05/01/2009 20:12 Filed in:
green people | LucyLast week, Keene State College had their Earth Week in celebration of Earth Day. The environmental group there, Campus Ecology, put on a wonderful solar-powered music festival on Saturday April 25th.
I got emails from some of the members of Campus Ecology asking us if we would like to have a table to sell products. I immediately responded saying I would be there and I’d pass the word along to the others. I didn’t even take a second to second guess going to Solarfest, because I knew that this was a fantastic opportunity to get Green Keene Teens out there more. I also love the college atmosphere and thought my friends should experience it!
I got to Fiske Quad with Laura, Mina and Azzi, and Laura’s dad (who was our driver) at 10:30 to set up. Becky, the president of Campus Ecology greeted us right away with a smile. We got ourselves in order and watched the bands and crews getting ready to start the entertainment. The bands featured at Solarfest included Funknut, Birdfeeder, Hot Day at the Zoo, and Garaj Mahal. As the day progressed Carolynn, Lily, and Beth came to help out.
I don’t know if you have ever gone to an enviro music fest, but I have to say you need to go to one! The atmosphere of the event was tangibly happy and care free, it was amazing. Campus Ecology did a great job getting businesses, clubs, and volunteers to participate. There were free booths and crafts such as tie-dye, plant-a-plant, make your own trail mix, jewelry making, and hair wraps. People brought blankets and sat on the grass listening and dancing to the music. The music and weather were beautiful.
GKT did some selling of pencils, cupcakes and cookies, but we mostly networked and met many cool people who were interested and inspired in what we had started. I cannot wait until next year, because I can bet you that Solarfest will be bigger and better than ever!
Tags: KSC, Campus Ecology, fun!, Earth Day, Solarfest
04/18/2009 19:41 Filed in:
meetings | OliviaThe last meeting we had was filled with new and exciting information. We talked about Green Up Keene Day which is taking place on Saturday starting at 8 so hopefully a lot of peope will be able to come. We also talked about Solarfest. Solarfest is a program that KSC is organizing and putting on. Laura and Lucy said that they would love to have a booth there so I think that’s the plan for that. We also talked a bit about this video contest that we are participating in. Laura, Olivia and Allie were planning on taping the video on Friday after school and then editing sometime over vacation, so if anyone is interested in helping that'd be great. We also had a guest speaker, Holly Gowdy. She is the 4H program coordinator for this part of NH. Holly heard about us from Barb at 24 Carrots, so she came to see what we were all about and volunteered to help with anything that we need.Tags: Solarfest, video
