CV Earth Fair 2010

ObjectivesObjectives• EEducate CV• AAdvertise sustainable businesses• RReach out to student body• TTeach students about green

possibilities • HHave a great time!

PreparationPreparation• Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Town Hall• Contacted businesses• Got rejected• Involved art classes• Advertisement • Contacted GT, School District

Communications Contact• Approval from Mrs. Stroud• Map of Quad• Reminders• Set-up• Fact Sheets

The Fair: Student BoothsThe Fair: Student Booths• Energy Challenges• Sustainability Posters• Tasting Table• Composting• Carbon Footprint• Middle School Outreach/Fashion Show• Comparison Table• CV Arboretum• Carbon Credits

The Fair: Local The Fair: Local BusinessesBusinesses

Metzger Green BuildMetzger Green Build• “Green is

NOT just a color at Metzger Green Build. It is NOT just a passing fad. Green is our Green is our philosophy.philosophy.”

http://metzgergreenbuild.com/home.htm

Allied WasteAllied Waste• “Allied Waste’s new Pacific

Regional Compost Facility is the first Compost facility in Oregon permitted to receive all food waste, including meats, bones, and dairy along with green feed stocks.”

http://corvallis.disposal.com/index.aspx

Heartland Humane Heartland Humane SocietySociety

• “Our mission is to build a more compassionate community by teaching humane messages to our youth, caring for homeless animals and strengthening the human-animal bond.” http://www.heartlandhumane.org/pub.03/?

q=about_us

The FairThe Fair• Music• Lots of students interested • Chalk• Fashion Show• Free food• Animals• Information• Art• Community involvement

Words of WisdomWords of Wisdom• Contact restaurants far in advance• More tables (with wheels)• More volunteers to set-up• Central activity (fashion show)• Face paint• Follow up with art teachers, students• More organized arrival/set-up• More advertisement • Communicate with contacts at the fair