Every year, the world comes together to celebrate something important to everyone: the world itself! Earth Day, which is on April 22 of each year, is a day that celebrates the Earth and advocates for awareness of climate change and other environmental causes. Here at Stevens, there are many ways to be more involved in protecting the Earth. One upcoming way for students to help the environment is through an event run by the Sustainability, Activism, Volunteering, & Engineering Club (SAVE).
The event is scheduled to take place on Palmer Lawn from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19. It will be filled with many fun activities including food, lawn games, music and record painting, slime-making, tote-bag painting, and houseplant potting. Additionally, there will be raffles available for students to make small donations to have a chance at many prizes. All proceeds will go to the Nature Conservancy Earth Day Match Fund, an international non-profit, environmental protection organization that helps advocate for the Earth with over 100 projects across more than 70 countries and territories all around the world.
Although this event is primarily run by SAVE, this will be a joint effort with participation from many different clubs like Stevens Environmental Engineering Professional Society, the Stevens chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and WCPR — Castle Point Radio.
Although it is not hard to tell, this event will focus on Earth Day. The proceeds and awareness raised by this event come at a crucial time in the fight against climate change. In the United Nations’ State of the Climate, Secretary-General António Guterres says the world is in a climate crisis, “a code red for humanity.”
SAVE encourages all members of the Stevens community, and beyond, to get involved in Earth Day in any way they can. As SAVE Co-President Emily (Em) McCormick says this event will help “promote sustainability and raise environmental awareness.” For more information, Em suggests those interested follow SAVE on Instagram at @stevenssaveclub and attend their GBMs.
