Weekly Sustainability Announcements

October 26, 2015

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• Plant Pathology Graduate Students present seminar by USDA scientist Dr. Anthony Glenn
• Hogs for Hope Blood Drive
• Homecoming Food Drive
• Football Game Day Recycling Volunteer
• Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday
• Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant
• Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

Plant Pathology Graduate Students Host Seminar by USDA Scientist Anthony Glenn

Events

Plant Pathology Graduate Students present seminar by USDA scientist Dr. Anthony Glenn

The Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association is pleased to invite students to have lunch with Dr. Anthony Glenn on Tuesday, October 27 at 12:00 pm in room 201 of the Rosen Alternative Pest Control Center. Following lunch, students and non-students are invited to hear Dr. Glenn speak about his work on the complex interactions between fungi, plants, and the environment at 3:30 pm in room 009 of the Plant Sciences Building. Students are encouraged to RSVP with the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association. To RSVP, please contact John Ridenour, jridenou@uark.edu.

3:30 Pm

Tuesday, October 27th

Plant Sciences Building, Room 009

Volunteer Opportunities

Hogs for Hope Blood Drive

This Red Cross has a long history with the University of Arkansas. The U of A blood drive has donated tens of thousands of blood donations and has been an important part of fall festivities for 20 years! Our goal is to have 600 donors– that’s enough blood to help up to 1800 patients! This drive directly supports the hospitals in Little Rock, including Arkansas Children’s Hospital! In order to make this happen, we need a lot of volunteers! Come show that you’re #forthekids!

If you volunteer for 2 hours or more, you get a free Red Cross t-shirt!

Multiple Shifts

Monday, October 26th, 2015 to Wednesday, October 28th

HPER — 155 Stadium Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Homecoming Food Drive

It is time for the homecoming food drive and we need your help getting everything to the pantry, weighed, and sorted!

Multiple Shifts

Tuesday, October 27th

Meet at the pantry and we will guide you to the dropoff sites, Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, WAHR C204, Bud Walton Hall Stadium Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Football Game Day Recycling Volunteer

For all home football game days we will meet at the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District tent outside of Bud Walton arena (see attached map). Plan to work on recycling efforts (collection and sorting) throughout your entire shift. Boston Mountain Solid Waste District will provide food which will be followed by fun and free t-shirts.

Your time and effort helps the entire razorback community. We really appreciate your commitment to recycling with the razorbacks. The past two years, we placed 1st in the SEC and 8th in the nation in the EPA game day challenge. With your help, we hope to be the first SEC team to achieve zero waste on game days! Wooo Pig Sooie!

3:00 – 10:00 PM

Saturday, October 31st

Look for a big tent by a trailer with the Boston Mountain Solid Waste logo on it, Intersection of Leroy pond Dr. and Razorback Rd., (PAV1) Holding Pen Pavilion 450 S. Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday

Join us at Tri Cycle Farms every Tuesday from 3-6pm for a volunteer workday in the garden! As fall arrives we will be working in the fall garden, winterizing the summer garden and doing various other farm and garden related chores and activities. See you at the farm!

3:00 – 6:00 Pm

Every Tuesday

1705 N Garland Ave

Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew

Every Thursday, we gather at Tri Cycle to sort through boxes of expired produce from Ozark Natural Foods, a local health food coop. We sort and weigh the food, feed some to our sweet chickens, and then add the rest to the compost. There is also usually plenty of still-good-looking, organic produce to share amongst ourselves! If you like veggies, chickens, or compost, come join us for a chill, fun volunteer opportunity while helping to prevent food waste in our community. Just meet outside the community house at the farm (1705 N Garland Ave) at 3:30pm on Thursdays!

3:30 Pm

Every Thursday

1705 N Garland Ave

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant

Customer service is the primary focus for our ReStore Volunteers. Our ReStore staff will assign jobs as needed. Below are examples of the types of jobs you will be asked to do. Greet and assist customers as needed. Assist in cleaning, pricing, and organizing merchandise. Arrange items on display shelves and sales floor. Hang pictures and create decorative displays when needed. Rearrange furniture and other merchandise in all departments to ensure displays remain visually stimulating. Arrange special promotion displays as needed. Help keep aisles clean and safe. Assist with donation pickups if necessary. Light cleaning. Please dress appropriately for the weather. This is a warehouse environment with limited climate control. All volunteers must wear closed toed shoes. The Habitat ReStore is family friendly so please no short, shorts or inappropriate t-shirts.

Multiple Shifts Available

1421 E. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission

The House of Hope Rescue Mission is a “Day Center” for the homeless and needy. Our goal is to provide a place where people can come for shelter from the cold or heat, receive snacks, water and a hot meal while at our facility, get help with life skills and job searches. We provide showers, a place for clients to do their laundry free of charge, and a place they can receive mail. Clients can receive clothing and food from our pantry monthly.

There are multiple ways to volunteer at the House of Hope:

• Be a Greeter
• Work in the Food Pantry: Stock shelves, prepare food bags
• Help clients with laundry
• Prepare meals to serve
• Serve meals to clients
• Clean up after lunch
• Assist clients in finding needed clothing for day to day wear or job interviews
• Assist clients on computers (as available) to search for jobs
• Come to socialize with clients and be a friendly face
• Offer to assist with Bible studies
• Be available in the children’s room to play and read

Multiple Shifts Available

Every Wednesday and Friday

505 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, AR 72764

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