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After a successful first annual Arbor Day event last year, VCU Goes Green is looking to take it up a notch in 2012!


Upwards of 300 trees will be planted as part of a larger wetlands restoration project underway at the VCU Rice Center.  The event will run from 11am to 3pm on Friday, April 27th, and there will be free transportation to the Rice Center (about 25 miles east of campus in Charles City, leaving the Monroe Park Campus at 10am), catered lunch, and t-shirts for the first 100 volunteers.  Spaces are filling up fast, so please RSVP with Brantley Tyndall at tyndallcb@vcu.edu.

In the School of Engineering West Hall, VCU has partnered with Dominion to install a micro-grid project. The goal of the micro-grid is for it to make continuous, real-time energy adjustments to the building, lights and equipment to save energy and lower costs. It is expected to reduce energy costs by $20,000, or 4 percent, annually.

To read the complete VCU News article visit, http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Virginia_Commonwealth_University_Dominion_to_Partner_on_Microgrid

VCU's first Community Garden is in the process of being installed! WTRV featured Green Unity for their commitment to donate fresh produce from the Community Garden to the Central Virginia Food Bank as well as other local food banks.

To watch the video:
http://wtvr.com/2012/04/02/vcu-students-build-garden-to-help-richmonds-hungry/

VCU is participating in RecycleMania!

Check out VCU News piece on RecycleMania,
http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Recycling_is_Easy_at_VCU

To see VCU's complete RecycleMania rankings visit,
http://recyclemaniacs.org/

RecycleMania Eco-Fashion Show

The RecycleMania Eco-Fashion Show will be held on Monday, April 2 in the Richmond Salons in the University Commons from 12pm to 1pm, with light refreshments served afterward.

To submit a piece to feature in the Eco-Fashion Show, please email a picture of your garment and a list of ALL materials that were used to longpj@vcu.edu by 10am, Friday, March 30. Emailed submissions will be accepted.

An acceptance email will be sent on Friday, March 30th to participants whose pieces will be featured in the show.

The 1st 50 submissions will be accepted.

Approved Materials:
Cardboard
Metal
Plastic
Paper
Repurposed cloth and notions (zippers, buttons)

All submissions must be in the commons by no later than 11:00am, Monday, April 2. Rehearsal from 11:15am to 11:45am. Show starts at 12pm.

Models will NOT be provided.

Winners will be eligible for cash prizes!
1st prize - $200.00
2nd prize - $100.00
3rd prize - $50.00


Participants can receive FREE items for use in their piece at ReUse and Thrift (6207 Jahnke Rd) by bringing in a VCU Goes Green reusable bag. Please contact Kim Guthrie in VCU Fashion (kguthri1@vcu.edu) to pick-up VCU Goes Green reusable bag.