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April 18, 2003
Celebration of Earth Day
Next Tuesday, April 22, marks the
thirty-third celebration of Earth Day, and
Colgate will be holding a celebration of
unprecedented proportions in honor of the
international holiday. The “All-Campus
Earth Day Celebration Day of Action” on
the Academic Quad will be the venue for
speakers, food, games and other festivities.
One of the most important activities
the coordinators plan to hold is the official
kick-off and public display of the Green
Strides Mission Statement, a pledge composed
from this January’s Colgate Green
Summit.
Sponsors of Colgate’s 2003 Earth Day
include Outdoor Education and the Center
for Community, Outreach and Volunteerism
(COVE), and each Volunteer Colgate group
will be involved in educational booths regarding
their organization’s activities and
issues. The information provided will be a
way to celebrate the actions taken by Colgate
groups and also provide a gateway for
students to take further action.
In keeping with the Day of Action theme,
the Green Summit will be celebrated by announcing
the ‘Green Strides’ taken by students,
faculty and staff since the January
Summit. The official mission statement from
the summit will be on display in order to
encourage the celebration of past and ongoing
strides, as well as to promote future
actions by the Colgate and Hamilton communities.
Several speakers will talk about
their initiatives in reference to the greater
Colgate and Hamilton community Green
Strides.
Outdoor Education and the COVE have
also organized several games and activities
for which they have extended an invitation
to the entire Colgate and Hamilton
Community. A free barbeque will also be
sponsored by Outdoor Education and the
COVE. All events are outdoors on the
Academic Quad in order to attract participation
from as many students, faculty, staff
and community members as possible. The
events begin at 11:30 a.m., with speakers
starting at noon. “This is a big event and
it’s unprecedented,” Co-Director of Outdoor
Education Molly Baker said.
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