Environmental Club sponsors Earth Day activities

Posted on Apr 15, 2005

In celebration of Earth Day, the Environmental Club coordinated activities each day during the week of April 11. Earth Day observance began on Monday with the distribution of green lollipops to remind students to save the earth. Later that day, club members offered “dirt” pies to students. “The dirt pies remind students to love the earth,” said Sian Mara, ’05, president of the club. “We stuffed them with lots of gummy worms,” added Sarah Pelley, ’05, Vice President. A trash-free-lunch marathon took place Tuesday through Thursday. Each day that a student had a trash-free lunch (cloth napkin instead of paper, real flatware instead of plastic, permanent water bottles and reusable containers), she could register for a raffle prize. Raffle prizes included water bottles, tee shirts, and a $100 grand prize! “We’re really against zip-loc bags,” said Donna DiMassa, club moderator. “The chemicals that keep the bags soft are potentially harmful to individuals as well as the environment.” The week culminated with a casual dress day for juniors and seniors. Juniors were assigned yellow, representing the sun, as their dress down color and seniors dressed in blue for the sea and sky. On Tuesday, April 26, freshmen and sophomores will celebrate Earth Day with casual dress. Freshmen will wear brown for the earth and sophomores will be in green for grass, trees, and plants.

All proceeds resulting from Earth Day observance activities will go to an environmental charity that protects animals. “Last year we adopted a dolphin and the club named him Romeo because there was already a dolphin named Juliet,” said Liz Damm, ’05, club treasurer. 

“The whole idea behind Earth Day celebrations is to get everyone to do a small thing…such as reducing trash... that will make a huge difference,” said Maura McCarthy, ’05, secretary.