The Earth Day Event on Thursday, April 23rd, hosted by the Office of Sustainability within Facilities Management, was a huge success! Please fill out the survey to help us with our planning next year (https://unthsc.qualtrics.com/jfe1/form/SV_brzPxYxh6BFZb4F). One lucky winner will receive a $25 Amazon.com gift card. Here are the results, winners, and the committee that made it happen:
735: Attendees
325: People who turned in passports indicating they attended at least 6 booths
79: Donations to the Electronics Recycling
359: Votes at the Upcycle Contest
182: Surveys collected at the Veggie Van
29: Visits/Drives/Passengers at the Nissan Leaf Test Drives
15: Compost Class participants
12: Tai Chi participants
31: Vendors
50: Volunteers
6: New organ/tissue donor sign-ups
Upcycle Contest Winners: First Place (Kindle Fire) ? Jan Jowitt with the Outdoor Patio Set made from repurposed wood pallets; Second Place ($50 Amazon.com gift card) ? Elizabeth Harshman with the Crochet Horses made from plastic bags.
Electronics Recycling Winner of a Kindle Fire: John Cook
Drive a Nissan Leaf for a Day Winner: Kim Linnear
Other prize drawing winners were notified and given their prizes.
A HUGE thank you to the Earth Day Planning Committee especially Kim Williams and Patricia Dossey who co-chaired the event. The other committee members were: Cortney Wenzel, Betsy Friauf, Myriam Martinez-Banuelos, Sallie Spotanski, Vanneise Collins, Kay Williams, and Diane Chew.
Questions/comments? Email sustainability@unthsc.edu