SOAR Tabling with Green Campus at the Japanese Garden

Hello Everyone,

I hope you're all enjoying your summer, there is an opportunity to table for our organization and provide information for new students coming into the Fall semester. There will be club officers present at the table but any help you all can provide would be awesome. Please contact this email if you are available so we can assign you to a specific time. Here is the information below:

As students know SOAR is the mandatory orientation each new 49er must attend. There is an optional two-day SOAR, and Green Campus along with collaboration from the Japanese Garden and SOAR staff have created an evening event for those who choose the overnight orientation. The theme of the event is sustainability, and we want to feature on campus organizations that have shown interest in "going green" to table. Along with tabling there will be a live band, games, raffles, and a short movie in the setting of the beautiful Japanese Garden.

This is an amazing outreach opportunity since every student who attends the overnight SOAR will also have to attend the evening event. Every night 200 new students will be in attendance. There are three dates as follows:

June 30th (8pm-10pm)

July 11th (8pm-10pm)

July 21st (8pm-10pm)

Thank you for the help!

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Free Yoga Session Tuesday and Internship Deadline Extension!

Hello Wonderful Club Members!

Before we get all caught up in final exams, we would like to say thank you for a wonderful semester of support from you all with a free yoga session!  This Tuesday (May 10th) from 12:30-1:30 in USU 305, yoga instructor, Gineeve, from the CSULB Rec Center, will be instructing a special session just for de-stressing us college students!  Just bring a yoga mat (if you want), yourself, and some of your other stressed out friends, and prepare for a nice, relaxing, workout!   

On another note, OurEarth.org is still looking for summer interns, so if you are interested in getting some environmental work experience this summer, please read below :)

Nicole Bullum

President

Environmental Club

CSULB

Original Message from:

John Ullman

OurEarth.org | Durham, North Carolina
Duke University | Durham, North Carolina
work 410.878.6485 | email: jgu@duke.edu
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Don't wait, there are less than two weeks left to apply for a summer internship at OurEarth.org. OurEarth.org's Environmental Leadership Program offers students a rare opportunity to develop as leaders and learn many of the skills that are necessary for creating significant and long-term environmental impacts. In addition to leadership training, interns are on teams with students from other colleges and work on some of OurEarth.org's innovative environmental projects. Lastly, for added flexibility, all work is done remotely so interns have the option to work from their home, campus, or anywhere else, yet they will still have very frequent contact throughout the day with the OurEarth.org team and other interns via webinars, video and audio conference calls, and other electronic mediums.

OurEarth.org is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization and grassroots initiative that aims to aid and develop environmental leaders, in part, by transforming the way environmental programs, activities, and information are found on the internet. A more detailed program description, the internship application, and further information about the OurEarth.org organization are available here: http://www.ourearth.org/students/. This is an unpaid internship program that is open to both undergraduate and graduate students and course credit is possible. Application deadline is May 14. If you have any questions, please contact John Ullman at (410) 878-6485 or jgu@duke.edu, to get additional information.

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Meeting/Potluck this Tuesday!

Hello Everyone!

Our next meeting will be this Tuesday May 3rd 12:30-1:30pm in USU-305. We will be having a potluck style meeting.  Join us by bringing your favorite snack, appetizer, dish, drinks, etc to share (If possible). The more food, the better!
The club will be providing chips and salsa/dip
Hope ya'll can make it!

Toodles,
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach
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Meeting Tomorrow!

Hello Everyone!

Our next meeting will be tomorrow Tuesday April 26th 12:30-1:30pm in USU-305.  My apologies for the late notice... hopefully you all can make it! :)
As always, free food and light refreshments will be provided.

Special thanks to all of you who helped out during Earth Week. It was greatly appreciated. You guys are awesome.

Cheers!
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach
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Earth Week Festivities!

Hello Everyone!

The time has finally come!! 

Starting tomorrow Tuesday April 19th Earth Week will be in full swing!

Check out our events and come show your support.  Remember, there will be no meeting this Tuesday... giving you the perfect opportunity to swing by our Environmental Awareness Fair on the Speakers Platform and/or attend the Green Internships meeting in BH-250! :)

Dont forget, if you signed up to help out be sure to show up, please.  Thank you in advance. =)

Also, thank you to all those that helped out at the Garage Sale this Saturday. 

If we haven't drilled it in your brain enough, below are the Earth Week vents. See attached flier for more information.

Tuesday (4/19):       Environmental Awareness Fair: 11am at the Speakers Platform
                                 Green Internships: 12:30pm at BH-250

Wednesday (4/20):  Environmental Awareness Fair: 11am, Speakers Platform
                                 Green Careers in Math and Science: 1pm at BH-250
                                 "No Impact Man" Movie Screening: 7-9pm at the International House

Thursday (4/21):     Green Environment Job Speakers Panel 12:30pm at USU-205
                                 Go Green 101 Workshop 2:30pm at USU-205

Friday (4/22):  HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

Saturday (4/23):     Habitat Restoration at the Colorado Lagoon 10am-1pm

Get out there, have fun, be informed, spread the word and bring a friend!

See ya around

Cheers!

Alys Arenas 

Secretary

CSULB Environmental Club

California State University, Long Beach

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Garage Sale and Earth Week next week!

Greetings Earthlings!
 
It is almost time to celebrate Earth Week!  To start off, this Saturday (4/16) we will be having a Garage Sale fundraiser for the club and for our club member that decided to travel to Washington D.C. for the California Student Sustainability Coalition's (CSSC) event, PowerShift 2011!  Any donations would be greatly appreciated.  We really want to promote the three R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) - so please keep in mind: one person's trash can be another person's treasure.  If you would also just like to sell something, and give some of the profits to the club or our club member, that would be fantastic, as well!  If you are interested in donating/selling/buying at the garage sale, please reply to this email with your phone number and we will get in contact with you ASAP. 
 
Also, we are creating a volunteer list for Earth Week, so if you are interested in helping out during any of the Earth Week events next week, please reply with available times.  Don't forget to make announcements in your classes and forward emails to your friends and classmates with the Earth Week flier, so we can hopefully spread environmental awareness throughout the entire campus! Another reminder: no meeting next week, since we will be at the Earth Day Fair @ the speakers platform (come say hi and get a Earth Day temporary tattoo and a chance to win some freebies at our booth!).
 
Thanks for fighting for the cause!
 
Nicole Bullum
President
Environmental Club
CSULB

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Meeting this Tuesday!!

Hello Everyone!
Our next meeting will be this Tuesday April 12th from 12:30-1:30pm in USU-305.  Swing on by for Earth Week announcements and ways to get involved!

Earth Week Festivities will beginning Tuesday April 19th.
Check out all our events below and come out and show your support!

Tuesday (4/19):       Environmental Awareness Fair: 11am at the Speakers Platform
                                 Green Internships: 12:30pm at BH-250

Wednesday (4/20):  Environmental Awareness Fair: 11am, Speakers Platform
                                 Green Careers in Math and Science: 1pm at BH-250
                                 "No Impact Man" Movie Screening: 7-9pm at the International House

Thursday (4/21):     Green Environment Job Speakers Panel 12:30pm at USU-205
                                 Go Green 101 Workshop 2:30pm at USU-205

Friday (4/22):  HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

Saturday (4/23):     Habitat Restoration at the Colorado Lagoon 10am-1pm


See attached flyer for more information and spread the word!
As always, Free food and light refreshments will be provided at our meeting.

If you would like to table at the Environmental Awareness fair, please let us know. Also, shoot us a quick email if you are interested in becoming an officer.
Have any questions regarding Earth Week? Shoot us an email!
Hope to see you all around!

Cheers!
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach
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Guest Speaker this Tuesday!!

Hello Everyone!!
Hope you all enjoyed the much needed spring break!

To jump back into the last push of the semester we'll be starting off with guest speaker Edwin Delgado, Chairman of the Outreach committee, from the US Green Building Council this Tuesday April 5th from 12:30-1:30pm in USU-305. His goal is to develop a network with CSULB students and their chapter to hopefully have students interested in internships they offer. Looking for a possible internship? This meeting just might be your answer!

As always, Free food and light refreshments will be provided.

My apologies for the late notice and hope you all can make it

Cheers!
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach
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Tomorrow's Habitat Restoration and and Important Petition Update

Hello Everyone!

Just a reminder that tomorrow morning (Saturday) from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM there will be the monthly habitat restoration event at Los Cerritos Wetland's Zedler Marsh!  We will be meeting at the part of the marsh at the corner of Studebaker Rd. and 2nd St.  Be sure to bring some water and friends, and we will meet you there!

Also, there is an error in the plastic water bottle ban petition, so please do not use the old petition when asking your classes for signatures.  The revised version is attached to this email.  Also, let us know if you do not mind sending a survey to any of your general education classes to help out the anti-plastic water bottle movement!

Hope to see some familiar faces in the field tomorrow!

Nicole Bullum

President

Environmental Club

CSULB

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New Club Officers and Earth Week!

Happy Spring Break!

     Both Earth Week and the end of the semester are quickly approaching, so we want YOU!  

     With the end of the school year, comes the end to the current officer positions.  We will have an open discussion about new officer positions on April 12th, and hopefully decide on new officers by the last week of April, SO... if you are interested in being a club officer next year, let us know ASAP, and we can meet with you, answer any questions, direct you, etc.  Don't be shy, and send us an email, even if you are curious - there may just be a perfect position for you, and we can help you figure that out.  The club is only as strong as its members, but it still needs leaders to keep growing strong!  

If you are available to help out at any of the Earth Week events, please see below, and let us know when you will be able to volunteer.  

Earth Week volunteer sign up:

• Earth Week Fair (informing students about the club and environmental efforts at tables):  
• Tuesday & Wednesday 11:00 AM - 2;00 PM
• Movie Showing of "No Impact Man"
• Wednesday 7:00 - 9:00 PM
• Green Gov't Jobs Career Panel
• Thursday 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Thank you for your help, everyone!

Actions speak louder than words - so lets prove that we care about the environment - lets do something about it!

Nicole Bullum

President

CSULB Environmental Club

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Help us Petition for a Cleaner Environment

Hello Everyone!

     Attached are two petitions to help make CSULB more sustainable.  If you are willing and able to print these out, pass these around, and make announcements in each of your classes we would be very appreciative!  The first petition is for banning plastic bags on campus (mainly the ones at the food courts) and the second petition is for banning plastic water bottles (specifically the 49er/Go Beach! water bottles) and transition to hydration stations. We need to have as many signatures as possible by the end of April, possibly earlier, so we need help ASAP!

     We also have a survey that goes along with the plastic water bottle ban/transition that we would like to have distributed to several general education classes.  Please email us if you would be willing to send your general education class one of these short (about 6 questions) surveys.

**Important Note: In order to petition outside of class, you must get a free soliciting permit for the day from the Student Life and Development (SLD) Center in the USU.  We want these petitions to be legitimate, so we want to do it the right way...which means daily permits for petitioning outside of class.  (No permit is necessary if you petition during a class). Once the petitions are filled as much as you can get them, please let us know, and remember: make sure people are not signing more than once.

Thank you in advance for all your help!

Nicole Bullum

President

Environmental Club

California State University, Long Beach
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Please respond with your preference

Hello Green Team!

Please respond to this email if you would like information about one or more of the club sub-groups, and include which group(s) you are interested in:

Plastic (49er) Water Bottle Ban/Transition

Plastic Bag Ban

Urban Farm Demonstration/Community Garden

We will be forming separate email groups for each of the action groups so that you can receive more frequent updates and more specific ways to get more involved.  Also, if you have any suggestions for these groups, please let us know via email if you are not able to make it to the club meetings.

Nicole Bullum

President

CSULB Environmental Club

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