Owens Student Group Raises Environmental Awareness
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College will bring environmental awareness to the forefront as the Owens Environmental Club hosts its fifth annual Environmental Fair on Thursday, March 24. The public is encouraged to join the campus community in celebrating the importance of the environment through the various activities.
More than a dozen environmental organizations are scheduled to participate in the fair, which will be held from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the College’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Rotunda. Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.
Environmental Fair participants include the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Nature’s Nursery, Toledo Botanical Garden, Toledo GROWs, Mid-Wood Inc., Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, Partners for Clean Streams, Naturally Native Nursery and Toledo Farmers Market, among others. In addition, several campus groups and organizations, including the Owens Environmental Club, Owens Student Government and Owens Landscape and Turfgrass Crew Club, will host informational tables.
Additionally, the Owens Environmental Club and Owens Student Government will be distributing free reusable hard plastic bottles to those in attendance. Individuals will be able to use the plastic bottles at the College’s various dining locations as well as receive a discount on drink purchases for their environmental conservation efforts.
The Owens Environmental Club is comprised of active students who are dedicated to addressing a multitude of environmental issues on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. The student organization has successfully implemented numerous recycling programs, while bringing more awareness to environmental concerns. Within the community, the Owens Environmental Club regularly helps in community clean-ups and preserve restorations, participates in charity events, and supports various environmental causes with a yearly Human-I-Tees fundraiser.
Free food and refreshments will be available to event attendees. For additional information about Owens’ Environmental Fair activities, call (567) 661-7583 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7583.
Owens Community College is an accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.
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