Weekly Sustainability Announcements

November 9, 2015

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From the Newswire

• Sustainability Council Meeting
• Visiting Scholar Cassie Thiel to Give Smeinar, Titled “Sustainability Engineering: From Green Buildings to Green Surgeries”
• “The Clean Bin Project” Film Screening & Discussion of Fayetteville’s Recycling and Waste Reduction Plans
• Roll with Recycling: Fall Trail Cleanup
• Fayetteville Trail Cleanup
• Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Compound Demolition
• 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

Sustainability Engineering Seminar Planned for Thursday

Biology Graduate Student Association to Host Restoration Ecologist Nov. 12

Events

UA Sustainability Council Meeting

Students, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders are invited to attend the quarterly meeting of the University of Arkansas Sustainability Council.

3:30 – 5:00 Pm

Tuesday, November 10

Ozark Hall 108

Visiting Scholar Cassie Thiel to Give Smeinar, Titled “Sustainability Engineering: From Green Buildings to Green Surgeries”

Cassie Thiel, a postdoctoral researcher at the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh, will present “Sustainability Engineering: From Green Buildings to Green Surgeries” in a seminar at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Bell Engineering room 2286.

In her presentation, Thiel will discuss how to streamline current consumption while simultaneously ensuring achievement of future requirements. She will highlight two green building projects which analyze the use phase of a structure. The first is a dynamic life cycle assessment of a Living Building, and the second is a comparative longitudinal assessment of the effectiveness of green design in a hospital.

1:30 Pm

Thursday, November 12

Bell Engineering 2286

“The Clean Bin Project” Film Screening & Discussion of Fayetteville’s Recycling and Waste Reduction Plans

Join us for this award winning documentary that takes a light-hearted but meaningful look at consumerism, where two individuals compete to reduce their consumption and waste impact. The film will be followed by a City staff led discussion of the City of Fayetteville’s future plans for recycling and waste reduction.

2:00 Pm

Sunday, November 15th

Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville, AR, 72701

Volunteer Opportunities

Roll with Recycling: Fall Trail Cleanup

Join us for this fun fall event! We will spread out over Fayetteville’s trail system and clean up litter to make the trails healthy and beautiful! Volunteers will meet at the Marion Orton Recycling Center at 10:00 am to receive supplies and be assigned trail sections. The event will wrap up with food and drinks. Biking or walking to the cleanup is encouraged!

10:00 Am – 2:00 Pm

Saturday, November 14th

Marion Orton Recycling Center, 735 W. North Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Fayetteville Trail Cleanup

We need your help! Join us as we pick up litter in Walker Park along the Town Branch Creek! We will meet at the Walker Park Trailhead, 10 W. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701. Gloves, tools, water and door prizes will be provided for volunteers. For more information and to volunteer call (479)750-8007 or email jenny@beaverwatershedalliance.org. We hope to see you there!

10:00 Am – 2:00 Pm

Saturday, November 14th

10 W. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Compound Demolition

Turpentine Creek Club needs volunteers to help Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge demolish their remaining concrete compound. The refuge has reached it’s ultimate goal of putting every single animal on a grassy habitat and now it is time to say goodbye to the concrete compound!

Saturday, November 14th to Sunday, November 15th

Location: 239 Turpentine Creek Ln, Eureka, AR 72632

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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