Every year, Earth Day is held on April 22. To celebrate the holiday, the Environmental Science club is hosting an event titled Earth Fest, which will take place on Friday, April 25.
The purpose of Earth Day is to raise awareness of the changes in the environment and the need to protect it, as well as to spur more movement toward sustainability. Earth Day also serves as a day to admire and spend time in the natural beauty of our planet.
Earth Fest has been held at GCSU every year for over a decade and will take place on front campus, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event aims to promote an understanding of the environment, to encourage students to celebrate Earth Day and to allow students to enjoy fun Earth-related activities outdoors.
Earth Fest will be made up of many different booths hosted by both local organizations in the Milledgeville community as well as on-campus organizations. Each tent will have a different activity relating to the theme of Earth Day for students to participate in.
“It is important because it spreads the word on how important the environment is, the benefits of it and teaches people about the best holiday, Earth Day,” said Sydney Eggerton, a junior environmental science major and president of the GCSU Gardening and Botany clubs.
Eggerton encourages students to come and participate in Earth Fest.
“It’s free, fun and gives you some time out in the sun.” Eggerton said.
Students interested in spending time with their friends should expect to play fun games, make some arts and crafts and have the chance to collect freebies.
Students curious about learning more about what they can do to care for the environment or interested in finding something fun to do between classes with their friends, should plan to stop by front campus to celebrate Earth Day with the Environmental Science club.
Students who are not involved in campus organizations relating to the environment can enjoy activities with their friends while learning something new about the planet, becoming more educated about our planet and gaining skills to take care of it.
Ella Mundy, a sophomore education major, had not heard of Earth Fest yet, but is now planning to stop by to participate this year.
“I have never been, but I would be down to go this year,” Mundy said.
Chloe Perkins, an executive member of the Environmental Science Club, has been involved in Earth Fest since last year, but this is her first year getting to be involved in the planning process.
“I attended Earth Fest last year as a member of the Environmental Science Club, and I had a blast,” Perkins said.
According to Perkins, Earth Fest is an important event in the GCSU community because it can give students a new perspective on the environment, and to learn to care for the earth, as well as giving GSCU students a fun way to spend time outdoors and in the sun to celebrate the earth’s natural beauty.
The Earth Fest activity that Perkins is most excited to participate in during this year’s Earth Fest is painting.
“Personally, I am very excited to paint,” Perkins said. “It is going to be a beautiful day.”
The fest will have other GCSU clubs present, like the Gardening and Botany club, who deal with a variety of plants and the reproduction of sustainable plants.