provided, RSVP requested) |
| Wed., April 9 |
12:30 p.m. |
Tour of Spokane's Waste to Energy Plant |
Hixson Union Building (transportation provided, RSVP requested) |
| Thurs., April 10 |
8 - 10 p.m. |
Recycled Art PrimeTime
Come participate in a PrimeTime that includes using campus recyclables to construct art projects of different kinds. Projects will be judged by Good Deeds for Trees and winning projects will be displayed in the HUB.
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All Residence Halls |
| Sat., April 12 |
12:30 p.m. |
Ride Your Bike to Indian Painted Rocks Spandex Optional will lead a 11-mile round-trip ride through some of Spokane's finest scenery. |
Hixson Union Building (e-mail Sam Weber for details) |
| Wind Week (April 14-20) |
| Mon., April 14 |
11-2 p.m. |
Bike Tune-Up Day
Sponsored by Spandex Optional, Cup of Cool Water, and North Division Bicycle Shop
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Hixson Union Building |
| Tues., April 15 |
8-10 p.m. |
Kite-Making with Communities in Crisis
Make kites to celebrate the coming of spring and the beauty of the Spokane landscape |
Duvall Hall |
| Weds., April 16 |
7:30 p.m. |
Presidential Speakers Series
Author and salmon and river advocate David James Duncan will discuss restoring wild salmon while preserving farmers' livelihoods |
Lair Auditorium (Bldg. 6), Spokane Community College (E-mail Sam Mace or call 509.747.2030 for more info.) |
| Fri., April 18 |
3 p.m. |
Ultimate Frisbee Game |
Hixson Union Building (e-mail Preston Hoffman for details) |
| Fri., April 18 |
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
Presbyterian Retreat: Keeping the Garden, Restoring Creation
Presentations include Slow Food Spokane, Eating Locally in the Inland Northwest, and Caring for Creation in Your Congregation. Cost: $65 |
St. Joseph's Family Center (Request information from 509.216.1072 or sblumhagen@gmail.com.) |
| Sat., April 19 |
11-3 p.m. |
Spokane Earth Day Celebration 2008
Enjoy music and festivities in celebration of Spokane's effort to live in harmony with Earth |
Riverfront Park (Request information from 509.209.2405 or ljackson@landscouncil.org.) |
| Sat., April 19 |
12:30 p.m. |
Ride Your Bike to the Bowl & Pitcher
Spandex Optional will lead a 25-mile round-trip ride through more of Spokane's finest scenery
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Start at the Hixson Union Building (E-mail Sam Weber for details.)
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| Heart Week (April 21-25) |
| Tues., April 22 |
All Day |
Earth Day |
All over the world |
| Tues., April 22 |
9:30 - 10:20 a.m. |
Sustainability & Responsibility in Business
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The Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities, Spokane Community College (Request information from Amy McCaffree or call 509.533.8826.) |
| Tues., April 22 |
11:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Open Air Market
Students will participate in a bartering market where individuals donate $2 to Good Deeds for Trees in exchange for blanket space to barter their clothes, dorm items, etc., with other students. No money can be used for bartering! |
Lied Square, Hixson Union Building |
| Tues., April 22 |
4 p.m. |
Tree Walk
4-Directions Native Club and campus arborist Will Mellot will give a tour of The Back 40 and the rest of campus as Will discusses Whitworth's greenery and trees
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Start at the Hixson Union Building (E-mail Jennifer Johnston for more information.) |
| Tues., April 22 |
TBD |
Earth Dinner for Earth Day
Sponsored by Slow Food Spokane |
Wild Sage Restaurant (E-mail sf.spokaneriver@gmail.com for more info.) |
| Weds., April 23 |
7:15 p.m. |
Prayer Night with Global Servants for Christ
Join Global Servants for Christ as they lift up those in the world who have had their homes and land taken away from them because of environmental degradation.
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Seeley G. Mudd Chapel |
| Thurs., April 24 |
7 p.m. |
Crochet Night: Warming Up America
Come learn how to crochet or knit and contribute to a square of a blanket that will be sent to a family in need.
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Conference Room A, Hixson Union Building |
