On Wednesday afternoon, the volunteer-based Shippensburg University Environmental Club hosted its annual Earth Day celebration. The festivities included games, informational tables and entertainment.
This year’s Earth Day celebration was located in the quad, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With tables lining the walkways through campus and music filling the air, everyone was encouraged to take part in the day. The tables ranged from informative to more hands-on, such as Delta Zeta’s table, where students were able to plant small plants.
“It’s a fun way to celebrate Earth day,” student Morgan Davis said.
“Earth Day is important because everyone needs to know the Earth matters,” Olivia Shank said.
Shank was a participant in the Delta Zeta table during Earth Day.
One table in particular highlighted the wastefulness that is occurring on SU’s campus. The table was decorated with various plastic items that can be found around campus, such as containers and cups that are going un-recycled.
On SU’s campus alone there are 1,233 plastic bottles and about 1,283 pieces of paper being thrown away.
In addition to the tables, there were also games in which students could win prizes, along with local eco-friendly vendors. The Earth Day celebration also included free bike repairs, up-cycled art, face painting and a bicycle-powered smoothie maker.
“We have a lot of club participation as well as people coming and having fun,” said Tara Kennedy, president of SEAS. “It’s great seeing how much each group cares for the environment and how easy it is to make small changes that will benefit the Earth.”
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