College Celebrates Earth Day with the Great American Clean-up and Information Fair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: March 31, 2008

CONTACT: Lisa Saunders

(845) 574-4244

SUNY Rockland Community College Celebrates Earth Day with the "Great American Clean-up" and Information Fair

Community invited

Suffern, NY - SUNY Rockland Community College students and faculty will clean up College and Viola Road and host an information fair in honor of Earth Day. Last year volunteers removed a staggering amount of garbage that included halves of cars, a refrigerator, an old hydraulic cylinder, and more than a hundred 33 gallon bags filled with trash.

Earth Day Events:

Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.

"The Great American Cleanup"

Community invited to help.

Rockland Community College, parking lot adjacent to the Technology Center, 145 College Road, Suffern, NY. Will begin with refreshments, then students, faculty, staff, and other volunteers will disperse along College and Viola Roads and the surrounding woods and streams to remove trash. Light refreshments served at the end.

For more information, contact Kevin Rapelye at 845-574-4255, Kristopher Baker at 845-574-4143 or Elyse Fuller at 845-574-4262.

Tuesday, April 22, 11a.m. – 2 p.m.

Earth Day Information Fair

Event is free and open to the public.

Rockland Community College, outside near the Library (in the event of rain, Fieldhouse), 145 College Road, Suffern, NY. Vendors with environmentally friendly products (e.g. auto dealers with hybrids) and local environmental groups will be represented. Event includes a DJ, a live raptor show, games and a raffle. Food prepared by College Hospitality Program students and available for $5.00 per plate. In order to cut down on waste, hard plastic, dishwasher safe reusable water bottles will be available for sale.

For more information, contact Kevin Rapelye at 845-574-4255, Kristopher Baker at 845-574-4143 or Elyse Fuller at 845-574-4262.

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