University of Saint Francis Thanks Community
for Successful Earth Week Events
May 2,
2008, Fort Wayne, Indiana: The University of Saint
Francis would like to extend a sincere thank you to the
community for its participation in recent Earth Week
events.
The
University of Saint Francis, Recycle Force of Indy and
Action Environmental (Fort Wayne) unloaded nearly 100
vehicles and collected half a semi-truck worth of
electronics, totaling 7,293 pounds. Recycle Force will
dismantle completely all the electronics collected and
recycle the metals, glass and plastic. Less than 1% of
the items collected will ever see the landfill. Recycle
Force has recycled 3 ½ million pounds of electronics in
the past three years.
The
university was proud to host this event with partner
companies that not only held proper licensures required
by local, state and federal law, but also provided
transportation and labor services at no cost. Free-will
donations that were accepted will be used to sponsor a
bicycle loan program for campus students next academic
year.
The Elementary Education Earth Day
activities drew in approximately 60 children and parents
who experienced hands-on activities about the Water
Cycle, USF's Wave Tank/Stream Table, the Rock Cycle,
Fossils from Indiana, and made plaster casts of
animal tracks. This event was a culmination of
environmental issue-based teaching modules that USF
students prepared and presented to third graders at Most
Precious Blood, Queen of Angels and St Jude classes over
several weeks.
In
association with the Fort Wayne Arborist’s Association,
the university also held a tree giveaway on Arbor Day.
Free tulip trees, red bud trees and conifers were
distributed to community participants. Approximately
1,200 trees were given away in just under two
hours.
The University of Saint Francis,
founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the
Catholic Franciscan tradition, offering undergraduate
and graduate programs to more than 2,100 students from a
broad geographic region. |
