Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (C.A.R.E.) celebrated its eighth annual Earth Day Fest at Lewis University’s main campus Sunday, April 18 from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. They held a free event that provided educational programs such as ways to explain a carbon footprint, solutions for clean energy, conservation and preservation. The event had live entertainment, speakers, exhibits and wolf and reptile presentations.
A decorative rain barrel was on display during the Earth Day event. It is used to help houseplants thrive with non-chemically treated water. Photo provided by Kristen Horn.
Lewis held a ‘Come clean, go green’ sustainability competition, where students submitted proposals that translated in to real and relevant products made to positively impact the environment. The winners received awards on Earth Day, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sancta Alberta Chapel.
The first place winner was Mark Melka, who’s proposal entitled “The Elimination of Phantom Power,” with the help of Adam Setmeyer. He won a $1,000 reward for his proposal, which will be put toward the creation and execution of the project.
The 3-D Design Students team, which includes David Bain, Jillian Carlberg, Nicole Fanagan, Samantha Foltz, Amber King, Conner McLennan, James Meador, John Newton, Sean O’Halleran, David Petitti, Amanda Rock, Matthew Stanton and Joseph Yakes, won second place with their proposal, “Rain Barrels for Lewis University.” The team was advised by Leslie Colonna from the department of art and design, and received a $500 award.
Third place was awarded to Nicholas Miller with his proposal, “Going Green,” and received a $250 reward. All entries were blindly judged with the assistance from Dr. Jerry Kavouras, Br. Thomas Dupre, Ken Osmun, Dr. James Rago, Dr. Jennifer Consilio and Donald Castello.
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