[Geolalumni] FW: Sustainability Expo "Survival Skills for a Small Planet"

[Theresa Tripp]

From: Victoria Monreal
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 12:37 PM
To: grp.bfa.sustain
Subject: Sustainability Expo "Survival Skills for a Small Planet"

Hello,

Please forward this information to your campus contacts.  The event is open to students, faculty, staff and community members.

You are invited to the "Survival Skills for a Small Planet" Sustainability Expo on Thursday, Nov. 13 in the VU MPR from 10 am - 2 pm.  Sustainable options for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation will be showcased.

The Expo includes:

*       Free local food samples, 10 am - 12 pm.  Demonstrations and displays will include cooking sustainably on a budget, canning and preserving, and farming.

*       Clothing Swap.  Does your wardrobe need an update?  Give us your clean, wearable clothing at the VU lobby from 10 am - 3 pm on Nov. 6, 10, and 12.  For every item of clothing received, you will get one ticket to shop in the MPR on Nov. 13, 10 am - 2 pm.

*       A model residence, 10 am - 2 pm.  See how easy sustainable living can be.

*       Carbon-lite bikes to test-drive, 10 am - 2 pm.  Try riding bikes on our MPR course.

*       Open networking with on- and off- campus sustainable resources, 10 am - 2 pm.  Want to make your clothes more reflective for biking?  Interested in food and water rights?  Tables from Ragfinery, Growing Veterans, and more will be there.

*       Prize Drawing, win a box of local vegetables from Growing Washington.

For more information, or if you would like to volunteer, please email sustain at wwu.edu.

For disability accommodations please contact: The Office of Sustainability at 360-650-4501
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Victoria Monreal
Office Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
Western Washington University
(360) 650 - 4575
Victoria.Monreal at wwu.edu<mailto:Victoria.Monreal at wwu.edu>
www.wwu.edu/sustain<http://www.wwu.edu/sustain>

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