Sustainability Announcements
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Weekly Sustainability Announcements |
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March 28, 2016 |
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Student Research on Online Permaculture Resources Published in ‘Inquiry’ Journal U of A Director of Social Innovation to Serve on UNESCO Steering Committee U of A Honors Civil Engineering Student Named Gates Cambridge Scholar The Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Pantry Offers New Services Chartwells and Razorback Food Recovery to Host Project Clean Plate USDA Awards Grant to Horticulture Department for Promoting Local Foods Enactus to Host Food Drive and Volleyball Tournament for Local Nonprofit |
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Rain Garden Workshop |
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Find out more about the benefits of rain gardens and how to receive financial and technical assistance for rain gardens built in the Beaver Lake watershed at our Rain Garden Workshop. Attendance of this workshop is recommended for the Beaver Watershed Alliance Rain Garden Mini-Grant. This FREE event will take place from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Hobbs State Park Visitor Center, and includes lunch and an opportunity to tour area rain gardens. If you are interested in attending this event, RSVP by calling Bryant at (479) 769-4266 or by emailing bryant@beaverwatershedalliance.org. |
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9:00 Am – 2:00 Pm Saturday, April 2nd Hobbs State Park / Conservation Management Area, 20201 AR-12, Rogers, AR 72756 |
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Food Waste & Hunger Summit Registration Now Open |
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Each spring, The Campus Kitchens Project hosts a Food Waste & Hunger Summit that brings together leading national nonprofit organizations and engaged students who are working to fight food waste and hunger, for a packed weekend of learning about advocacy, service and leadership. The Summit provides a forum to learn from experts in the fields of social justice, social enterprise, public health, non-profit management and related fields in addition to the opportunity to share best practices. Registration is now open for the 2016 Food Waste & Hunger Summit, which will be held on April 16-17 in Fayetteville, AR at the University of Arkansas. You can find out more about the 2016 Food Waste & Hunger Summit here. |
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Saturday–Sunday, April 16–17 Arkansas Union |
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Volunteer Opportunities |
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Project Clean Plate |
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Razorback Food Recovery Program and Chartwells Dining have partnered to host Project Clean Plate in the dining halls on campus from April 4th–April 15th. The purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness of food waste on campus while instilling mindful eating habits in the campus community. We are looking for volunteers to attend a one hour training session on Wednesday, March 30th at 5:00 or Thursday, March 31st at noon. Volunteers must attend training and sign up for at least one shift for Project Clean Plate. A meal will be provided at the training and at each volunteer shift. Make a commitment to reducing waste by taking the Project Clean Plate Challenge. Sign the pledge here. |
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Spring Day of Service |
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The Volunteer Action Center is set to host the 2016 Spring Day of Service on Saturday, April 2! This is a day for the Razorback family to get outside and serve their community! Throughout the day, there will be more than 20 service projects with various agencies taking place all over Northwest Arkansas. Service projects include, painting at Mount Sequoyah, preparing a school garden at Bayaari Elementary, working the concession stand at an Alzheimer’s Association flag football fundraiser, and distributing surveys for a College Avenue Redevelopment project. RSOs, other groups, students, faculty, staff, and families are encouraged to register to volunteer for projects. Volunteers will be given a T-shirt and breakfast on the day of the event. The VAC is hoping to have 600 volunteers for 24 projects. |
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Internship Opportunities |
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Springdale GIS Internship |
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The City of Springdale will be offering a part-time (approx. 25hr/week) GIS Mapping internship beginning in April-Map 2016 timeframe. We are seeking a student working toward a BS (Junior or Senior preefeerred) or MS degree in Geosciences, Civil engineering or related field. |
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Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities |
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Tri Cycle Farms Garden Workday |
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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! |
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3:00 – 6:00 Pm Every Tuesday 1705 N Garland Ave |
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Tri Cycle Farms’ Food Recovery/ Compost Crew |
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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! |
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3:30 Pm Every Thursday 1705 N Garland Ave |
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore Assistant |
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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. |
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Multiple Shifts Available 1421 E. 15th St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
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Feed the Hungry and Homeless — House of Hope Rescue Mission |
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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:
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9:00 Am – 1:00 Pm Every Wednesday 505 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, AR 72764 |
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