Sustainability, Activism, Volunteering, and Engineering (SAVE) hosted their annual Earth Day celebration, partnering with numerous organizations on Wednesday, April 18, in Bissinger to raise awareness about the Earth and environment.
At their Earth Day event and surrounding week termed “Earth Week,” SAVE strived to raise awareness about the environment. “Our goal for Earth Week is to raise awareness about human impact on the environment, celebrate the earth, and learn how to leave the earth in the best possible condition for future generations,” explained Johanna Pluymers, President of SAVE.
SAVE traditionally hosts an Earth Day event every year, but the activities typically vary each year. “We have always done a documentary screening during Earth Week, but this year was the first year we did terrarium making. Instead of terrarium making last year, we did a solar car building event,” said Morgan Gruskin, an E-Board member of SAVE. For Earth Day, SAVE typically partners with other organizations who bring their own booths to the celebration. This year, AAEES taught attendees how to plant seeds, Engineers Without Borders taught about water filtration in third world countries, and Amnesty International presented about palm oil production. Additionally, outside organizations were invited to participate: Green Mojo Consulting brought rain barrels, a composter, and vertical gardens, Climate Mobilization Hoboken Chapter discussed preventing climate change, and the Citizen’s Climate Lobby sponsored letter writing to Congress asking them to combat climate change.
Aside from organizations, two bands comprised primarily of Stevens students, In The Works and Frontrunner, performed. SAVE also raffled off two EcoSpheres and planned giveaways of sustainable items such as reusable straws. “I felt the event went very well overall. We had a lot of students there and a lot of different organizations,” said Gruskin. “We were able to accomplish what we wanted to achieve, which was celebrate the earth and to spread awareness on how we can better the plant (within our everyday lives and on a broader impact).”
SAVE is the Stevens Chapter of the national organization Engineers for a Sustainable World: an organization in which its members work on design projects focused on sustainability and environmental issues. SAVE holds project meetings every Tuesday at 9 p.m., and their last GBM of the semester will be Tuesday, April 24, at 9 p.m.
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